scholarly journals Geo-Environmental Quality Assessment Study Based On Multivariate Data And Geospatial Approach For A Watershed of Central India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul P. Doad ◽  
Sandipan Das ◽  
S.P. Khadse ◽  
Y.D. Khare ◽  
Chaitanya B. Pande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Central India ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Resource Evaluation ◽  
Environmental Quality Assessment

Abstract The present study accentuates the expediency of remote sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS), and Spatial Multiple Criteria Evaluation Analysis (SMCE) in appraising the geo-environmental scenario of a watershed falling under the semi-arid region of India. In this study, the Bordi river basin, which falls partly under the Amravati and the Akola districts of Maharashtra state, Central India has been investigated in detail for identifying the existing environmental status of the region. This natural resource evaluation technique incorporates a set of 10 parameters which has significance in regional geo-environment sustainability. In the process, using expert knowledge, an integrated geo-environmental potential index (GPI) has been calculated and the same is used further to derive the final geo-environmental potential map (GEPM) illustrating four classes of geo-environmental resources i.e. high, moderate, low, and poor. The geo-environmental quality map overall shows a high level of geo-environmental resources in the maximum area (48.30%). The results are significant in protection, conservation, and planning management strategies of the geo-environment of the study area. Each geo-environmental potential unit is amenable to specific conservation techniques and hence appropriate conservation techniques are recommended to each of them. The work amply proves the applicability of RS, GIS, and SMCE techniques in the natural resource evaluation procedure. This technique is found to be suitable for areas with similar geo-environmental set-up elsewhere.

scholarly journals Water Erosion Monitoring and Prediction in Response to the Effects of Climate Change Using RUSLE and SWAT Equations: Case of R’Dom Watershed in Morocco

Land ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Abdennabi Alitane ◽  
Ali Essahlaoui ◽  
Mohammed El Hafyani ◽  
Abdellah El Hmaidi ◽  
Anas El Ouali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Swat Model ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Mediterranean Ecosystems ◽  
Baseline Period ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Rainfall Prediction ◽  
Soil Erosion Rate

Soil erosion is an increasingly issue worldwide, due to several factors including climate variations and humans’ activities, especially in Mediterranean ecosystems. Therefore, the aim of this paper is: (i) to quantify and to predict soil erosion rate for the baseline period (2000–2013) and a future period (2014–2027), using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model in the R’Dom watershed in Morocco, based on the opportunities of Remote Sensing (RS) techniques and Geographical Information System (GIS) geospatial tools. (ii) we based on classical statistical downscaling model (SDSM) for rainfall prediction. Due to the lack of field data, the model results are validated by expert knowledge. As a result of this study, it is found that both agricultural lands and bare lands are most affected by soil erosion. Moreover, it is showed that soil erosion in the watershed was dominated by very low and low erosion. Although the area of very low erosion and low erosion continued to decrease. Hence, we hereby envisage that our contribution will provide a more complete understanding of the soil degradation in this study area and the results of this research could be a crucial reference in soil erosion studies and also may serve as a valuable guidance for watershed management strategies.

scholarly journals Automatic environmental quality assessment for mixed-land zones using lidar and intelligent techniques

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 6805-6813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Garcia-Gutierrez ◽  
Luis Gonçalves-Seco ◽  
Jose C. Riquelme-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Environmental Quality Assessment

scholarly journals Examining the spatial relationship between environmental health factors and house prices

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. McCord ◽  
Sean MacIntyre ◽  
Paul Bidanset ◽  
Daniel Lo ◽  
Peadar Davis
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
House Prices ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spatial Modelling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Purpose Air quality, noise and proximity to urban infrastructure can arguably have an important impact on the quality of life. Environmental quality (the price of good health) has become a central tenet for consumer choice in urban locales when deciding on a residential neighbourhood. Unlike the market for most tangible goods, the market for environmental quality does not yield an observable per unit price effect. As no explicit price exists for a unit of environmental quality, this paper aims to use the housing market to derive its implicit price and test whether these constituent elements of health and well-being are indeed capitalised into property prices and thus implicitly priced in the market place. Design/methodology/approach A considerable number of studies have used hedonic pricing models by incorporating spatial effects to assess the impact of air quality, noise and proximity to noise pollutants on property market pricing. This study presents a spatial analysis of air quality and noise pollution and their association with house prices, using 2,501 sale transactions for the period 2013. To assess the impact of the pollutants, three different spatial modelling approaches are used, namely, ordinary least squares using spatial dummies, a geographically weighted regression (GWR) and a spatial lag model (SLM). Findings The findings suggest that air quality pollutants have an adverse impact on house prices, which fluctuate across the urban area. The analysis suggests that the noise level does matter, although this varies significantly over the urban setting and varies by source. Originality/value Air quality and environmental noise pollution are important concerns for health and well-being. Noise impact seems to depend not only on the noise intensity to which dwellings are exposed but also on the nature of the noise source. This may suggest the presence of other externalities that arouse social aversion. This research presents an original study utilising advanced spatial modelling approaches. The research has value in further understanding the market impact of environmental factors and in providing findings to support local air zone management strategies, noise abatement and management strategies and is of value to the wider urban planning and public health disciplines.

scholarly journals Development and Environmental Resources Conservation

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Retno Woro Kaeksi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Availability ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
What Is Said ◽  
Natural Resource Development ◽  
Resources Conservation

Development is a certain coveted by all people in which included the natural resource development of living members, because a large part of human necessity is supplied by the natural resource. Thus, the more population the more necessities of the natural resource consumed. Natural resource availability is limited while the development is in progress. In such condition the resource is getting decrease and finally destroyed, unless we develop its and make a provision in replacement. Acording to what  is said by, it is needed a human knowledge about environmental concept of living members in order that in the desired development realization an environmental conservation will be protected permanently.

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