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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Urban Growth Affecting Soils and Vegetated Areas in Western Saudi Arabia
النمو الحضري التي تؤثر على التربة والغطاء النباتي في غرب المملكة العربية السعودية
 
Subject : Urban growth and its impact on soil and vegetation 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Conversion of forests and other natural vegetation to agricultural lands is considered to be the most significant land cover change in the world. This study aims to shed light on the urban growth of Taifregion located in Western Saudi Arabia at an elevation of 1700 m above sea level in the El Tharwat Mountains 150 km east from Jeddah and the Red Sea. As Taif is located in the mountains it has mild climate in the winter and temperate climate in the summertime attracting tourists from the Red Sea coast, but also from Eastern Saudi Arabia especially during the summer time. To study about the urban growth, it has used WGS84 UTM Zone 37N as a coordinate system with Transverse Mercator projection. The land cover classification for various years showing that urban areas, road network and vegetated areas has kept on growing since 1984 until 2011. Result showed that the most affected soil class exhibited by urban expansion is the deep loamy non-saline flat plain, where urban area increased from 0.12 km2 in 1984 reaching 5.09 km2 in 2011. 
ISSN : 0075-5222 
Journal Name : KASMERA 
Volume : 43 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1436 AH
2015 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Monday, January 4, 2016 

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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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