The following tables contain a list of research papers that, directly or indirectly, have methodological links with the Medalus ESA framework. Any suggestions are welcome.

Link to the: MEDALUS projects
Link to the: ESA calculator for local areas
Link to the: DIS4ME: Desertification Indicator System for Mediterranean Europe


  Development
  Validation
  1. Kosmas, C., Ferrara, A., Briassouli, H., Imeson, A. 1999. Methodology for mapping Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) to Desertification. In 'The Medalus project Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification'. Edited by: C. Kosmas, M. Kirkby, N. Geeson. European Union 18882. pp: 31-47 ISBN 92-828-6349-2. Download from here
  2. Ferrara, A., Bellotti, A., Faretta, S., Mancino, G., and Taberner, M. 1999. Identification and assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Areas by Remote Sensing, MEDALUS III 2.6.2., OU Final Report, King's College, London, 2, 397-429, 1999 Download from here
  3. Basso, F., Bellotti, A., Faretta, S., Ferrara, A., Mancino, G., Pisante, M., Quaranta, G., Taberner, M. 1999. Application of the proposed methodology for defining ESAs: the Agri Basin. In: "The Medalus project Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification" (Kosmas C, Kirkby M, Geeson N Eds. European Union Report no. 18882: 74-79. Download from here
  4. Basso, F., Bove, E., Dumontet, S., Ferrara, A., Pisante, M., Quaranta, G., Taberner, M., 2000. Evaluating environmental sensitivity at the basin scale through the use of geographic information systems and remotely sensed data: an example covering the Agri basin - Southern Italy. Catena 40, 19-35. Download from here
  5. Ferrara, A. 2005. Expert system for evaluating the environmental sensitivity index (ESI) of a local area. In: "DIS4ME: Desertification Indicator System for Mediterranean Europe", Jane Brandt Ed. [online] - ISSN: 1749-8996. Access from here
  6. Brandt, J. (ed) 2005. DIS4ME: Desertification Indicator System for Mediterranean Europe. ISSN: 1749-8996. [online] Access from here
    7. ----------
  7. Kosmas C., Moustakas N., Danalatos N.G., Yassoglu N., 1994. The effect of rock fragments on wheat biomass production under highly variable moisture conditions in Mediterranean environments. Catena, 23: 191-198
  8. Kosmas C., Poesen J., Briasouli H., 1999. Key indicators of desertification at the ESAa scale. In 'The Medalus project Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification'. Edited by: C. Kosmas, M. Kirkby, N. Geeson. European Union 18882. pp: 11-30 ISBN 92-828-6349-2.
  9. Kosmas, C., Danalatos, N.G., Gerontidis, S., 2000. The effect of land parameters on vegetation performance and degree of erosion under Mediterranean conditions. Catena 40, 3-17.
  10. AA.VV. 2002. Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses. Geeson, N.A., Brandt, C.J., Thornes, J.B., Eds.; ISBN 0-470-84448-5, págs. 177-185 Wiley: Chichester, UK
  11. Kosmas, C., Tsara, M., Moustakas, N., Kosmas, D., Yassoglou, N. 2005. Environmental sensitive areas and indicators of desertification. Desertification in the Mediterranean Region. A Security Issue, 3., Edited by: W.G. Kepner, J.L. Rubio, D.A. Mouat and F. Pedrazzini, NATO Security through Science Series Springer Publishers, Germany.
  12. Ferrara A. 2005. The indicators list (see single indicators descriptions). In: “DIS4ME: Desertification Indicator System for Mediterranean Europe” (Brandt J ed). - ISSN: 1749-8996
  13. Salvati L., Zitti M., 2009. Substitutability and weighting of ecological and economic indicators: Exploring the importance of various components of a synthetic index. Ecological Economics. Volume 68, Issue 4, Pages 1093-1099. ISSN 0921-8009 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.07.017
  14. Ferrara, A., Salvati, L., Sateriano, A., Nolé , A. 2012. Performance Evaluation and Costs Assessment of a Key Indicator System to Monitor Desertification Vulnerability. Ecological Indicators 23: 123-129.
  15. Salvati, L., De Zuliani, E., Sateriano, A., Zitti, M., Mancino, G., Ferrara, A. 2013. An expert system to evaluate environmental sensitivity: a local-scale approach to land degradation. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 11 (4): 611-627
  16. Kairis, O., Kosmas, C., Karavitis, C., Ritsema, C., Salvati, L., Acikalin, S., Alcala, M., Alfama, P., Atlhopheng, J., & Barrera, J. 2014. Evaluation and selection of indicators for land degradation and desertification monitoring: Types of degradation, causes, and implications for management. Environmental Management, 54, 971-982. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-013-0110-0
  17. Zambon I., Colantoni A., Carlucci M., Morrow N.,Sateriano A., Salvati L., 2017. Land quality, sustainable development and environmental degradation in agricultural districts: A computational approach based on entropy indexes. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. Volume 64, Pages 37-46. ISSN 0195-9255, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2017.01.003
  18. Turan I.D., Dengiz O., Özkan B. 2019. Spatial assessment and mapping of soil quality index for desertification in the semi-arid terrestrial ecosystem using MCDM in interval type-2 fuzzy environment. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Volume 164, 104933, ISSN 0168-1699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2019.104933.
