Table 2 The land use/land cover (LULC) categories of Bahir Dar City and their descriptions
LULC categories | Descriptions |
|---|---|
Cultivated land | Areas covered with annual crops, vegetables, fruits, Khat plantations, including irrigated land |
Grazing land | Land covered primarily with grasses having scattered trees serving as pasture and grazing cattle |
Vegetation | Land covered with relatively dense forest, open forest, shrubs, church forests, trees scatted in the city, riverine forests and Eucalyptus plantations |
Water body | Refers to river and stream courses, lakes, ponds and open water in the wetland. Irrigation canals also included |
Built-up area | Areas covered with buildings constructed for residential, commercial and industrial purposes, and transport facilities such as roads and airport. Sport fields and stadiums are also part of this category. |
Wetland | Areas consisted of papyrus and phragmites swamps along with the river banks and the lakeshore areas. Swampy areas, meadows, either or seasonal or permanent waterlogged, supporting hydrophytic plants degraded with human activities considered as wetlands |