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Mapping Spatial Relationship of Van Panchayats ad Forest Fire of 2019 in Almora District, Uttarakhand


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1 Rural Development and Watershed Monitoring Division, Remote Sensing Application Area, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 037, India
2 Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi, Prem Nagar, Dehradun 248 001, India
 

Van Panchayats (VPs), i.e.forest-dependent communities in Uttarakhand, India and are the vital links between the villagers and the forests. However, the state has a consistent history of Forest Fires (FFs) that have an adverse impact on the people as well the environment. The present study was carried out to map the relationship between VPs and FFs using exploratory spatial data analysis and GIS in Almora district of Uttarakhand. Results obtained show varying degree of spatial relationship between VPs and FFs. The insights gained from the study may serve as crucial inputs for evidence-based decision making that may be helpful in bridging the gaps in the existing knowledge of forest management and designing a robust fire management policy framework for the state.

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Forest Fire, Forest-Dependent Communities, Hot Spots and Cold Spots,spatial Data Analysis.
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Authors

Stutee Gupta
Rural Development and Watershed Monitoring Division, Remote Sensing Application Area, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 037, India
Shikha Anand
Rural Development and Watershed Monitoring Division, Remote Sensing Application Area, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 037, India
Vishesh Mathur
Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi, Prem Nagar, Dehradun 248 001, India
K. M. Reddy
Rural Development and Watershed Monitoring Division, Remote Sensing Application Area, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 037, India
T. Ravisankar
Rural Development and Watershed Monitoring Division, Remote Sensing Application Area, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 037, India

Abstract


Van Panchayats (VPs), i.e.forest-dependent communities in Uttarakhand, India and are the vital links between the villagers and the forests. However, the state has a consistent history of Forest Fires (FFs) that have an adverse impact on the people as well the environment. The present study was carried out to map the relationship between VPs and FFs using exploratory spatial data analysis and GIS in Almora district of Uttarakhand. Results obtained show varying degree of spatial relationship between VPs and FFs. The insights gained from the study may serve as crucial inputs for evidence-based decision making that may be helpful in bridging the gaps in the existing knowledge of forest management and designing a robust fire management policy framework for the state.

Keywords


Forest Fire, Forest-Dependent Communities, Hot Spots and Cold Spots,spatial Data Analysis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv118%2Fi10%2F1563-1568