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DOI	10.1155/2021/5580286
	Minimizing the Impacts of Desertification in an Arid Region: A Case Study of the West Desert of Iraq
	Sayl, Khamis Naba; Sulaiman, Sadeq Oleiwi; Kamel, Ammar Hatem; Muhammad, Nur Shazwani; Abdullah, Jazuri; Al-Ansari, Nadhir
通讯作者	Al-Ansari, N (corresponding author), Lulea Univ Technol, Civil Environm & Nat Resources Engn, S-97187 Lulea, Sweden.
来源期刊	ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
ISSN	1687-8086
EISSN	1687-8094
出版年	2021
卷号	2021
英文摘要	Currently, desertification is a major problem in the western desert of Iraq. The harsh nature, remoteness, and size of the desert make it difficult and expensive to monitor and mitigate desertification. Therefore, this study proposed a comprehensive and cost-effective method, via the integration of geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensing (RS) techniques to estimate the potential risk of desertification, to identify the most vulnerable areas and determine the most appropriate sites for rainwater conservation. Two indices, namely, the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Land Degradation Index (LDI), were used for a cadastral assessment of land degradation. The findings of the combined rainwater harvesting appropriateness map, and the maps of NDVI and LDI changes found that 65% of highly suitable land for rainwater harvesting lies in the large change and 35% lies in the small change of NDVI, and 85% of highly suitable land lies in areas with a moderate change and 12% lies in strong change of LDI. The adoption of the weighted linear combination (WLC) and Boolean methods within the GIS environment, and the analysis of NDVI with LDI changes can allow hydrologists, decision-makers, and planners to quickly determine and minimize the risk of desertification and to prioritize the determination of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting.
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000671876300004
WOS关键词	IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SITES ; MULTICRITERIA EVALUATION ; HARVESTING STRUCTURES ; SUITABLE SITES ; GIS ; RAINWATER ; IDENTIFICATION ; DROUGHT ; IMAGES ; SOIL
WOS类目	Construction & Building Technology ; Engineering, Civil
WOS研究方向	Construction & Building Technology ; Engineering
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362322
作者单位	[Sayl, Khamis Naba; Sulaiman, Sadeq Oleiwi; Kamel, Ammar Hatem] Univ Anbar, Coll Engn, Dept Dams & Water Resources Engn, Univ Campus, Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq; [Muhammad, Nur Shazwani] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Engn & Built Environm, Ukm Bangi 43600, Selangor Darul, Malaysia; [Abdullah, Jazuri] Univ Teknol MARA, Fac Civil Engn, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia; [Al-Ansari, Nadhir] Lulea Univ Technol, Civil Environm & Nat Resources Engn, S-97187 Lulea, Sweden
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sayl, Khamis Naba,Sulaiman, Sadeq Oleiwi,Kamel, Ammar Hatem,et al. Minimizing the Impacts of Desertification in an Arid Region: A Case Study of the West Desert of Iraq[J],2021,2021.
APA	Sayl, Khamis Naba,Sulaiman, Sadeq Oleiwi,Kamel, Ammar Hatem,Muhammad, Nur Shazwani,Abdullah, Jazuri,&Al-Ansari, Nadhir.(2021).Minimizing the Impacts of Desertification in an Arid Region: A Case Study of the West Desert of Iraq.ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING,2021.
MLA	Sayl, Khamis Naba,et al."Minimizing the Impacts of Desertification in an Arid Region: A Case Study of the West Desert of Iraq".ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 2021(2021).