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    Documenting Deforestation at Sidd al-Ahmar, Petra Region, Jordan

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    Author
    Addison, Erin Heather
    Issue Date
    2006
    Keywords
    deforestation
    landscape design
    desertification
    biogeography
    Petra
    Jordan
    Committee Chair
    Livingston, Margaret
    
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    The University of Arizona.
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    Abstract
    This study documented the decline of the forests of the Petra Region of Jordan, as represented at Sidd al-Ahmar, within the Petra Archaeological Park. Biogeographical and anthropological methods were employed to explore the history of the forests. Archaeology and historical narratives provided a portrait of the study area from prehistory to the early 20th century. Aerial surveys from 1924 and 2002 were analyzed to quantify changes in forest cover. Mapping and inventory of indicator species measured short-term change between 2003 and 2006. Interviews, field observation and participant observation in the tourist industry provided a socio-cultural context for quantitative analysis and for recommendations for remediation of pressures on the remaining forest. The research documents a 58% decline in tree cover between 1924-2002, and a decline of 4.23% between 2003-2006. The conclusions question concepts such as "landscape integrity" and the usefulness of non-interventionist ideology in an historic and rapidly changing region.
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    Degree Level
    masters
    Degree Program
    Landscape Architecture
    Graduate College
    Degree Grantor
    University of Arizona
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