06246nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-031-58315-5 DE-He213 20251030112027.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240503s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031583155 978-3-031-58315-5 10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5 doi S590-599.9 TVB bicssc TEC003000 bisacsh TVBP thema Natural Resources Deterioration in MENA Region [electronic resource] : Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, and Desertification / edited by Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi, Yaseen T. Mustafa. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XII, 319 p. 134 illus., 130 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Earth and Environmental Sciences Library, 2730-6682 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). Land deterioration, drought, desertification, and water resources shrinkage threaten natural resources, negatively impacting environmental, economic, and political stability. The increasing occurrence of climate change (extremes) impacts land degradation processes, soil erosion by water and wind, and salinization. The researchers have invested several years of scientific research in natural resources deterioration, including soil degradation and erosion, land degradation, desertification, and climate changes, which are interesting enough. However, the link between science and policymaking appears to be less active as serious actions do not take fast. The eighteen chapters of this book focus more on topics related to natural resources deterioration, such as land degradation, desertification, drought, climate change, and analysis of numerous case studies. This book presents experts' overviews, study results, experiences, and knowledge of natural resources deterioration in MENA countries. It attracts researchers, experts, scholars, scientists, academics, students, practitioners, graduates, or anybody interested in land degradation, desertification, climate change, and natural hazards that fall within natural resources deterioration. Therefore, researchers keep continuing to do their investigations and produce results that convince stakeholders and policymaking to act immediately towards protecting natural resources and their sustainability. . Soil science. Bioclimatology. 68090 Geotechnical engineering. 66388 Refuse and refuse disposal. 65958 Soil Science. Climate Change Ecology. 68092 Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. 66389 Waste Management/Waste Technology. 65960 Al-Quraishi, Ayad M. Fadhil. editor. (orcid)0000-0001-7732-129X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7732-129X edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 76376 Mustafa, Yaseen T. editor. (orcid)0000-0003-0634-3170 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-3170 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 76377 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031583148 Printed edition: 9783031583162 Printed edition: 9783031583179 Earth and Environmental Sciences Library, 2730-6682 69572 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58315-5 ZDB-2-EES ZDB-2-SXEE 59644 59644