Land use, which relates to land cover, is one of the influential factors associated with
desertification risk. A study was conducted on the impact of land use and spatial changes on …

Since in most mapping models geometric mean of different criteria are used to determine the
desertification intensity, one of the most important issues in desertification studies is …

In southwestern Tunisia, the intense exploitation of the natural resources (soil, water,
hydrocarbons, etc.) bears unrecoverable consequences on the local environment. In fact …

Freshwater resources represent around 3% of all water on Earth, and less than 1% of that is
available. Consideringcurrent conditions, as well as future predictions of need, freshwater …

According to the concept of desertification, which is land degradation in dry areas, the semi-
arid, and dry sub-humid due to many factors such as climate change and human activities …

Desertification is expressed as an important process that accelerates the degradation of
ecosystem components. This process occurs in arid and semi arid regions where water is …

In this research, desertification intensity of saravan region was evaluated using IMDPAâ the
newest method of Assessment of Desertification Potential in arid and semi arid regions of …

Desertification is recognized as a serious environmental threat in Iran because of its climatic-
geomorphologicconditions. Desertification and land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry …

The passage of time and the increasing population and increase in the harvest of the water
resources, in addition to the quantitative shortcomings, have created the quality problems …

Introduction: Considering the increasing population and the growing need for food and
drinking water, it is essential to explore and understand the factors of crop production …