A dataset to model Levantine landcover and land-use change connected to climate change, the Arab Spring and COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: The Levant is highly vulnerable to climate change and experiences prolonged heat waves that have led to societal crises and population displacement. In addition, the region has been impacted by further socio-political turmoil at least since 2010, including the Syrian civil war and currently the escalation of the so-called Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which strained neighbouring countries like Jordan due to the influx of Syrian refugees and increases population vulnerability to governmental decision-making. Jordan, in particular, has seen rapid population growth and significant changes in land-use and infrastructure, leading to over-exploitation of the landscape through irrigation and unregulated construction activity. This article uses climate data, satellite imagery, and land cover infor

SUBMITTER: Kempf M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900096 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature