Caractérisation de la dynamique de l'occupation du sol en zone urbaine et périurbaine de la ville du Cap-Haïtien (Haïti) de 1986 à 2017 ; Belgique

peer reviewed ; The city of Cap- Haïtien in the north of Haiti, with a population that doubles every 20 years, records a rapid built-up expansion associated with the regression of its vegetation cover. Based on the interpretation of Landsat images of 1986, 2003 and 2017, land cover dynamics were evidenced through a mapping approach combined with analysis tools of landscape ecology. Data show that the built-up area in the city of Cap-Haïtien increases threefold in three decades mainly at the expense of agricultural areas and degraded vegetation. The area of woody vegetation has been reduced by... Mehr ...