{"id":24328,"date":"2024-01-30T08:28:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T08:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=24328"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:28:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T08:28:10","slug":"sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Sequential changes in land use and land cover have brought global and regional ecological changes and imbalances. Elucidate &#8211; UPSC Geography Optional Mains &#8211; 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-support-program-with-test-series?type=classroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GS-Foundation-Course-for-UPSC-1280-x-300-px-1-1024x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46623\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The dynamic interplay between land use and land cover has emerged as a pivotal force, precipitating widespread ecological transformations on both global and regional scales. As human societies evolve, so too does the utilization of land, ranging from urban expansion and agricultural intensification to deforestation and industrialization. These sequential changes in land use and land cover have set in motion a cascade of ecological consequences, giving rise to imbalances that reverberate across ecosystems. The intricate relationship between human activities and the environment has become increasingly evident, as alterations in land use patterns contribute to shifts in biodiversity, climate patterns, and overall ecosystem health. This interconnected web of changes underscores the urgent need for a comprehensive understanding of the repercussions of land use modifications and prompts a critical examination of sustainable practices to mitigate the ensuing ecological challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9f7edd59cc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9f7edd59cc\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022\/#Answer\" title=\"Answer\">Answer<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022\/#Sequential_changes_in_land_use_and_land_cover_patterns\" title=\"Sequential changes in land use and land cover patterns\">Sequential changes in land use and land cover patterns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022\/#Regional_changes\" title=\"Regional changes\">Regional changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022\/#Way_Forward\" title=\"Way Forward\">Way Forward<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/sequential-changes-in-land-use-and-land-cover-have-brought-global-and-regional-ecological-changes-and-imbalances-elucidate-upsc-geography-optional-mains-2022\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answer\"><\/span>Answer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsustainable population growth along with natural reasons has led to undesirable and sequential changes in land use and land cover patterns. This has resulted in global and regional ecological changes with negative ramifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sequential_changes_in_land_use_and_land_cover_patterns\"><\/span>Sequential changes in land use and land cover patterns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Natural Reasons<ul><li>Over time, land cover can change naturally due to factors like erosion, weathering, vegetation growth, and climate change. For Eg. Mont St. Helens\u2019 catastrophic volcanic eruption and destruction of entire ecosystem.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Anthropogenic Reasons<ul><li>Unsustainable growth of agricultural area<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"353\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-134958.png\" alt=\"Land Uses\" class=\"wp-image-24329 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-134958.png 528w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-134958-263x175.png 263w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 528px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 528\/353;\" \/><figcaption>Land Uses<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42412 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-585x137.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/300;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\">UPSC Essay Course<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ever-rising human population has resulted into the conversion of forest areas into agricultural areas. As per FAO estimates, there will be a need to double the agricultural production to feed the growing population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Growth of urbanization and urban areas<ul><li>Conversion of agricultural area and forest area into urban settlements to house ever growing urban population for eg. In India the growth rate of urban population is close to 31%.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Conversion of urban area into industrial complexes and industrial area<ul><li>Rising need for employment has resulted into conversion of area under urban landscape to be transformed into industrial complexes,leading to morphological changes in the urban settlements.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances induced by changing land use pattern<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"358\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135245.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24330 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/358;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Simplification of ecosystem and loss of biodiversity and gene pool.<\/li><li>Loss of ecosystem services like regulating services such as regulation of hydrological cycle and biochemical cycles, provisioning services such as loss of fuel and food resources.<\/li><li>Reduced ecosystem resilience due to destruction of ecological diversity (Ecosystem stability theory).<\/li><li>Disruptive changes in the hydrological cycle and changing pattern of precipitation and reduced ground water recharge.<\/li><li>Habitat fragmentation and increasing edge effect in natural landscapes.<\/li><li>Man-animal conflicts are rising due to the destruction of natural forests and the encroachment of urban landscapes into forest areas.<\/li><li>Destruction of natural carbon sinks and release of stored carbon into the atmosphere due to excessive deforestation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"305\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135340.png\" alt=\"CASE STUDY\" class=\"wp-image-24331 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135340.png 934w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135340-585x191.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 934px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 934\/305;\" \/><figcaption>CASE STUDY<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Changing atmospheric chemistry leads to high levels of pollution across the globe.<\/li><li>Disruption of hydrosphere balance by way of eutrophication and creation of dead zones<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"276\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135423.png\" alt=\"Gulf dead zone\" class=\"wp-image-24332 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135423.png 899w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135423-585x180.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 899px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 899\/276;\" \/><figcaption>Gulf dead zone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regional_changes\"><\/span>Regional changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Land degradation and soil erosion due to excessive deforestation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135512.png\" alt=\"Savannah Region\" class=\"wp-image-24333 lazyload\" width=\"780\" height=\"303\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135512.png 941w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-135512-585x228.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 780px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 780\/303;\" \/><figcaption>Savannah Region<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Habitat fragmentation and rising instances of man- animal conflicts .<\/li><li>Construction of dams to meet the rising energy requirements resulting into destruction of local biodiversity and ecosystem.<\/li><li>Rising monoculture have led to increasing susceptibility to forest fires.<\/li><li>Overgrazing and improper soil management resulted into loss of ecosystem services and soil erosion thus reduced productive capacity of the soil.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Way_Forward\"><\/span>Way Forward<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Committing toward fulfilling the Bonn challenge () can prove to be a sustainable solution for solving the land degradation challenges.<\/li><li>Regional and National NDCs aligned with the overall aim of protecting the ecosystem and ecosystem diversity.<\/li><li>Adopting sustainable urbanization practices for example adopting urban forestry and social forestry to have more accomodationist policy towards the environment.<\/li><li>Following One Health concept.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UPSC-Essay-Course-1280\u00d7300-1-3.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42688 lazyload\" width=\"781\" height=\"182\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 781px; 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