GIS-based optimal localisation of beekeeping in rural Kenya

University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

Author: Damian Gimenez Cruz; [2016]

Keywords: forest conservation; beekeeping; multi-criteria decision analysis; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; poverty alleviation; rural Kenya; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

Abstract: A Geographic Information System (GIS) based multi-criteria site suitability evaluation provides the means to locate potential beekeeping areas in rural Kenya. The criteria considers specific environmental and socio-economic variables. The resulting suitability maps analyse several locations where environmental variables aim to favour the location of beekeepers close to protected areas and forests, while socio-economic variables target isolated villages, and small farmers.

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