An Integrated Methodology for Assessment and Mapping of Land Degradation Risk in Markazi Province, Iran

Authors

  • H. Ahmadi Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • M. Jafari Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
  • M. Naghiloo International Desert Research Center (IDRC), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • M. Tahmoures Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
Abstract:

Desertification is recognized as a serious environmental threat in Iran because of its climatic-geomorphologicconditions. Desertification and land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid regions, is a globalenvironmental problem. Accurate assessment of the status and trend of desertification is instrumental in developingglobal strategies to prevent and reverse this problem. The goal of the present study was to discover and introduce criteriaand quantitative indices and test modeling to monitor and assess desertification in the ecosystems of Iran. Past researchhas shown that effective factors for desertification can be categorized into nine groups of criteria. For each criterion istypified by a group of indices. All indices have been adjusted to natural conditions in Iran and their qualification is basedon expert knowledge and the range of natural occurrence. The Iranian model of desertification potential assessment(IMDPA) was used to evaluate desertification risk in the Farasman region in central Iran. The results show that, in spite ofcommon techniques, the proposed method has the best accuracy and produces precise results. The data were integratedover a regional geographic setting using a GIS, which facilitated data display and the development and exploration ofdata relationships, including manipulation and simulation testing. Results show that about 77% of the area fell into themoderate category, 15% fell into the low category, and the rest (8%) fell into the high category for desertification risk. Itwas found that the overall severity of land degradation and desertification in the study area has increased during thelast two decades with highly and moderately degraded land accounting for 77% of the total area in 2010. Theincorporation of natural and anthropogenic factors into the analysis provided a realistic assessment of the risk ofdesertification.

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volume 18  issue 1

pages  27- 43

publication date 2013-01-01

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