Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 395

Full Length Research Paper

Retrospective land use land cover change detection using geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing techniques: The Case of Andasa Micro-Watershed, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia

Habtamu Kerebeh
  • Habtamu Kerebeh
  • Wolkite University, Wolkite Ethiopia.
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Abate Shiferaw
  • Abate Shiferaw
  • Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 13 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 19 June 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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