Land Cover Change in Eastern Gujarat India during the Green Revolution:

A Case Study in the Use of Satellite Imagery for Social Science and Environmental Research 

Table of Contents

Abstract                                                                                                      

Introduction                                                                                           

Background                                                                                

Part I: How should vegetation data be derived?                                    

            The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index                             

            Spectral Mixture Analysis                                              

            Methods                                                                                       

            Discussion of Results                                                                     

            Conclusions                                                                                  

Part II: How can vegetation change data be used to make conclusions

about land use change in this region over this period?                  

Dams                                                                                             

Irrigation: Who is benefiting, large-scale vs. villages?               

Desertification                                                                               

Conclusions                                                                                  

Final Thoughts and Conclusions                                     

Acknowledgements                                                                             

Works Cited/Bibliography                                                                             

List of Figures and Appendix