Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection and Its Impacts on Carbon Sequestration in the Western Nile Delta, Egypt Using Landsat Data | ||||
| Advances in Environmental and Life Sciences | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 03 March 2024 | ||||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/aels.2024.247852.1044 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Abdullah Helmy Farag Mohamed  1; Tarek Ahmed Temraz1; Khaled Abubakr Ali Abutaleb2, 3, 4; Noura Elsayed Bakr5
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| 1Department of Marine Science – AdapTM Program, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt | ||||
| 2National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo, 11769, Egypt | ||||
| 3Agricultural Research Council, Natural Resources and Engineering (ARC-NRE), Pretoria, 0028, South Africa | ||||
| 4School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa | ||||
| 5Department of Soils and Water Use, Biological and Agricultural Division, National Research Centre, 12622, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Remote sensing is crucial for producing accurate land use and land cover (LULC) maps. It provides continuous historical data, vital for sustainable development programs, where LULC is a crucial input criterion. Furthermore, natural carbon sinks like agriculture help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, the primary objectives of this study are: 1) to monitor the LULC changes in the western Nile Delta, Egypt, spanning the period from 1985 to 2021; and 2) to quantify soil carbon sequestration (SCS) within the study area. In order to achieve these objectives, a supervised classification method was utilized, making use of eight Landsat satellite photos from the years 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2021. This approach aimed to detect patterns of LULC changes. Four distinct LULC categories were identified in the study area, namely agriculture, urban, bare land, and water. The findings unveiled a predominant transformation from bare land to agriculture, with approximately 3.8%, 5.4%, 6.4%, 13.4%, 23.6%, 24.3%, and 42.19% of bare land transitioning to agriculture during the periods of 1985-1990, 1990-1995, 1995-2000, 2000-2005, 2005-2010, 2010-2015, and 2015-2021, respectively. Furthermore, the analysis of SCS data indicated that soil carbon sequestration predominantly ranged from 440 to 2125 g/m², thereby highlighting the potential of the study area in terms of carbon storage. In conclusion, the analytical approach works efficiently for carbon sequestration evaluation. The study should be used to make land use decisions for carbon sequestration management. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Land Use/ Land Cover; Change Detection; Carbon Sequestration; Remote Sensing; Western Nile Delta | ||||
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