GIS-Based Multicriteria Evaluation of Land Suitability for Grasslands Conservation in Chihuahua, Mexico

Vázquez-Quintero, Griselda; Prieto‐Amparán, Jesús A.; Pinedo-Álvarez, Alfredo; Valles-Aragón, María Cecilia; Morales-Nieto, Carlos R.; Villarreal‐Guerrero, Federico

doi:10.3390/su12010185

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“…Weighted overlay analysis is a component of spatial modeling that uses multi-criteria evaluation, ascribing importance to the criteria in a differentiated manner Data overlay was carried out using the Weighted Overlay tool (ArcGIS 10.8), which is commonly used as it is one of the most efficient methods for performing multi-criteria spatial analysis. Weighted overlay analysis is a component of spatial modeling that uses multi-criteria evaluation, ascribing importance to the criteria in a differentiated manner [35]. This is a very convenient geographic information system-based technique that is very useful for solving problems that require a large set of variables covering vast areas that are sometimes inaccessible.…”

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Environmental Hazards of the Railway Infrastructure of Kazakhstan

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The railway sector is the largest branch of the economy in Kazakhstan. Nevertheless, environmental safety issues and the reduction and prevention of harmful impacts are not given sufficient attention. There is very little research on the impact of the railway sector of Kazakhstan on the natural environment, which hinders the further development of the railway sector and thus necessitates the addressal of environment issues. This study aimed to show possible environmentally hazardous sections of the country’s railway infrastructure. The criteria chosen for the analysis were soil cover, water resources, rainfall, protected natural areas, and population. A map of environmentally sensitive areas was created to determine which areas require priority protection from the environmental hazards posed by the country’s railway infrastructure. The map was developed in a GIS environment using the weighted overlay, expert assessment, and snowball methods. Additionally, a model for the Kazakhstan segment of the International Northern Railway Corridor was constructed in this article to identify integral indices that assess the susceptibility of the territory to environmental hazards. The data and results presented in the article can be used to solve current and future environmental issues concerning the country’s railway communications and can be implemented in many practical applications.

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Environmental Hazards of the Railway Infrastructure of Kazakhstan

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“…Multicriteria assessment methods are often integrated into GIS and used in optimal location analysis for a given activity, allowing continuous suitability maps to be obtained quickly. One of the key aims of multicriteria analysis is to assist decision-making centers in describing, evaluating, ordering, hierarchizing, selecting or rejecting objects, based on an evaluation expressed by scores, values or intensities of preference and according to various attributes or criteria [36,37].…”

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Are Agrarian Areas in Mediterranean Mountain Regions Becoming Extinct? A Methodological Approach to Their Conservation

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2020

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Mediterranean mountain regions have undergone several landscape changes since the end of the 19th century due to progressive depopulation and the abandonment of cattle rearing, forestry, charcoal production and agricultural activity. Such activity favored landscape dynamics by creating grassy habitats, which in turn resulted in greater landscape diversity. This is now being lost as the forest reclaims abandoned pastures. Thus, the purpose of this work was to identify those open habitats most in need of management action to maximize biodiversity and cultural heritage conservation and minimize fire risk and management costs. These analyses show a sharp decrease of open agriculture areas, which are the habitat of many endemic species (from 46.4% to 12.3%), currently overgrown with secondary forests. Multivariate analysis and the PGP (Patch Growing Process) heuristic model indicate the areas in which the restoration of open areas (by about 8%; about 500 ha) will be the most advisable and the most beneficial, taking into account environmental, social and economic factors. The use of PGP provides for a 21% improvement in total agriculture areas. Still, the natural state of the protected Mediterranean mountain area “Alta Garrotxa” (Catalonia, Spain) is almost continuous forest. However, the management models proposed in this study offer flexible precepts to achieve the desired landscape patterns and maintain biodiversity, while conserving cultural heritage and decreasing the risk of fire.

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“…Modern management of activities that have geo-spatial implications is also found in the study of grasslands (Bârliba and Cojocariu, 2010;Simon et al, 2017;Vázquez-Quintero et al, 2020). In recent years GIS analysis of grassland uses orthophotoplans obtained from overflight drones (Simon et al, 2018).…”

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Distribution of Grasslands in a Territorial Aspect Under the Impact of Natural and Anthropic Factors

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Cojocariu²,

COPĂCEAN³

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Grasslands are spread all over the globe, their distribution being possible by various modern methods. The spatial representation of the grasslands, in correlation with other categories of land use, provides us with an overview of the activities of the geographical area and also represents a first stage in the field research. In this context, the purpose of the research is to analyze the territorial distribution of grasslands through geographic information systems (GIS), based on land use maps and to identify natural and anthropic factors with direct and/or indirect impact in their spatial modeling. The study area is characterized by variable conditions of landform, being partially located in the following physical-geographical units, Vinga plain, Gătaiei plain, Timiș plain, Lipova Hills, The Sacoș-Zăgujeni Hills and Anina Mountains. As representative of the analyzed area, we chose five ATUs, framed in a working transect. In the sub-areas of the analyzed work transect there are variations in the way of organizing the land, respectively in the territorial distribution of the grasslands. Thus, the largest areas of grassland are present in ATU Recaş (6253,83 ha) which has a hilly appearance (with altitudes between 90 – 287 m). Large areas of grasslands are also found in ATU Fârliug (3.163,23 ha) and ATU Pișchia (2255,25 ha) located in different landform conditions. The smallest areas of grasslands are found in ATU Vermeș, respectively 861,63 ha. From the point of view of the territorial distribution, the areas of grasslands shall be grafted on all forms of landform and under all environmental conditions in the territory under consideration. The share of grassland depends on natural factors (soil, climate, landform) but also on the other production activities, specific to each area, which is also found in the distribution of the other land use categories, for each ATU.

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GIS-Based Multicriteria Evaluation of Land Suitability for Grasslands Conservation in Chihuahua, Mexico

Cited by 22 publications

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Environmental Hazards of the Railway Infrastructure of Kazakhstan

Environmental Hazards of the Railway Infrastructure of Kazakhstan

Are Agrarian Areas in Mediterranean Mountain Regions Becoming Extinct? A Methodological Approach to Their Conservation

Distribution of Grasslands in a Territorial Aspect Under the Impact of Natural and Anthropic Factors

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