The Relationship between the Development of Population Growth and Density and Land Use in Irbid Governorate using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Overpopulation and increasing population growth put pressure on various resources in general, and on land resources and their use patterns in particular.Jordan is one of the developing countries most exposed to waves of asylum and forced migration, including Irbid Governorate.The governorate also suffers from the problem of overuse of land, which poses challenges to various development projects.According to data from the Department of Statistics, the estimated population growth rate in Jordan for 2004 was (2.3%) and (1.9%) for 2023.The results of images analysis of the study area also showed a positive change in the area of urban and agricultural lands.While we notice a negative change in the area of barren lands, and the relationship between population density and the change in the areas of agricultural and urban lands was a direct relationship, however the relationship with barren areas was characterized by an inverse relationship.The results indicated that the forest area in Irbid Governorate increased during the study period despite the population increase; This can be attributed to a amount of reasons, such as increased awareness among local residents of the importance of forests and wooded areas, and government laws and procedures to protect these areas.The average population density in Irbid Governorate is (590.59)persons per km2 in 2004, rising to (2135.400)persons per km2 in 2004, , which indicates the amount of pressure that will be increased onvariouse land use in addition to creating social, environmental, ecological and health problems hinder development plans.
Author: HamzehBani Khaled
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406271010