Abstract In the three decades since the mid-1970s through to the early 2000s forest cover at the Angkor World Heritage Site, Cambodia has not progressed linearly but in response to different historical events. This research uses multiple methods in comparing satellite image classification with key informant interviews and other forms of data at the landscape scale and at case studies to provide an historical perspective on forest cover change. The earliest date corresponds to the beginning of the civil war in Cambodia through to a time when a number of events had contributed to significant change in forest pattern and extent at Angkor. The change observed is a result of regulatory controls on land use, ongoing subsistence resource use activities and other events and processes, and more broadly reflects a country in transition and a history of conflict relating to resource governance. The research demonstrates that multiple methods combining medium resolution satellite imagery with interview data and processes detectable at specific time periods can be used to understand patterns of forest change and establish links to processes on the ground.

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使用卫星图像、访谈和对历史事件的解释，检查柬埔寨吴哥的森林覆盖变化

摘要 从 1970 年代中期到 2000 年代初吴哥世界遗产地森林覆盖的三个十年中，柬埔寨并没有线性发展，而是响应了不同的历史事件。本研究使用多种方法在景观尺度和案例研究中比较卫星图像分类与关键知情人访谈和其他形式的数据，以提供森林覆盖变化的历史视角。最早的日期对应于柬埔寨内战的开始，直到一系列事件导致吴哥森林格局和范围发生重大变化。观察到的变化是对土地使用的监管控制、持续的生存资源使用活动以及其他事件和过程的结果，更广泛地反映了一个转型国家和与资源治理相关的冲突历史。研究表明，将中等分辨率卫星图像与访谈数据和特定时间段可检测过程相结合的多种方法可用于了解森林变化模式并建立与地面过程的联系。