Impact of urban and peri-urban growth on arable land (1976–2029) in a medium sized city of Shire Indaselassie, North Western Tigray, Ethiopia

Eskinder Gidey; Solomon Gitet; Paidamwoyo Mhangara; Oagile Dikinya; Solomon Hishe; Atkilt Girma; Gidey Gebremeskel; Romano Lottering; Amanuel Zenebe; Emiru Birhane

doi:10.1007/s42452-023-05322-x

SN Applied Sciences (Mar 2023)

Impact of urban and peri-urban growth on arable land (1976–2029) in a medium sized city of Shire Indaselassie, North Western Tigray, Ethiopia

Eskinder Gidey,
Solomon Gitet,
Paidamwoyo Mhangara,
Oagile Dikinya,
Solomon Hishe,
Atkilt Girma,
Gidey Gebremeskel,
Romano Lottering,
Amanuel Zenebe,
Emiru Birhane

Affiliations

Eskinder Gidey: Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection (LaRMEP), College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University
Solomon Gitet: Bureau of Land Administration
Paidamwoyo Mhangara: School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Witwatersrand University
Oagile Dikinya: Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana
Solomon Hishe: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Sciences and Languages, Mekelle University
Atkilt Girma: Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection (LaRMEP), College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University
Gidey Gebremeskel: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University
Romano Lottering: School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Amanuel Zenebe: Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection (LaRMEP), College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University
Emiru Birhane: Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection (LaRMEP), College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-023-05322-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 4
pp. 1 – 13

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Article Highlights (1) When population growth increases at a certain number, then the extent of urban/peri-urban areas tends to increase. (2) The spatial extent of urban and peri-urban areas have increased at the expense of arable land. (3) The effects of urban/peri-urban areas growth can be declined through an integrated urban land use planning system.

Published in SN Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2523-3963 (Print); 2523-3971 (Online)
Publisher: Springer
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science; Technology
Website: https://www.springer.com/snas

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