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DOI	10.3390/su141911888
	Identification of Soil Erosion-Based Degraded Land Areas by Employing a Geographic Information System-A Case Study of Pakistan for 1990-2020
	Ulain, Qurrat; Ali, Syeda Maria; Shah, Ashfaq Ahmad; Iqbal, Kanwar Muhammad Javed; Ullah, Wahid; Tariq, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman
通讯作者	Tariq, MAUR
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2022
卷号	14 期号:19
英文摘要	Land is one of the most vital nonrenewable resources that guarantee the survival and development of humans on planet Earth. In the 21st century, rapid population growth accompanied by expeditious industrialization and urbanization has led to land degradation and irreparable damage. In Pakistan, land degradation has affected the livelihood of 3.58% of the total population. This study aimed to identify the soil erosion-based land that is degraded in Pakistan through an analytical hierarchal process (AHP). For this purpose, climatic parameters such as vis-a-vis precipitation, temperature, land use/land cover, soil parameters (i.e., soil pH, soil texture, soil bulk density, and soil moisture content), and topographic parameters (i.e., slope, elevation, aspect, and drainage density) were taken into the consideration. Weights and scores were assigned in integration with a weighted overlay analysis (WOA) to the prioritized parameters. The findings revealed that Zone A comprising high mountains is severely affected by land degradation, followed by Zone D and E (Sindh and Balochistan). Key factors operating in Zone D and E are hyper-arid climatic conditions along with inefficient land management practices. The overall results validated the hypothesis that soil erosion strongly correlates with an increase in the magnitude and severity of land degradation.
英文关键词	soil erosion land degradation GIS AHP weighted overlay analysis hyper-arid climate
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Accepted, gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000867253000001
WOS关键词	GLOBAL ASSESSMENT ; DESERTIFICATION ; DEGRADATION ; IMPACTS ; GIS
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/394656
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ulain, Qurrat,Ali, Syeda Maria,Shah, Ashfaq Ahmad,et al. Identification of Soil Erosion-Based Degraded Land Areas by Employing a Geographic Information System-A Case Study of Pakistan for 1990-2020[J],2022,14(19).
APA	Ulain, Qurrat,Ali, Syeda Maria,Shah, Ashfaq Ahmad,Iqbal, Kanwar Muhammad Javed,Ullah, Wahid,&Tariq, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman.(2022).Identification of Soil Erosion-Based Degraded Land Areas by Employing a Geographic Information System-A Case Study of Pakistan for 1990-2020.SUSTAINABILITY,14(19).
MLA	Ulain, Qurrat,et al."Identification of Soil Erosion-Based Degraded Land Areas by Employing a Geographic Information System-A Case Study of Pakistan for 1990-2020".SUSTAINABILITY 14.19(2022).