  19. A. Padula, 2020. Land Degradation and Desertification processes at global scale: fast and slow drivers of change. Tesi di Dottorato. Dottorato di Ricerca in 'Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Forestali e degli Alimenti', XXXII Ciclo. Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza.[In Italian] Download from here
  20. Koné A., Fontaine A., El Yacoubi S. 2020. Coupling cellular automata with Medalus assessment for the desertification issue. The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020) Faculty of Engineering, The UWI, St. Augustine, June 1st- 5th, 2020 DOI: 10.47412/VQGH6804
  21. Koné A., Fontaine A., Loireau M., Jangorzo S.N., El Yacoubi S. 2021. DESERTICAS, a Software to Simulate Desertification Based on MEDALUS and Cellular Automata. In: Gwizdalla, T.M., Manzoni, L., Sirakoulis, G.C., Bandini, S., Podlaski, K. (eds) Cellular Automata. ACRI 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12599. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69480-7_20
  1. Kosmas C., Ferrara A., Bellotti A, Detsis V., Faretta S., Gerontidis St., Mancino G., Marathainou M. and Pisante M. 1998. A Comparative Analysis of the Physical Environment of two Mediterranean Areas Threatened by Desertification. Istituto Mediterranico, Universitade Nova De Lisboa. Mediterraneo n 12/13: 127-145
  2. Basso, F., Bellotti, A., Faretta, S., Ferrara, A., Mancino, G., Pisante, M., Quaranta, G. 1999. The Agri basin (Italy): application of the methodology for mapping Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) to Desertification. In 'The Medalus project Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification'. Edited by: C. Kosmas, M. Kirkby, N. Geeson. European Union 18882. pp: 74-79 ISBN 92-828-6349-2.
  3. Dipace, A., Baldassarre, G. 2005. Aree sensibili alla desertificazione nel Tavoliere di Puglia. Giornale di Geologia Applicata 2: 203-209. [In Italian]
  4. Ceccarelli T., Giordano F., Luise A., Perini L., Salvati L. 2006. La vulnerabilità alla desertificazione in Italia: raccolta, analisi, confronto e verifica delle procedure cartografiche di mappatura e degli indicatori a scala nazionale e locale. Manuale e linee guida 40/2006, Roma. ISBN 88-448-02010-4
  5. Farajzadeh, M., Egbal, M.N. 2007. Evaluation of MEDALUS model for desertification hazard zonation using GIS; study area: Iyzad Khast plain, Iran. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 10 (16), pp. 2622-2630
  6. Lavado Contador, J.F., Schnabel, S., Gomez G.A,, Pulido, F.M. 2009. Mapping sensitivity to land degradation in Extremadura (SW Spain). Land Degradation and Development. 20(2): 129-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.884
  7. Lavado Contador, J.F., Schnabel, S., Gomez, G.A., Pulido, F.M. 2009. Assessing the environmental sensitivity to land degradation. A validation of the MEDALUS method in SW Spain. Proceedings of Geophysical Research, , EGU, 19-24 April, Vienna, Austria
  8. Lavado Contador, J. J., Schnabel, S., & Gomez Gutierrez, A. Lopez Bermudez, F. (Ed.). 2009. An evaluation of the MEDALUS ESA index (environmental sensitivity to land degradation), from regional to plot scale. Spain: Ediciones de la Universidad de Murcia.
  9. Ferrara, A., Mancino, G., Urbano, V., Coletta, V., Baffari, P., 2010. Analisi delle potenzialitá applicative del metodo ESA (Environmental Sensitive Areas) e aggiornamento della carta delle aree sensibili alla desertificazione della Basilicata. Forest@. 7: 133-147 [In Italian]
  10. Rasmy, M., Gad, A., Abdelsalam, H., Siwailam, M. 2010. A dynamic simulation model of desertification in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, 13 (2), pp. 101-111.
  11. Salvati, L. and Bajocco S. 2011 Land sensitivity to desertification across Italy: past, present, and future Applied Geography 31 223-31
