Assessment of the Impact of the Syrian Conflict on the Extent and Quality of Agricultural Land in the Sabkhat al-Jabbul Area (SJA)
Mohamad Fawaz Alhajjar
Abstract:<p>Most of Syria, including the Sabkhat al-Jabbul Area (SJA) experienced significant socio-ecological disruptions over the 2011 to 2021 period due to armed conflict in the region. This study examines the impacts of the armed conflict on the extent and the quality of agricultural lands in the SJA. Landsat imagery and unsupervised image classification were used to assess land use and land cover (LULC) change between three target years 2008, 2016, and 2020, which span the course of the conflict. The Normali… Show more
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