تحليل جغرافي للغطاء النباتي (الزراعي والرعوي)‎ في محافظة كربلاء للمدة 1990-2019 باستخدام المرئيات الفضائية ونظم المعلومات الجغرافية

Abstract EN

This study came to identify the reality of green spaces in Karbala governorate.

The study included the agricultural area, as well as the area of natural pastures.

Geographical information systems were used in calculating the mentioned areas.

The study began at 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2019.

The study found a large variation in the mentioned areas from year to another due to the presence of several factors affecting them, such as geographical (natural and human) factors, as the climate affected with its various elements, radiation, heat, humidity, dust.

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etc, (as one of the most natural factors affecting the agricultural and pastoral area, ) a major role over many years in stimulating the expansion or decay of the green area, especially since the study area is located within the hot dry climate according to the Köppen climatic classification.

As for human factors, they had the most prominent role in controlling the area of agricultural and pastoral lands alike, especially in recent years, as the appropriate climatic conditions encouraged the expansion of agricultural areas over the pastoral ones, especially in 2019.