  12. Salvati, L. and Ferrara C. 2013. Do changes in vegetation quality precede urban sprawl? Area. 45(3): 365-375.
  13. Salvati, L. and Ferrara A. 2015. Validation of MEDALUS Fire Risk Index using Forest Fires Statistics through a Multivariate Approach. Ecological Indicators. 48: 365-369
  14. Salvati, L., Ferrara, C., Corona, P. 2015. Indirect validation of the Environmental Sensitive Area Index using soil degradation indicators: A country-scale approach. Ecological Indicators, 57, art. no. 2372, pp. 360-365
  15. De Pina Tavares, J., Baptista, I., Ferreira, A.J.D., et al., L. 2015. Assessment and mapping the sensitive areas to desertification in an insular Sahelian mountain region Case study of the Ribeira Seca Watershed, Santiago Island, Cabo Verde. Catena. 128: 214-223
  16. Piccione V., Ragusa M. A., Rapicavoli V., and Veneziano V. 2018. Monitoring of a natural park through ESPI. AIP Conference Proceedings 1978, (ICNAAM 2017) - Thessaloniki, Greece (25–30 September 2017)] https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5043785
  17. Abdolhossein B.; Hossein B., Reza J. 2018. Evaluating the potential of Bayesian networks for desertification assessment in arid areas of Iran. Land Degradation & Development, (), ldr.3224–. doi:10.1002/ldr.3224
  18. Jiang, L., Bao, A., Jiapaer, G., Guo, H., Zheng, G., Gafforov, K., Kurban, A., De Maeyer, P., 2019. Monitoring land sensitivity to desertification in central Asia: Convergence or divergence? The Sci. Total Environ. 658, 669–683. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.152
  19. Nouri M., Bouzidi M., Rezgui W., Soltani F., Rejeb M.N. 2020. Desertification risks: sensitivity and limits of the MEDALUS method in semi-arid areas (Center of Tunisia). Nature et Technology Journal :30-37. http://www.univ-chlef.dz/revuenatec
  20. Hongwei Zeng, Bingfang Wu, Miao Zhang, Ning Zhang, Abdelrazek Elnashar, Liang Zhu, Weiwei Zhu, Fangming Wu, Nana Yan, Wenjun Liu. 2021. Dryland ecosystem dynamic change and its drivers in Mediterranean region. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. Volume 48, 2021, Pages 59-67. ISSN 1877-3435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.10.013

    Application



    Europe
  1. Kosmas, C., Ferrara, A., Bellotti, A., Detsis V., Faretta, S., Gerontidis, St., Mancino, G., Marathainou, M., Pisante, M. 1998. A comparative analysis of the physical environment of two Mediterranean areas threatened by desertification. Istituto Mediterraneo, Universitade Nova De Lisboa. Mediterraneo 12/13: 127-1
  2. Kosmas C., Gerontidis S., Detsis V., Zafiriou T., Marathianou M. 1999. Application of the proposed methodology for defining ESAs: the island of Lesvos (Greece). In: “The Medalus project: Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification” (Kosmas C, Kirkby M, Geeson N eds). European Union Report no. 18882, pp. 66-73
  3. Roxo, M. J., Mourao, J. M., Rodrigues, L. & Casimiro, P. C. 1999. The Alentejo region (Metrola municipality, Portugal). In: "The Medalus project Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification" (Kosmas C, Kirkby M, Geeson N Eds. European Union Report no. 18882
  4. Montanarella, L., Baracchini, R., Rusco, E. 2000. Indicazione delle aree vulnerabili in Puglia. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability. European Soil Bureau, I-21020, Ispra (VA) Italy. [in Italian]
  5. Enne, G., Zucca, C. 2000. Desertification indicators for the European Mediterranean region: state of the art and possible methodological approaches. ANPA, Roma - NRD, Sassari: 261. [in Italian]
  6. Hamdy A., Trisorio-Liuzzi G. 2002. Desertification: causes and strategies to compete. In : Zdruli P. (ed.), Steduto P. (ed.), Kapur S. (ed.). 7. International meeting on Soils with Mediterranean Type of Climate (selected papers). Bari : CIHEAM, 2002. p. 399-412 (Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens; n. 50)
  7. Giordano L, Giordano F, Grauso S, Iannetta M, Sciortino M, Rossi L, Bonati G 2003. Identification of areas sensitive to desertification in Sicily Region. A cura del Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio. ENEA, Roma, pp. 27-47.
  8. Madrau S., Deroma M., Pittalis D., Putzu G., Zucca C. 2003. Il modello di valutazione del rischio di desertificazione ESAs. Il caso della Sardegna nord-occidentale: I territori dei comuni di Alghero, Porto Torres, Sassari e Stintino. NDR-Nucleo Ricerca Desertificazione, Universitá di Sassari
  9. Zucca C., Madrau S., Deroma M., Pittalis D. 2003. Il metodo ESAs per la modellizzazione del rischio di desertificazione. Applicazione in un'area della Sardegna nord-occidentale. Atti della 7" Conferenza Nazionale ASITA - Verona, 28-31 Ottobre 2003: 1891-1896. [in Italian]
  10. Bayramin I. 2003. Beypazari topraklarinin MEDALUS metoduna gore toprak kalite indekslerinin belirlenmesi. Harran Universitesi Ziraat Fakultesi Dergisi. J.Agric Fac. HR. U. 2003, 7 (3-4): 29-35 [in Turkish]
  11. Fons-Esteve J, Páramo F (2003). Mapping sensitivity to desertification (DISMED). Final report. Universitat Antónoma de Barcelona. RpF_Map_030731_JF
  12. Motroni, A., Canu, S., Bianco, G., Loj, G. 2004. Carta delle aree sensibili alla desertificazione in Sardegna (Environmentally Sensitive Areas to desertification, ESAs). N. 16 Fogli in scala 1:100.000 3 ottobre 2003 Cagliari. ERSAT GeoEsplora, Roma, 27 maggio 2004. Servizio Agrometeorologico Regionale per la Sardegna.
