| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Extreme consumerism based lifestyle and availability of heavy machinery around the world are two main anthropogenic factors affecting landuse change and consequently irreparable damage to land resources (forest, rangeland, wetland, mine, etc). This is precisely the major challenge and the root cause of crises such as floods, erosion, sediment, water scarcity, dust, desertification, forced migration and weakening agriculture. In this study, the effective factors in the land use change and its consequences have been investigated and analysed according to the comprehensive literature review. The results of our analysis showed that the landuse/cover changes are mainly affected by land ownership system, rules and current management of natural resources, government policy, the process of purchasing and selling agricultural lands, uncontrolled urbanization and civil activities and local lobby presser. Unfortunately, the climate change that occurred in the last two decades has provided the background for drought and land use change of forests, wetlands, natural meadows, high-quality pastures, and riverbeds. If the current trend continues, the response to the resulting crises in more tangible forms such as water scarcity, forced migration (spread from rural to urban regions) and huge economic losses will not be unexpected. It is believed that any kind of planning and action to deal with these consequences will not be successful without considering the issue of land use change, and this requires fundamental change in laws, administrative and, management approaches. |
