Bogue Banks, North Carolina : an analysis of the land use and cover changes from 1939 to 1983 / by Katrina L. Flint.
| Author/creator | Flint, Katrina L. author. |
| Other author | Baker, Simon, 1924-2018, degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of Geography and Planning. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Production | 1988. |
| Description | [v], 132 leaves : 31 illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Summary | Advisor: Simon Baker |
| Summary | The harrier islands of North Carolina have undergone great urban development since the 1930s. Bogue Banks, a barrier island located in Carteret County, is an example of such development. The purpose of this research v/as to determine the nature of change on Bogue Banks by analyzing the land use and land cover for a number of years from 1939 to 1983. This research identifies the sequence, location, and rate of development along the barrier island. Aerial photographs provided the only comprehensive land use and land cover information of Bogue Banks for particular years from 1939 to 1983. The various land uses depicted on the aerial photographs were delineated, measured with a planimeter, and categorized according to the United States Geological Survey land use and land cover classification system. These quantitative results were totaled for each land use category and the percentage of the island devoted to each category was calculated for each study year. Once the data were compiled, an analysis of the changing land use was performed. A historical approach was taken to integrate the quantitative information with factors relating to local events. The results of the study reveal that Bogue Banks has evolved from an island of predominantly forest land in 1939 to an island which consists of more than 50% of urban or built-up land in 1983. The factors which proved to influence the rate of development on Bogue Banks were: 1) the evolution of transportation routes, 2) changing land ownership, and 3) varying attitudes toward development of local governments on the island. This study is unique because no other research has been conducted to quantify land use change on Bogue Banks. Hence, this study has produced the only comprehensive data which reveal the types and rates of land use changes on Bogue Banks from 1939 to 1983. |
| General note | Submitted to the faculty of the Department of Geography and Planning. |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 1988 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-96). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
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