Land cover changes in coffee cultural landscapes of Pereira (Colombia) between 1997 and 2014

Between 1997 and 2014, coffee crops in Pereira, Colombia—a UNESCO-listed cultural landscape—shrunk at a rate of -3.97% annually, largely due to political-economic shifts like the dissolution of key coffee agreements. Meanwhile, urban areas expanded by +4.14%, reflecting broader transformations in agricultural practices and land use. The study used Landsat satellite imagery (1997 and 2014) alongside GIS tools to track these changes, revealing how sociocultural factors, such as smallholder adaptations, contributed to the decline of coffee cultivation while increasing landscape heterogeneity.

Murillo-López, B. E., Feijoo-Martínez, A., & Carvajal, A. F. (2022). Land cover changes in coffee cultural landscapes of Pereira (Colombia) between 1997 and 2014. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 48(1), 175–196. https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.4908