اثر التمدد العمراني الحضري على الارض الزراعية في محافظة الخرطوم في الفترة من 1973 الى 2000 م

Abstract

ABSTRACT This Study deals with the problems of urban Sprawl and its direct effect on agricultural areas and arable lands in Khartoum province. Its significance arises from the fact that sprawl affects besides it indicates, the study area has been over and whelmed by residential use which is resulted from in increase in land values. This is again has a negative consequences on urban land use in greater Khartoum. The study use so many approaches mainly, historical descriptive as well as statistical approach. Date collection was based on primary and secondary resources. These resources are observation and interviews published and unpublished sources, which considered as important sources of information needed for the study . Again remote sensing technique (satellite images) and the most significance and beneficial in this respect has been used intensively. The study is Composed. of five chapters, chapter one concerns with research methodology, and chapter tow is devoted to the conceptual framework and literature review. Analysis of geographic characters of the study area are discussed in chapter three. Chapter four tacbles, chapter one concerns with research methodology. Chapter tow is devoted to the conceptual framework and literature review .A analysis of geographical characteristics of the study area are discussed in chapter three. Chapter four tackles changes in land used in the period (1973 - 2000) showing the main changes that has taken place in a ddition to rate of Chang through time, and chapter five the study reached the following results:~ 1. Vast areas of arable land has been changed into urban residential use.

This occurred by tlle government and by native people whether by legal or illegal ways. l 2. On the other hand arable land is decreasing dramatically. 3. Land and planning authorities share the responsibility 0 misusing the urban agricultural lands.