Abstract
Land cover has been changed by humans throughout history. At the global level, population growth and socio-economic development have a significant impact on land resources. Recently, scholars added climate change as one of the major factors affecting land-cover transformation. In the West Bank of Palestine, the situation is more complicated, where geopolitical constraints due to the Israeli occupation and lack of control over land resources. In the West Bank, fertile land represents 16%, 87% of the cultivated land is rainfed, 11% is pastureland and 2% is irrigated. This paper focuses on the problems of agricultural land shrinkage by time and tries to reveal the major factors behind this change. The study area is Jenin, a major agricultural area in the West Bank, Palestine. Statistical data, aerial photos and related attribute data were analyzed by using GIS software. The study showed that urban growth is the major threat on agricultural lands.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 176-189 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International journal of global environmental issues |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Keywords
- GIS Climate change
- Land cover
- Land use
- Rainfed agriculture
- Water resources
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Effect of land-use/land-cover change on the future of rainfed agriculture in the Jenin Governorate, Palestine. / Thawaba, Salem; Abu-Madi, Maher; Özerol, Gül.
In: International journal of global environmental issues, Vol. 16, No. 1-3, 2017, p. 176-189.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of land-use/land-cover change on the future of rainfed agriculture in the Jenin Governorate, Palestine
AU - Thawaba, Salem
AU - Abu-Madi, Maher
AU - Özerol, Gül
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Land cover has been changed by humans throughout history. At the global level, population growth and socio-economic development have a significant impact on land resources. Recently, scholars added climate change as one of the major factors affecting land-cover transformation. In the West Bank of Palestine, the situation is more complicated, where geopolitical constraints due to the Israeli occupation and lack of control over land resources. In the West Bank, fertile land represents 16%, 87% of the cultivated land is rainfed, 11% is pastureland and 2% is irrigated. This paper focuses on the problems of agricultural land shrinkage by time and tries to reveal the major factors behind this change. The study area is Jenin, a major agricultural area in the West Bank, Palestine. Statistical data, aerial photos and related attribute data were analyzed by using GIS software. The study showed that urban growth is the major threat on agricultural lands.
AB - Land cover has been changed by humans throughout history. At the global level, population growth and socio-economic development have a significant impact on land resources. Recently, scholars added climate change as one of the major factors affecting land-cover transformation. In the West Bank of Palestine, the situation is more complicated, where geopolitical constraints due to the Israeli occupation and lack of control over land resources. In the West Bank, fertile land represents 16%, 87% of the cultivated land is rainfed, 11% is pastureland and 2% is irrigated. This paper focuses on the problems of agricultural land shrinkage by time and tries to reveal the major factors behind this change. The study area is Jenin, a major agricultural area in the West Bank, Palestine. Statistical data, aerial photos and related attribute data were analyzed by using GIS software. The study showed that urban growth is the major threat on agricultural lands.
KW - GIS Climate change
KW - Land cover
KW - Land use
KW - Rainfed agriculture
KW - Water resources
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U2 - 10.1504/IJGENVI.2017.083428
DO - 10.1504/IJGENVI.2017.083428
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 176
EP - 189
JO - International journal of global environmental issues
JF - International journal of global environmental issues
SN - 1466-6650
IS - 1-3
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