  13. Genesio L. et al. 2004. Integrazione dei dati climatici, telerilevati e socio-economici per la definizione di indicatori di vulnerabilitá alla desertificazione. DESERTNET - INTERREG III B - Azione pilota in Toscana. http://progettiue.enea.it/dettagli_prog.asp?id=48 [in Italian]
  14. Brandt J., Geeson N., Imeson A. 2004. A desertification indicator system for Mediterranean Europe. Desertlinks (DG-Research: Contract No. EVK2- CT-2001-00109).
  15. Trisorio Liuzzi, G., Ladisa, G. and Todorovic, M., 2004. Environmental Sensitive Areas to desertification model: supplementary indicators accounting for socio-economic conditions of Southern Italy. In: Workshop Proceedings on “Determining an income-product generating approach for soil conservation management, (Zdruli, P. and Trisorio Liuzzi G. Eds.). Marrakesh, Morocco 12-16. February 2004. MEDCOASTLAND PROJECT - E.U. DG Research INCO-MED Programme – CIHEAM. MEDCOASTLAND publication 2. IAM- Bari, Italy. ISBN: 2-85352-311-X.
  16. Coscarelli, R., Minervino, I., Sorriso-Valvo, M. 2005. Methods for the characterization of areas sensitive to desertification: an application to the Calabrian territory (Italy). In: "Geomorphological processes and human impacts in River basin" (Batalla and Garcia Ed. IAHS Publ. 299: 23-30.
  17. Barbera B., Niccoli R., Piccione V. (a cura di) 2005. Carta delle Aree Sensibili alla Desertificazione in Calabria. Rubbettino Editore.
  18. Di Stefano, C., Ferro, V. 2005. Zonizzazione climatica del territorio siciliano per la determinazione delle aree sensibili alla desertificazione. Rivista di Ingegneria Agraria 2: 79-89. [in Italian]
  19. Dipace A, Baldassarre G 2005. Aree sensibili alla desertificazione nel Tavoliere di Puglia. Giornale di Geologia Applicata 2: 203-209 doi: 10.1474/GGA.2005–02.0–29.0055 [in Italian]
  20. Zehtabian, G.R., Ahmadi, H., Khosravi, H., Rafiei Emam, A. 2005. The approach of desertification mapping using Medalus methodology in Iran. Desert J. (Biaban) 10 (1): 51-60.
  21. Ferrara, A., Bellotti, A., Faretta, S., Mancino, G., Baffari, P., D'ottavio, A., Trivigno, V. 2005. Carta delle aree sensibili alla desertificazione della Regione Basilicata. Forest@, 2, pp. 66-73 [in Italian]
  22. Trisorio Liuzzi, G., Landisa, G., Todorovic, M. 2005. Identification and assessment of areas sensitive to desertification in semi-arid environments: the case study of the Apulia region (southern Italy). In: International Conference on "Water, land and food Security in arid and semi-arid regions". Valenzano (Bari, Italy) 6-11 September 2005: 269-398.
  23. Barbera, B., Piccione, V. 2005. Carta sensibilitá alla desertificazione: caratterizzazione delle aree sensibili alla desertificazione. Regione Calabria, Progetto Interreg IIIb - Medocc Desertnet, Rubettino editore. [in Italian]
  24. Motroni A., Canu S., Bianco G., Loj G. 2005. Un GIS per l'individuazione delle aree sensibili alla desertificazione (ESAs) nella Regione Sardegna. MondoGIS 46; 2327. [in Italian]
  25. Ferrara A. 2005. I sistemi a indicatori chiave nella valutazione della vulnerabilità ambientale alla desertificazione. In: “Foreste Ricerca Cultura” (Corona P, Iovino F, Maetzke F, Marchetti M, Menguzzato G, Nocentini S, Portoghesi L eds). Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali, Firenze, pp. 167-180. - ISBN: 88-87553-08-4
  26. Salvati et al. 2005. Monitoraggio permanente della siccità in agricoltura ed evidenziazione dei processi di desertificazione nel sud Italia. In Climagri. Cambiamenti climatici e agricoltura. Risultati conclusivi di S. Esposito, C. Epifani, C. Serra (a cura di). Ufficio di Ecologia Agraria. EAN: 9788890147265 ISBN: 8890147261
  27. Caria C., Casu I., Colombo V., Leoni I., Viti S. 2006. La lotta alla desertificazione in Italia: stato dell’arte e linee guida per la redazione di proposte progettuali di azioni locali. A cura di Giuseppe Enne, Anna Luise. Manuali e linee guida 41/2006 ISBN 88-448-0213-9 [in Italian]
  28. Aru A., Vacca A., Marrone V.A. 2006. Caratterizzazione tipologica dei fenomeni di desertificazione sinora osservati e studiati in Italia e sviluppo del sistema di riferimento per la rappresentazione sistematica delle tipologie riscontrate. A cura di Enne G. e Iannetta M. ENEA Ente per le Nuove tecnologie l’Energia e l’Ambiente ISBN 88-8286-144-9 [in Italian]
  29. Salvati, L., Zitti, M. 2007. Long term demographic dynamics along an urban-rural gradient: implications for land degradation. Biota 8, 61-69.
