The effects of land cover change on sustainability: Human security and environmental change in semi-arid ecosystems

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Abstract

The links between Environmental Change (EC), seen as a destabilizing interference in the ecosystems' equilibrium, on the one hand, and the outbreak of violent conflicts, on the other, remain ambiguous and very complex. Till now, there is a gap in the researches that focus on the intersections between EC and human security based on Land Use/Land Cover (LU/LC) changes. Therefore, this study will examine the interplay between environmental factors, LU/LC, and conflict in South Kordofan of Sudan. Satellite data and high-resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) were used to address the LC changes in the study area over the past three decades (1984-2014). Furthermore, household survey, group discussions and key informants techniques were applied. The qualitative and quantitative techniques were used to analyze the socio-economic data. Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA) based on a developed model of integrated multi-features was utilized. The study showed that the pressures imposed resulted in the complex of spatial and temporal interactions within topographical systems at South Kordofan, where it has led both to a new rapidity and depth in rural transformation and a significant impact on urban areas as well. More information exchange is needed to inform actors and decision makers regarding capacity gaps and knowledge to address the EC.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelSocial-Ecological Systems (SES)
Redakteure/-innenMohamed Behnassi, Himangana Gupta, Mahjoub El Haiba, Gopichandran Ramachandran
Herausgeber (Verlag)Springer
Seiten137-158
Seitenumfang22
ISBN (elektronisch)978-3-030-76247-6
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-76246-9, 978-3-030-76249-0
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 12 Juli 2021
Peer-Review-StatusJa