Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City
Over the years, the Egyptian temples at Luxor city have been intensely investigated, but most of these studies just focused on the classical sides of the archaeological and historical descriptions. Many of the environmental problems are the inevitable results of the unplanned urban crawling around t...
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| author | Abdelaziz Elfadaly Osama Wafa Mohamed A. R. Abouarab Antonella Guida Pier Giorgio Spanu Rosa Lasaponara |
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| description | Over the years, the Egyptian temples at Luxor city have been intensely investigated, but most of these studies just focused on the classical sides of the archaeological and historical descriptions. Many of the environmental problems are the inevitable results of the unplanned urban crawling around the monuments temples. This paper aims at assessing the environmental changes around some temples of Luxor City using remote sensing and GIS techniques. In particular, a historical database made up of Corona and Landsat TM data have been investigated along with the new acquisitions of Quickbird 2 and Sentinel 2. Results from our investigation highlighted rapid changes in urban and agricultural areas, which adversely affected the Egyptian monumental temples causing serious degradation phenomena. Using the information obtained from our RS&GIS based analysis, mitigation strategies have been also identified for supporting the preservation of the archaeological area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7ed94c87e074e13a6a8135ad5b45e892022-12-22T03:37:38ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642017-11-0161137810.3390/ijgi6110378ijgi6110378Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor CityAbdelaziz Elfadaly0Osama Wafa1Mohamed A. R. Abouarab2Antonella Guida3Pier Giorgio Spanu4Rosa Lasaponara5Italian National Research Council, C.da Santa Loja, Tito Scalo, 85050 Potenza, ItalyDepartment of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Kafrelsheikh, Kafr el Sheikh 1501, EgyptDepartment of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Kafrelsheikh, Kafr el Sheikh 1501, EgyptDepartment of European and Mediterranean Cultures, Architecture, School of Architecture, University of Basilicata, 75100 Matera, ItalyDepartment of History, Human Sciences and Training, University of Sassari, 07100 Sardinia, ItalyItalian National Research Council, C.da Santa Loja, Tito Scalo, 85050 Potenza, ItalyOver the years, the Egyptian temples at Luxor city have been intensely investigated, but most of these studies just focused on the classical sides of the archaeological and historical descriptions. Many of the environmental problems are the inevitable results of the unplanned urban crawling around the monuments temples. This paper aims at assessing the environmental changes around some temples of Luxor City using remote sensing and GIS techniques. In particular, a historical database made up of Corona and Landsat TM data have been investigated along with the new acquisitions of Quickbird 2 and Sentinel 2. Results from our investigation highlighted rapid changes in urban and agricultural areas, which adversely affected the Egyptian monumental temples causing serious degradation phenomena. Using the information obtained from our RS&GIS based analysis, mitigation strategies have been also identified for supporting the preservation of the archaeological area.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/6/11/378environmental riskssatellite dataGIS techniquesEgyptian temples |
| spellingShingle | Abdelaziz Elfadaly Osama Wafa Mohamed A. R. Abouarab Antonella Guida Pier Giorgio Spanu Rosa Lasaponara Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information environmental risks satellite data GIS techniques Egyptian temples |
| title | Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City |
| title_full | Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City |
| title_fullStr | Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City |
| title_short | Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City |
| title_sort | geo environmental estimation of land use changes and its effects on egyptian temples at luxor city |
| topic | environmental risks satellite data GIS techniques Egyptian temples |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/6/11/378 |
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