Human Factors Contributing to the Spread of Desertification in Salah al-Din Governorate
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The study focused on the phenomenon of desertification in Salah al-Din Governorate and the role of human activity in the expansion of this phenomenon for the period (2000-2023). Therefore, the study came to know the human factor and the role it plays in the expansion of the phenomenon, and to address the most important human factors that affected and contributed to the expansion of human desertification and its geographical distribution, and then determine the levels of human desertification risks, in addition to proposing scientific solutions to limit and control the expansion of the phenomenon and control it and address the causes that contributed to the expansion of desertification in the study area. The aim of the study is to shed light on human activity and its role in desertification as it is a contemporary environmental problem whose primary human cause is population growth, which has led to an increase in human activity and a change in land uses in favor of other unjust human uses. The purpose of this is to know the risks of the phenomenon and find appropriate solutions to it that contribute to limiting and controlling it. The study period covered (2000-2023) in Salah al-Din Governorate.
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