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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
A combined Use of Remote Sensing and GIS to Detect Environmental Degradation in the Jeddah coastal zone, Saudi Arabia
الجمع بين استخدام الاستشعار عن بعد ونظم المعلومات الجغرافية لكشف التدهور البيئي في منطقة جدة الساحلية، المملكة العربية السعودية
 
Subject : Use of Remote Sensing and GIS to Detect coastal Environmental Degradation 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : The main objectives of the work are to Identify the environmental degradation factors and their role in the destruction and creation of environmental problems of Jeddah marine coast. In order to develop a sustainable tourism strategic plan to reduce the depletion of natural resources of the marine environment of the study area. TM and ETM. landsat images acquired in 1986 and 2003 of the study area were used. Manuscripts and topographic maps of scale of 1: 4000,000 for Jeddah governorate, in addition to data and information obtain from different institutions were also employed. ERDAS Imagine 8.5 software was used for image processing (i.e. Export function, layers tacking, geometric correction...etc.). Results showed that the negative changes in the coast exhibit 84 km as it record a length of 111 km compared to 195 km in 2003. This change leads to the depletion of natural environmental marine resources and erosion of the recreational areas at the coast line. Absence of a proper sustainable planning strategy and management of coastal natural resources, cause improper human pressures and disorders in the natural balance of the marine environment. The study has suggested a strategy for sustainable touristic development, represented in building systems and developing laws with continuous work to revise procedures and update the standard limits 
ISSN : 1097-8135 
Journal Name : Life Science Journal 
Volume : 10 
Issue Number : 12 
Publishing Year : 1435 AH
2013 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, December 27, 2015 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
آمال يحيى الشيخAL-Sheikh, Amal YahiyaResearcherDoctorateayalshaikh@kau.edu.sa

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