  30. Piro P., Carbone M., Frega F. 2007. Identificazione di aree sensibili alla desertificazione (ESAs). Applicazione alla regione Calabria. L’Acqua, 2, 2007 [in Italian]
  31. Costantini E.A.C., Urbano F., Bonati G., Nino P., Fais A. 2007. Atlante nazionale delle aree a rischio di desertificazione. INEA, Roma, pp. 108 [in Italian]
  32. Perini L, Salvati L, Sorrenti S, Zitti M, Ceccarelli T (2007). Valutazione della vulnerabilità ai processi di degrado delle terre e alla desertificazione del territorio italiano. Italian Journal of Agrometeorology 1 (suppl. AIAM): 34-35. [in Italian]
  33. Salvati, L., Zitti, M. 2008. Regional convergence of environmental variables: empirical evidences from land degradation. Ecological Economics, 68, 162e168.
  34. Perini, L., Salvati, L., Ceccarelli, T., Sorrenti, S., Zitti, M. 2008. La desertificazione in Italia. Processi, indicatori, vulnerabilita_ del territorio. Bonanno Editore, Acireale, Roma: 190.
  35. Silleos N., Cherif I., et al. 2008. Desertification assessment in the Lesvos island in Greece and methodology for mitigation action planning. International Advanced Workshop on Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Agri-production and Environment', 22-23/08, Alexandroupolis. ISBN 978-960-287- 103-4, Proceedings: 241-254
  36. Salvati L., Zitti M., Ceccarelli T. 2008. Integrating economic and environmental indicators in the assessment of desertification risk: a case study. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 6 (1): 129-138
  37. Ferrara A., Mancino G., Nolé A., Urbano V. 2009. Analisi e valutazione degli elementi di vulnerabilità ambientale delle formazioni forestali della Basilicata mediante l’uso di sistemi a indicatori chiave (Key Indicator Based Systems). Atti del Terzo Congresso Nazionale di Selvicoltura. Taormina (ME), 16-19 ottobre 2008. Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali, Firenze, pp. 494-502.
  38. Salvati L., Zitti M. 2009. Assessing the impact of ecological and economic factors on land degradation vulnerability through multiway analysis. Ecological indicators 9: 357-363.
  39. Salvati L., Zitti M. 2009. Multivariate analysis of socio-economic indicators as a measure of sensitivity to land degradation in the ESA model. International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics 15 (F09): 93-102
  40. Piccione V., Veneziano V., Malacrino V., Campisi S. 2009 - Rischio Desertificazione Regione Sicilia (Protocollo MEDALUS). Mappe di sensibilitá e incidenza territoriale a scala comunale del processo in divenire. Quad. Bot. Ambientale Appl, 20.
  41. Salvati, L., Zitti, M. 2009. Convergence or divergence in desertification risk? Scale-based assessment and policy implications in a Mediterranean country. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 52 (7): 957-971
  42. Frattaruolo F, Pennetta L, Piccarreta M. 2009. Desertification vulnerability map of tavoliere, Apulia (Southern Italy). J Maps. 5(1):117-125.
  43. Salvati L., Venezian Scarascia ME., Zitti M., Ferrara A., Urbano V., Sciortino M., Giupponi C. 2009. Land degradation assessment in time and space. A review of bio-physical and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean Basin. Ital. Journal of Agronomy 4 (3):77-90
  44. Spilanis I., Kizos T., Koulouri M., Kondyli J., Vakoufaris H., Gatsis J. 2009. Monitoring sustainability in insular areas. Ecological indicators 9: 179-187
  45. Ancona, V., Bruno, D.E., Lopez, N., Pappagallo, G., Uricchio, V.F. 2010. A modified soil quality index to assess the influence of soil degradation processes on desertification risk: The Apulia case. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 5 (3 SUPPL), pp. 45-55
  46. Basso, B., de Simone, L., Ferrara, A., Cammarano, D., Cafiero, G., Yeh, M.L., Chou, T.Y. 2010. Analysis of contributing factors to desertification and mitigation measures in Basilicata Region. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 5 (3 supp.): 33-44.
  47. Ladisa, G., Todorovic, M., Trisorio Liuzzi, G., 2010. Assessment of desertification in Semi-Arid Mediterranean environments: the case study of Apulia region (Southern Italy). In: Zdruli, P., Pagliai, M., Kapur, S., Faz Cano, A. (Eds.), Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation. Springer, New York, pp. 493–516.
