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Table 3 Summary of land cover change analysis for Njewa catchment area, Lilongwe, Malawi, in years 1990, 2000, and 2011
AREA(Hectare) 1990
2000
AGGREGATED
CLASS_2011
DISTRICT CHANGE_1990
CHANGE00_2010 CLASS_ELEMENT
57.93128
1Hcs
1Hcs
AG
a
Lilongwe 1Hcs-1Hcs
1Hcs-1Hcs
RAINFED HERBACEOUS CROP(s)
Small (<2 ha)
14.8112
5Bu
5Bu
URB
b
Lilongwe 5Bu-5Bu
5Bu-5Bu
Built-Up, Urban/Built-Up, Non-Urban
27.96768
1HcMspf 1HcMspf AG
Lilongwe 1HcMspf1HcMspf
1HcMspf1HcMspf
CULTIVATED WETLAND
(CULTIVATED DAMBO)
a
AG is a generalized class for agriculture in terrestrial and aquatic/regularly flooded land
b
URB is a generalized class for urban and rural areas (including not built-up area)
A. K. Mkulama et al.