Abstract

In the late 1990s, Lake Urmia, in north-western Iran, was twice as large as Luxembourg and the largest salt-water lake in the Middle East. Since then it has shrunk substantially, and was sliced in half in 2008, with consequences uncertain to this day. In the current work, we study some of the main reasons for its drought and hazards on the nearby ecosystem and cities. It also sets agricultural activities of local people at risk and causes a lot of economical problems. Some actions need to be taken in order to save its valuable ecological environment. Due to its importance for all the countries which are in this region and its historical significance, it postulates international contribution. The methodology adopted follows expressing descriptive and comparative information from different sources and documentaries to reveal the tensions of this situation. GIS image Analysis of Arial photos has been used as well to integrate this study and make it more illustrative.

Presenters

Sepideh Azizi
Student, Urban Planning, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois, United States

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Presentation Type

Poster Session

Theme

Human Impacts and Responsibility

KEYWORDS

IMAGE ANALYSIS, ARIAL PHOTOS, CLIMATE CHANGES, ECOSYSTEM, SUSTAINABILITY

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