  48. Giordani P., Malaspina P., Rizzi G., Tixi S., Modenesi P. 2010. Responses of lichens to climate: experimental applications from the organism to the community level. Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici. Università di Genova,72,201092
  49. Giordani P., Incerti G., Rizzi G., Ginaldi F., Viglione S., Rellini I., Brunialti G., Malaspina P., Modenesi P. 2010. Land use intensity drives the local variation of lichen diversity in Mediterranean ecosystems sensitive to desertification In Biology of Lichens – Symbiosis, Ecology, Environm. Monitoring, Systematics, Cyber Applications Thomas H. Nash III et al. (ed.): Bibliotheca Lichenologica 105: 139–148. J. Cramer in der Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 2010
  50. Salvati L. & Bajocco S. 2011. Land sensitivity to desertification across Italy: Past, present, and future. Applied Geography. Volume 31, Issue 1. Pages 223-231. ISSN 0143-6228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.04.006
  51. Salvati L., Bajocco S., Ceccarelli T., Zitti M., Perini L. 2011. Towards a process-based evaluation of land vulnerability to soil degradation in Italy. Ecological Indicators. Volume 11, Issue 5: Pages 1216-1227. ISSN 1470-160X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.12.024
  52. De Paola F., Ducci D., Giugni M. 2011. La definizione delle aree sensibili alla desertificazione (ESAs) nel bacino del fiume Tusciano. L’Acqua, 5, 2011 [in Italian]
  53. Trisorio Liuzzi G., Ladisa G., Todorović M. 2011. Valutazione dell'impatto dei fattori bio-fisici e socio-economici nell'analisi del rischio di desertificazione in un'area mediterranea. Convegno di Medio Termine dell’Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Agraria Belgirate, 22-24 settembre 2011 [in Italian]
  54. Bajocco, S., De Angelis, A., Perini, L., Ferrara, A., Salvati, L. 2012. The impact of land use/land cover changes on land degradation dynamics: a Mediterranean case study. Environmental management, 49 (5): 980-989.
  55. Salvati, L. 2012. The spatial nexus between population growth and land degradation in a dry Mediterranean region: a rapidly changing pattern? International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 19 (1): 81-88.
  56. Basso, B., de Simone, L., Cammarano, D., Martin, E.C., Margiotta, S., Grace, P.R., Yeh, M.L., Chou, T.Y. 2012. Evaluating responses to land degradation mitigation measures in southern Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research, 6 (2), pp. 367-380
  57. Ladisa, G., Todorovic, M., & Trisorio Liuzzi, G. 2012. A GIS-based approach for desertification risk assessment in apulia region, SE italy. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 49, 103-113
  58. Bajocco S., De Angelis A., Salvati L. 2012. A satellite-based green index as a proxy for vegetation cover quality in a Mediterranean region. Ecological Indicators. Volume 23:Pages 578-587. ISSN 1470-160 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.05.013
  59. De Paola, F., Ducci, D., Giugni, M. 2013. Desertification and erosion sensitivity. A case study in southern Italy: The Tusciano River catchment. Environmental Earth Sciences, 70 (5), pp. 2179-2190.
  60. Salvati, L., Zitti, M., Perini, L. 2013. Fifty years on: understanding the long-term spatio-temporal patterns of sensitivity to desertification across Italy. Land Degradation and Development.
  61. Salvati, L., De Angelis, A., Bajocco, S., Ferrara, A., Barone, P.M. 2013. Desertification risk, long term landuse changes and environmental resilience: a case study in Basilicata, Italy. Scottish Geographical Journal 129 (2): 85-99.
  62. Elsayed Said Mohamed. 2013. Spatial assessment of desertification in north Sinai using modified MEDLAUS model. Arab J Geosci (2013) 6:4647–4659 DOI 10.1007/s12517-012-0723-2
  63. Zitti M., Sateriano A. and Salvati L. 2013. Aricultural Profitability and Susceptibility to Soil Degradationi in a Changing Mediterranean Landscape. Romanian Journal of Regional Science, Romanian Regional Science Association, vol. 7(1), pages 81-102, JUNE.
  64. Salvati, L., Smiraglia, D., Bajocco, S., Ceccarelli, T., Zitti, M., Perini, L. 2013. Map of Long-Term Changes in Land Sensitivity to Degradation of Italy. Journal of Maps, 10 (1), pp. 65-72.
  65. Salvati, L., Ferrara, A. 2014. Do land cover changes shape sensitivity to forest fires in peri-urban areas? Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 13 (3), pp. 571-575.
  66. Salvati, L., Tombolini, I. 2014. A diachronic classification of peri-urban forest land based on vulnerability to desertification. International Journal of Environmental Research, 8 (2), pp. 279-284
  67. Carbone, M., Mancuso, A., Piro, P. 2014. Identification of desertification risk with environmentally sensitive areas: Application to an area in Southern Italy. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM, 1 (3), pp. 405-412
  68. Salvati L., Carlucci M. 2014. Zero Net Land Degradation in Italy: The role of socioeconomic and agro-forest factors. Journal of Environmental Management. Volume 145. Pages 299-306, ISSN 0301-4797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.006
  69. Salvati L, 2014. A socioeconomic profile of vulnerable land to desertification in Italy. Science of The Total Environment. Volumes 466–467, Pages 287-299, ISSN 0048-9697 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.091
  70. Ferrara C., Salvati L., Tombolini I. 2014. An integrated evaluation of soil resource depletion from diachronic settlement maps and soil cartography in peri-urban Rome, Italy. Geoderma. Volumes 232–234,Pages 394-405. ISSN 0016-7061 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.05.020
  71. Kosmas, C., Kairis, O., Karavitis, C., Ritsema, C., Salvati, L., Acikalin, S., et al., 2014. Evaluation and selection of indicators for land degradation and desertification monitoring: methodological approach. Environ. Manag. 54, 951–970
  72. Duro A., Piccione V., Ragusa M.A. and Veneziano V. 2014. New Enviromentally Sensitive Patch Index - ESPI - for MEDALUS protocol. 10th International Conference on Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Aerospace and Sciences AIP Conf. Proc. 1637, 305-312 (2014); doi: 10.1063/1.4904593
  73. Salvati L., Smiraglia D., Bajocco S., Ceccarelli T., Zitti M. & Perini L. 2014. Map of Long-Term Changes in Land Sensitivity to Degradation of Italy. Journal of Maps, 10:1, 65-72, DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2013.842506
  74. Canora, F., D'Angella, A., Aiello, A. 2015. Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity to desertification in the Bradano River basin (Basilicata, southern Italy). Journal of Maps, 11 (5), pp. 745-759.
