Human geography of drylands. I. Planning the database: Physical, built-up, chemical, biological (ecological), and social indicators

Matyas Arvai; Karoly Fekete; Laszlo Pasztor; Tamas Komives

doi:10.19040/ecocycles.v6i2.173

Human geography of drylands. I. Planning the database: Physical, built-up, chemical, biological (ecological), and social indicators

Authors

Matyas Arvai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2405-3858
Karoly Fekete https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9957-7883
Laszlo Pasztor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1605-4412
Tamas Komives https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-6356

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https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v6i2.173

Keywords:

drylands research, GIS, geodata, geoinformation, multilayered mapping, human geography, social sciences

Abstract

We propose a method based on multilayered mapping for investigating the current problems of people who live in drylands and we urge decision-makers to support such studies to establish the foundations for future decisive and preventive actions. This paper contains an expandable compilation of the environmental indicators (mostly mappable) that may influence the human geography of a certain region. We believe that this geospatial approach may help to resolve convoluted physical, chemical, and social relationships and, at the same time, generate a valuable database for further research. The application of the concept, if successful, will give directions to tackle certain contemporary problems in drylands and predict future ones caused by global climate change.

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2020-11-02

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Arvai, M., Fekete, K., Pasztor, L., & Komives, T. (2020). Human geography of drylands. I. Planning the database: Physical, built-up, chemical, biological (ecological), and social indicators. Ecocycles, 6(2), 19–24. https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v6i2.173

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020)

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