Abstract
 Land-Cover Change Detection of DMZ and Vicinity in Korea Track: Environmental Management Author(s): Sangwook Kim The Demilitarized Zone in the Korean peninsula--known as the DMZ--is 4 km wide and 250 km long. It is one of the most highly fortified boundaries in the world and also a unique thin green line. Environmentalists want to declare the DMZ as a natural reserve and a biodiversity zone, but these days through the strengthening of the inter-Korean economic cooperation, some developers are trying to construct a new town or an industrial complex inside of the DMZ. This study will investigate the current environmental conditions, especially deforestation, of the DMZ through the construction of GIS maps and to analyze the land-cover changes adopting remote-sensing techniques. This will be performed as a basic study to construct a decision support system for the conservation or sustainable development of the DMZ and vicinity in the near future. Sangwook Kim Korea Land Corporation Land & Urban Research Institute 217, Jeongja Bundang Sungnam , Gyunggi 463755 KR Phone: 82-31-738-7311 Fax: 82-31-738-8958 E-mail: laughi@iklc.co.kr |
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