The information on land use and land cover (LULC) plays a critical role in understanding the inte... more The information on land use and land cover (LULC) plays a critical role in understanding the interactions between human activities and the natural environment. The changes in LULC have a significant impact on the ecological integrity of forests, biodiversity, and natural resources, which in turn trigger global environmental change. Forest fragmentation is an important conservation challenge that includes interdependent forest loss components and spatial shift patterns. Over the years, Northeast India has experienced major changes in LULC and forest fragmentation. There are limited information and data regarding the change in LULC patterns and causes of forest fragmentation. The present study was carried out with an attempt to analyze the change in LULC and forest fragmentation using satellite data of three different time series: 1991, 2005, and 2020 for Ukhrul district, Manipur, Northeast India. Different LULC classes were classified using the supervised method, viz., maximum likelihood algorithm in ERDAS Imagine 2014 and generated thematic maps in ArcGIS 10.4 software. Considering the classified forest class, fragmentation in the forest area was grouped into different categories of fragmentation using the Landscape Fragmentation Tool (LFT v 2.0). The distribution of the perforated category has tremendously increased in 2020 from 1991. The outcome of the present study will help to understand the inherent forest vulnerability and to adopt sustainable management strategies for forest and agriculture ecosystems in the hill landscape.
The present study is an attempt to examine young consumers’ intention toward green products using... more The present study is an attempt to examine young consumers’ intention toward green products using an extended version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), which incorporates willingness to pay premium and environmental concern. This study was tested empirically using survey data collected from 316 respondents in India and the data were analyzed using SPSS and STATA computer program. The empirical results suggested that extended version of the TPB influenced the intention of the young consumers’ toward green products. Further, all hypotheses were accepted and there is a strong correlation between the five examined factors in buying green products. In addition, the results also validated the appropriateness of the extended TPD for exploring young consumers’ toward green products. This study offers insights from the perspective of an emerging economy and future research directions on young consumers’ intention toward green products. Based on the results, future research directions are likewise discussed.
The information on land use and land cover (LULC) plays a critical role in understanding the inte... more The information on land use and land cover (LULC) plays a critical role in understanding the interactions between human activities and the natural environment. The changes in LULC have a significant impact on the ecological integrity of forests, biodiversity, and natural resources, which in turn trigger global environmental change. Forest fragmentation is an important conservation challenge that includes interdependent forest loss components and spatial shift patterns. Over the years, Northeast India has experienced major changes in LULC and forest fragmentation. There are limited information and data regarding the change in LULC patterns and causes of forest fragmentation. The present study was carried out with an attempt to analyze the change in LULC and forest fragmentation using satellite data of three different time series: 1991, 2005, and 2020 for Ukhrul district, Manipur, Northeast India. Different LULC classes were classified using the supervised method, viz., maximum likelihood algorithm in ERDAS Imagine 2014 and generated thematic maps in ArcGIS 10.4 software. Considering the classified forest class, fragmentation in the forest area was grouped into different categories of fragmentation using the Landscape Fragmentation Tool (LFT v 2.0). The distribution of the perforated category has tremendously increased in 2020 from 1991. The outcome of the present study will help to understand the inherent forest vulnerability and to adopt sustainable management strategies for forest and agriculture ecosystems in the hill landscape.
The present study is an attempt to examine young consumers’ intention toward green products using... more The present study is an attempt to examine young consumers’ intention toward green products using an extended version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), which incorporates willingness to pay premium and environmental concern. This study was tested empirically using survey data collected from 316 respondents in India and the data were analyzed using SPSS and STATA computer program. The empirical results suggested that extended version of the TPB influenced the intention of the young consumers’ toward green products. Further, all hypotheses were accepted and there is a strong correlation between the five examined factors in buying green products. In addition, the results also validated the appropriateness of the extended TPD for exploring young consumers’ toward green products. This study offers insights from the perspective of an emerging economy and future research directions on young consumers’ intention toward green products. Based on the results, future research directions are likewise discussed.
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