Keywords:
Soil science.
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Bioclimatology.
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Geotechnical engineering.
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Refuse and refuse disposal.
Description / Table of Contents:
Part I. Land Deterioration- Geological and Hydrological Status -- Chapter 1. Remote Sensing Techniques for Investigating Natural Resources Deterioration: Application on Agricultural Degradation in Sultanate Oman (Yaseen A. Al-Mulla) -- Chapter 2. Spectral Angle Mapper Approach (SAM) for Land Degradation Mapping: A Case Study of the Oued Lahdar Watershed in the Pre-Rif Region (Morocco) (Brahim Benzougagh) -- Chapter 3. Remotely sensed data and GIS for long-term monitoring of the Ghout oases degradation in the region of Oued Souf (Northeastern Algerian Sahara) (Nouar Boulghobra) -- Chapter 4. Tectonic and Erosion in the Zagros Fold-and-Thrust Belt (ZFTB) (Ahmed K. Obaid) -- Chapter 5. Characterization of Post-Uprising Impacts on Landcover and Land Use: Al Waseta Al Wasita-Satish - Area Northeast Libya Case Study (Salah Hamad) -- Chapter 6. Construction Industry Role in Natural Resources Depletion and How to Reduce It (Bayan Salim Obaid Al-Numan) -- Part II. Soil Erosion -- Chapter 7. Assessing Soil Erosion Vulnerability Using RUSLE Model in the Semi-Arid Haouz Plain, Marrakech, Morocco: Investigating the Combined Effects of Land Cover Dynamics, Socio-Spatial Mutations, and Climate Change (Youssef Bammou) -- Chapter 8. GIS-based Erosion Potential Method (EPM) for Soil Degradation Evaluation: A Case Study the Northeast of Morocco (Mohammed El Brahimi) -- Chapter 9. Predicting Soil Erosion Using RUSLE model in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Azade Mehri) -- Part III. Drifting Sands, Sand/Dust Storms, and Desertification -- Chapter 10. Spatiotemporal Variability of Aerosol Optical Depth Over the Arabian Peninsula Using MODIS Data (Abdelgadir Abuelgasim) -- Chapter 11. The Carrying Loads Composition of Storms Over Iraq (Moutaz A. Al-Dabbas) -- Chapter 12. Monitoring Drifting Sand Using Spectral Index and Landsat TM/OLI Datasets in Bahr An-Najaf Area, IRAQ (Ghadeer F. Al-Kasoob) -- Chapter 13. Assessment ofthe Growth of Urban Heat Island in a Mediterranean Environment: A Pathway Toward a Sustainable City (Mohammed El Hafyani) -- Chapter 14. Environmental Challenges, The Impacts of Climate Change in North Africa Region: A Review (Afeez Alabi Salami) -- Chapter 15. Soil Salinization Impacts on Land Degradation and Desertification Phenomenon in An-Najaf Governorate, Iraq (Sa'ad R. Yousif).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XII, 319 p. 134 illus., 130 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
ISBN:
9783031583155
Series Statement:
Earth and Environmental Sciences Library
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5
Language:
English
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