Document Type : Research Paper
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Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Natural Resources Faculty, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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Ph.D., Department of Environment, Natural Resources of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jtcp.2025.392957.670502
Abstract
Irrational human use of land in many parts of the world has led to the destruction of natural potential and existing resources. Evaluating potential and allocating land uses by land use is a method that can establish a logical relationship and sustainable compatibility between the natural potential of the environment, land use development, and human activities in space. The present study evaluated the ecological potential and balance of macro-land use development, including urban and rural development, industrial development, and irrigated agricultural development on Qeshm Island based on ecological criteria and spatial indicators based on existing study records. Then, while developing a literal model for land uses, spatial indicators were integrated in the form of mathematical models with Boolean algebra logic, and the layers of each indicator were mapped and integrated in a Geographic Information System (GIS) environment. According to the results, 17473.49 ha of the island's surface have ecological potential for urban development, 34736.25 ha for rural development, 30089.93 ha for industrial development, and 56957 ha for irrigated agriculture development. In terms of balance, the region has 17473.49 ha of possible urban development, 650.64 ha and 34709.51 ha for balanced and possible rural development, 2251.55 ha and 2389 ha for balanced and possible industrial development, and 56957 ha for balanced irrigated agriculture development. The results of the ecological capacity assessment on Qeshm Island can serve as a platform for the balanced development of uses and a tool for identifying existing imbalances, helping to assess the ecological capacities and limitations of the region for the development of macro-uses, the possibility of multiple exploitation of plannable capacities, and the identification of considerations of natural hazards and environmental sensitivity in the development of uses in the study area.
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