Coupling GIS with modeling tools to support land use planning and management of sugar beet area, West Nubaria, Egypt
Coupling GIS with modeling tools to support land use planning and management of sugar beet area, West Nubaria, Egypt
Bahnassy, M.; Ramadan, H.M.; Abdel Kader, F.; Yehia, H.M.
Alexandria Journal of Agricultural Research 46(1): 169-180
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-7250
The main goal of the study is to link MicroLEIS and SALTMOD modelling programmes with geographical information systems (GIS) to create a spatial decision support tool for land use planning and management in the sugarbeet area, West Nubaria region, Egypt. The objectives of this research are: (1) assess the land spatial variability; (2) evaluate the main soil units in relation to specific land uses; and (3) identify the main factors limiting land productivity.