Spatio-temporal Analysis of Land Use Using Remote Sensing: Climate and Anthropogenic Challenges in Semi-Arid Regions - The Case of the Mesra Area (Northwestern Algeria) - Softcover

Fettouch, Dalila

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6630376722 ISBN 13: 9786630376722

Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing, 2026

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This study analyzes land-use dynamics in the Mesra area (northwestern Algeria) between 2019 and 2025 using satellite imagery and the SCP plugin in QGIS. The main objective is to quantify changes in land cover. Sentinel-2 satellite images, processed using supervised classification, are used to assess transitions between land cover classes. The results reveal that this area has experienced a marked decrease in agricultural and forested areas, as well as a significant decline in cultivated land, which has been replaced by a substantial increase in natural vegetation. Furthermore, the study highlights the rapid urbanization of agricultural land converted into built-up areas, driven by population growth. Remote sensing thus emerges as a powerful tool for mapping land-use changes in semi-arid areas, contributing to decision-making for the sustainable management of natural resources. This approach offers promising prospects for reducing the loss of agricultural land and strengthening the agroecological resilience of production systems.

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Dalila Fettouch, geboren 1986 in Mostaganem, ist promovierte Agrarwissenschaftlerin mit den Schwerpunkten Boden, Wasser und Umwelt. Als staatlich geprüfte Agraringenieurin mit dem Schwerpunkt Agrarhydraulik hat sie ihren Abschluss an der Universität Abdelhamid Ibn Badis in Mostaganem, Algerien, erworben.

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• Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 6630376722
• ISBN 13: 9786630376722
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 52
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