Land use type | Land use classifications |
Miscellaneous coastal vegetation | Coastal vegetation cover dominated by old big indigenous trees |
Thickets with trees | Mainly coastal bush with big old trees dominant |
Coastal bush with trees | Dominated by coastal bush with the presence of few old trees |
Forest | Coastal Forest |
Settlement with mixed cash crops | Farm settlements with cash crop trees such as; mango, cashew nuts, coconuts and other indigenous trees together with seasonal crops such as maize, and a small number of livestock |
Mangrove forest | All mangrove forest in the study site |
Residential plots | Private plots along the beach with residential and holiday houses and thick vegetation cover |
Seasonal Swamp | Area regularly flooded during rainy season |
Beach | Areas adjacent to hotels and covered by white sand and used as a recreational area |
Town | Areas composed of built-up areas under intensive use with residential, commercial and business centers and institutional facilities and other infrastructure. |
Barren land | Land which is not covered by any vegetation at the time of the image acquisition and field verification (for the current period) |
Settlement | Mainly houses and villages with little vegetation or tree cover and where there is expansion of built-up areas (in progress) |
Private holiday houses | Houses constructed for the purposes of rent and tourist accommodation |