Drivers of urbanization effects in five countries of the MENA region – a review
| Autor: | Abed Al Kareem Yehya, Thanh Thi Nguyen, Martin Wiehle, Andreas Buerkert |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Land Use Science, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 304-320 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1747423X 1747-4248 1747-423X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1747423X.2024.2415147 |
| Popis: | Urbanization, a global process entailing profound socio-economic changes, transforms land cover. This review analyzes the social-ecological drivers and outcomes of land cover change (LCC) in five politically unstable regions: Greater Cairo, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank. Using data from 30 papers, we explored socio-political contexts and measured the social-ecological outcomes related to LCC. Remote sensing studies from 2011 to 2021 indicated predominantly negative social-ecological outcomes of urban expansion (p = 0.03), whereas, some studies indicated also positive outcomes of urban growth (p = 0.001). All studies highlighted the complex, location-specific interplay of LCC drivers. The lack of sufficient and consistent data to quantitatively assess the interlinkages between social-ecological outcomes and LCC drivers remains a challenge to better understand urbanization effects on ecosystem services. |
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