Africa's Freedom Railway: How a Chinese Development Project Changed Lives and Livelihoods in Tanzania

Appendix 3. Land Cover Change, Kilombero Valley Study Area

Appendix 3 Land Cover Change, Kilombero Valley Study Area Note: Differences in total Land Cover Type reflect small variations in computing individual land covers. Data collected by Jesse Grossman. Appendix Figure 3.1. Kilombero Valley landscape change, 1975–2001. Analysis by Jesse Grossman. 162   Appendix 3 Appendix Figure 3.2. Mlimba-Mngeta area landscape change, 1975–1991. Analysis by Jesse Grossman. Appendix Figure 3.3. Ifakara-Mang’ula area landscape change, 1975–1996. Analysis by Jesse Grossman. Appendix 3   163 Appendix Table 3.1. Land Cover Change in Mlimba, 1979–1990 Land Cover Type 1979 1990 Area, Square Kilometers Area, Square Kilometers Open Grassland (Seasonally Inundated)   349   325 Bushed Grassland    88    25 Lowland Wet Forest    52    46 Lowland Miombo   204   123 Montane Miombo   281    271 Udzungwa Mountain Forest    29    28 Settlement     1     3 Cultivation    49   212 TOTAL  1053   1033 Appendix Table 3.2. Land Cover Change in Mngeta, 1979–1990/91 Land Cover Type 1979 1990–91 Area, Square Kilometers Area, Square Kilometers Open Grassland (Seasonally Inundated)   485   504 Bushed Grassland   425   291 Lowland Wet Forest    41    29 Lowland Miombo    53    38 Montane Miombo     74     72 Udzungwa Mountain Forest   122    82 Large Scale Project     0    25 Settlement    11    42 Cultivation    30   124 Disturbed Forest    37    61 Grazing     0     6 TOTAL  1278   1274 164   Appendix 3 Appendix Table 3.3. Land Cover Change in Ifakara, 1975–1996 Land Cover Type 1975 1996 Area, Square Kilometers Area, Square Kilometers Open Grassland (Seasonally Inundated)   597   469 Bushed Grassland   447   295 Lowland Wet Forest    88    73 Lowland Miombo   146    35 Montane Miombo   207    139 Large Scale Project     4    25 Settlement    43    85 Cultivation   148   542 Disturbed Forest    34    39 Grazing     0    25 TOTAL  1714   1727 Appendix Table 3.4. Land Cover Change in Mang’ula, 1975–2001 Land Cover Type 1975 2001 Area, Square Kilometers Area, Square Kilometers Open Grassland (Seasonally Inundated)    57    19 Bushed Grassland   161     0 Lowland Wet Forest    32    11 Lowland Miombo    49     0 Montane Miombo    53     0 Large Scale Project    17    38 Settlement     8    20 Cultivation   109   385 Disturbed Forest     0    15 TOTAL   486   488 ...