Article ; Online: Geospatial model for allocating favorable plots for groundwater-dependent cultivation activities in Egypt
National Authority of Remote Sensing & Space Science The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences. 2023 Dec., v. 26, no. 3 p.777-788
2023
Abstract: Moving towards horizontal expansion in the vast barren lands to alleviate overpopulation along the Nile River is imperative to Egypt’s 2030 sustainable development strategy. Accordingly, a mega reclamation project was advocated with a key goal of ... ...
Abstract | Moving towards horizontal expansion in the vast barren lands to alleviate overpopulation along the Nile River is imperative to Egypt’s 2030 sustainable development strategy. Accordingly, a mega reclamation project was advocated with a key goal of achieving food self-sufficiency. Solar-powered groundwater pumping system was adopted as the main water supply. Planning efforts are therefore inevitable to help locate the most favourable sites for such extensive cultivation activities. Herein, a multicriteria decision analysis was conducted to facilitate the zoning of potential rural communities across the northern portions of the Western Desert of Egypt. For this purpose, data of groundwater exploration, soil characterization, terrestrial accessibility, insolation intensity, and terrain information were fused to produce a high-resolution suitability map. The analytical hierarchy process approach was adopted to set the weighted importance of adopted criteria. The study area was categorized into Best, Good, Moderate, Fair, Poor, and Restricted classes at 1.7%, 13%, 42.6%, 26%, 10%, and 3%, respectively, of the entire region, while the constrained plots were masked out. The implemented and proposed wells fields within the underway national rural development project extend over agriculturally suitable pixels affirming the validity of the developed geospatial model. About 1.5 million ha, representing 7.2% of the undeveloped area, were found to be highly suitable for future expansion of agribusiness activities. The generated priority map will assist the decision-makers in the planning procedures for ongoing reclamation activities throughout Egypt. |
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Keywords | agribusiness ; development projects ; groundwater ; landscapes ; models ; multi-criteria decision making ; population growth ; rural development ; soil ; solar radiation ; sustainable development ; water supply ; Egypt ; Nile River ; Land suitability ; Multicriteria decision analysis ; Agribusiness activities |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2023-12 |
Size | p. 777-788. |
Publishing place | Elsevier B.V. |
Document type | Article ; Online |
ISSN | 1110-9823 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ejrs.2023.07.014 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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