  75. Salvati, R., Salvati L., Ferrara A., Corona P., Barbati A. 2015. Estimating the sensitivity to desertification of Italian forests. iForest. 8: 287-294
  76. Trotta, C., Menegoni, P., Manfredi, Frattarelli, F.M., Iannetta, M. 2015. Assessing desertification vulnerability on a local scale: the Castelporziano study case (central Italy). Rendiconti Lincei, 26, pp. 421-450.
  77. Karamesouti, M., Detsis, V., Kounalaki, A., Vasiliou, P., Salvati, L., Kosmas, C. 2015. Land-use and land degradation processes affecting soil resources: Evidence from a traditional Mediterranean cropland (Greece). Catena, 132, pp. 45-55.
  78. Kolios, S., Mitrakos, S., Stylios, C. 2015. Detection of areas susceptible to land degradation in Cyprus using remote sensed data and environmental quality indices. Land Degrad Dev. 29: 2338-2350
  79. Martinez-Sanchez, M. J., Perez-Sirvent, C., Garcia-Lorenzo, M. L., & Molina-Ruiz, J. 2015. An evaluation of the environmental sensitivity to land degradation in murcia region, SE spain. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 24(9), 2776-2786
  80. Salvati L., Mavrakis A., Colantoni A., Mancino G., Ferrara A. 2015. Complex Adaptive Systems, soil degradation and land sensitivity to desertification: A multivariate assessment of Italian agro-forest landscape. Science of The Total Environment. Volumes 521–522, Pages 235-245. ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.094
  81. Symeonakis, E., Karathanasis, N., Koukoulas, S., Panagopoulos, G. 2016. Monitoring sensitivity to land degradation and desertification with the environmentally sensitive area index: The case of lesvos island. Land Degradation and Development, 27(6), 1562-1573.
  82. Coscarelli, R., Caloiero, T., Minervino, I., Sorriso-Valvo, M. 2016. Sensitivity to desertification of a high productivity area in southern italy. Journal of Maps, 12(3), 573-581
  83. Kadović , R., Bohajar, Y.A.M., Perović, V., Belanović Simić, S., Todosijević, M., Tošić, S., Anđelić, M., Mlađan, D., Dovezenski, U. 2016. Land Sensitivity Analysis of Degradation using MEDALUS model: Case Study of Deliblato Sands, Serbia. Archives of Environmental Protection, 42 (4): 114-124
  84. Kosmas C., Karamesouti M., Kounalaki K., Detsis V., Vassiliou P., Salvati L. 2016. Land degradation and long-term changes in agro-pastoral systems: An empirical analysis of ecological resilience in Asteroussia - Crete (Greece). CATENA. Volume 147. Pages 196-204. ISSN 0341-8162 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.018
  85. Duro A., Piccione V., Ragusa M.A. and Veneziano V. 2016. The environmentally sensitive index patch applied to MEDALUS climate quality index. AIP Conference Proceedings 1738, 480113 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952349
  86. Prăvălie, R., Săvulescu, I., Patriche, C., Dumitraşcu, M., Bandoc, G. 2017. Spatial assessment of land degradation sensitive areas in southwestern Romania using modified MEDALUS method. Catena 153: 114-130
  87. Cancellieri F., Piccione V., Veneziano V. 2017. Principali studi sul rischio desertificazione in Sicilia. Geologia dell'Ambiente 1/2017: 9-16. SIGEA.
