The impact of an agricultural development project on a tropical forest environment: the case of Shaba (Zaïre)

摘要: The objective of this study was to assess the impact on agricultural project a tropical forest environment. supported maize production between 1978 and 1986 in north region Shaba (Zaire) where areas were cleared for cultivation. This conducted provide better understanding certain global change processes such as influence human activities rate patterns deforestation edge evergreen forest. area classified ''forest'' at different dates compared using photographic mosaics from 1957 Landsat MSS data 1973 1989. Special attention placed pinpointing these changes; analyzed geographic information system, which useful assessing road network development centers.