Dramatic loss of agricultural land due to urban expansion threatens food security in the Nile Delta, Egypt

TM Radwan, GA Blackburn, JD Whyatt, PM Atkinson - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Egypt has one of the largest and fastest growing populations in the world. However, nearly
96% of the total land area is uninhabited desert and 96% of the population is concentrated …

[PDF][PDF] Drivers of urban sprawl in two large Middle-eastern countries: literature on Iran and Egypt.

HE Masoumi, M Hosseini, AA Gouda - Human Geographies: Journal …, 2018 - academia.edu
This paper reviews the relevant literature of Iran and Egypt as two large countries of the
region and concludes that four phenomena are common between the two countries and are …

Land use/land cover change detection and urban sprawl in the peri-urban area of greater Cairo since the Egyptian revolution of 2011

M Salem, N Tsurusaki… - Journal of Land Use …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Land use/land cover (LULC) has changed dramatically in the peri-urban area (PUA) of
greater Cairo (GC) since the Egyptian revolution of 2011. This study analyzes LULC change …

Remote sensing-based detection of agricultural land losses around Greater Cairo since the Egyptian revolution of 2011

M Salem, N Tsurusaki, P Divigalpitiya - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the last four decades, the loss of agricultural land has been observed in Egypt at high
rates. However, the highest rates of losses have occurred since the January 25th revolution …

Effect of land use/cover change on land surface temperatures-The Nile Delta, Egypt

ME Hereher - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study remote sensing techniques were employed to investigate the impact of land
use/cover change on land surface temperatures (LST) for a highly dynamic landscape, ie the …

Modeling urban encroachment on the agricultural land of the eastern Nile Delta using remote sensing and a GIS-based Markov chain model

K Bratley, E Ghoneim - Land, 2018 - mdpi.com
Historically, the Nile Delta has played an integral part in Egyptian civilization, as its fertile
soils have been cultivated for centuries. The region offers a lush oasis among the expansive …

Regional electricity consumption analysis for consumers using data mining techniques and consumer meter reading data

RR Rathod, RD Garg - International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Data Mining (DM) techniques are employed to discover electricity consumption pattern at
regional level in a city and used to extract knowledge concerning to the electricity …

Rapid urban growth and land use patterns in Doha, Qatar: Opportunities for sustainability

V Shandas, Y Makido, S Ferwati - European Journal of …, 2017 - pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu
Amidst chaotic growth of Asian cities, the expansion of urban infrastructure in the Middle
East's Gulf region is arguably outpacing any other region on the planet. Yet we have a …

[PDF][PDF] An overview of multidimensional drivers and adverse impacts of urban sprawl

CS Manjunatha, JS Chandrashekar… - Environment and We …, 2019 - sedindia.in
The aim of this paper is to enhance the current knowledge and understanding of the causes
and consequences of multi-dimensional issue like sprawl with the perspective of achieving …

An integrated approach to analysing the urban growth patterns: The case of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

MA Al-Rashid, M Nadeem, AS Aldosary… - … Review for Spatial …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Urban growth is a worldwide phenomenon, and urbanisation is increasing rapidly,
particularly in developing countries. The high pace of unmanaged urbanisation and …