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Modeling multifunctional landscape change in southern Kenya: Spatial trade-offs and drivers in an arid and semi-arid landscape

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Susan M. Kotikot *
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Erica A. H. Smithwick
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Sarah E. Gergel
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Jedidah Nankaya
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Romulus Abila
DOI:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2026.103959delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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• Simulated LULC change in a multifunctional arid landscape. • LULC change shaped by a dynamic interplay of environment, tenure, and spatial context. • Model achieved 83% accuracy with spatially clustered prediction errors. • Spatial biases in model performance consistent with contextual social-political factors. • Transitions in humid–arid ecotones were consistently underestimated. • Scenario modeling reveals socio-political dynamics in land transitions.
Keywords:
Land-use change
Drylands
Spatial modeling
Land tenure
Trade-offs
Kenya

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Ecological Informatics cover
Ecological Informatics
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Maasai Mara University
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The Pennsylvania State University
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592
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University of British Columbia
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