A Landscape Approach for Detecting and Assessing Changes in an Area Prone to Desertification in Sardinia (Italy)

Table 1

Landcover areas per classes in the study area, 1990 and 2000.

Class	Area in 1990		Class	Area in 2000		Direction of change
	ha	%		ha	%
Cropland	67.209,5	76,0	Cropland	65.956,9	74,6	decrease
Forestland	8.246,4	9,3	Forestland	9.088,6	10,3	increase
Shrubland	7.528,8	8,5	Shrubland	7.487,8	8,5	—
Urban areas	4.033,2	4,6	Urban areas	4.455,7	5,0	increase
Barren	1.064,2	1,2	Barren	1.118,6	1,3	slight increase
Wetlands	230,3	0,3	Wetlands	251,9	0,3	slight increase
Water bodies	75,9	0,1	Water bodies	28,8	0,0	decrease
Total	88.388,2	100,0	Total	88.388,2	100,0