  88. Zambon I., Colantoni A., Carlucci M., Morrow N., Sateriano A., Salvati L. 2017. Land quality, sustainable development and environmental degradation in agricultural districts: A computational approach based on entropy indexes. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. Volume 64. Pages 37-46. ISSN 0195-9255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2017.01.003
  89. Morianou, G.G., Kourgialas, N.N., Psarras, G., Koubouris, G.C. 2018. Mapping sensitivity to desertification in Crete (Greece), the risk for agricultural areas. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 9 (4): 691-702
  90. Karamesouti, M., Panagos, P., Kosmas, C. 2018. Model-based spatio-temporal analysis of land desertification risk in Greece. CATENA. 167: 266-275
  91. Salvia, R.; Egidi, G.; Vinci, S.; Salvati, L. 2019. Desertification Risk and Rural Development in Southern Europe: Permanent Assessment and Implications for Sustainable Land Management and Mitigation Policies. Land. 8. 191
  92. Momirović, N., Kadović, R., Perović, V., Marjanović, M., Baumgertel, A. 2019. Spatial assessment of the areas sen sitive to degradation in the rural area of the municipality Cukarica,. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 7 (1): 71-80,. SSN 2095-6339
  93. Auza M.A. 2019. Analisis espacial del deficit hidrico en la cuenca del Rio Arque. CLAS-UMSS. online
  94. Smiraglia, D., Tombolini, I., Canfora, L. et al. 2019. The Latent Relationship Between Soil Vulnerability to Degradation and Land Fragmentation: A Statistical Analysis of Landscape Metrics in Italy, 1960-2010. Environmental Management. 64: 154-165
  95. Jiang, L., Jiapaer, G., Anming Bao, Alishir Kurban, Hao Guo, Guoxiong Zheng, Philippe De Maeyer. 2019. Monitoring the long-term desertification process and assessing the relative roles of its drivers in Central Asia. Ecological Indicators. 104: 195-208
  96. AA 2019. Strategia regionale di azione per la lotta alla desertificazione. Regione Siciliana, Presidenza, Autorita' di Bacino del Distretto Idrografico Della Sicilia [In Italian]
  97. Prăvălie, R., Patriche C., Săvulescu, I., Sirodoev, i., Bandoc, G., Sfică, L., 2020. Spatial assessment of land sensitivity to degradation across Romania. A quantitative approach based on the modified MEDALUS methodology. CATENA. 187: 104407
  98. Benassi F., Cividino S., Cudlin P., Alhuseen A., Ricciardo Lamonica G., Salvati L. 2020. Population trends and desertification risk in a Mediterranean region, 1861-2017. Land Use Policy. Volume 95,104626. ISSN 0264-8377 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104626.
  99. Prăvălie, R. et al. 2020. Recent spatio-temporal changes of land sensitivity to degradation in Romania due to climate change and human activities: An approach based on multiple environmental quality indicators. Ecological Indicators, 118, p. 106755. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106755.
  100. Morianou, G., Kourgialas, N.N., Pisinaras, V., Psarras, G., Arambatzis, G., 2021. Assessing desertification sensitivity map under climate change and agricultural practices scenarios: the island of Crete case study. Water Supply 21, 2916–2934
  101. Perović V., Kadović R., Durdević V., Pavlović D., Pavlović M., Cakmak D., Mitrović M., Pavlović P. 2021. Major drivers of land degradation risk in Western Serbia: Current trends and future scenarios. Ecological Indicators. Volume 123, 107377, ISSN 1470-160X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107377.
  102. Egidi, G., Cividino, S., Paris, E., Palma, A., Salvati, L., Cudlin, P., 2021. Assessing the impact of multiple drivers of land sensitivity to desertification in a mediterranean country. Catena 220 (2023) 106728. Environ. Impact Assess. Rev. 89, 106594 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106594.
  103. Mudahir Ozgul & Turgay Dindaroglu, 2021. Multi-criteria analysis for mapping of environmentally sensitive areas in a karst ecosystem. Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(11), pages 16529-16559
  104. Coluzzi R., Bianchini L., Egidi G., Cudlin P., Imbrenda V., Salvati L., Lanfredi M. 2022. Density matters? Settlement expansion and land degradation in Peri-urban and rural districts of Italy. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. Volume 92, 106703, ISSN 0195-9255.
  105. Kairis O, Karamanos A, Voloudakis D, Kapsomenakis J, Aratzioglou C, Zerefos C, Kosmas C. 2022. Identifying Degraded and Sensitive to Desertification Agricultural Soils in Thessaly, Greece, under Simulated Future Climate Scenarios. Land. 2022; 11(3):395. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030395
  106. De Luca, D.L.; Apollonio, C.; Petroselli, A. 2022. The Benefit of Continuous Hydrological Modelling for Drought Hazard Assessment in Small and Coastal Ungauged Basins: A Case Study in Southern Italy. Climate 2022, 10, 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10030034



    107. Africa
  107. Ali, R.R., El Baroudy, A.A. 2008. Use of GIS in mapping the environmental sensitivity to desertification in Wadi El Natrun depression, Egypt. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 2 (1): 157-164.
  108. Gad A. and Lotfy I. 2008. Use of remote sensing and GIS in mapping the environmental sensitivity areas for desertification of Egyptian territory. eEarth Discuss., 3, 41-85, 2008 www.electronic-earth-discuss.net/3/41/2008/
  109. Abdalla Gad. Abdalla. 2008. Assessment and Mapping of Desertification Sensitivity in Some of the Western Desert Oases, Egypt, Based on Remote Sensing and GIS. The 3rd International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments (2008) and the 1st Arab Water Forum. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 16 to 19 November 2008 http://www.secheresse.info/spip.php?article7181
  110. Benabderrahmane, M.C., Chenchouni, H. 2010. Assessing Environmental Sensitivity Areas to Desertification in Eastern Algeria using Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use MEDALUS Model. International Journal of Sustainable Water and Environmental Systems. 1: 5-10
  111. Benmessaud, H., Kalla, M., Driddi, H. 2010. The Use of GIS Data in the Desertification Risk Cartography: Case Study of South Aurès Region in Algeria. In: Zdruli, P., Pagliai, M., Kapur, S., Faz Cano, A. (eds) Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8657-0_7
  112. Bouabid, R., Rouchdi, M., Badraoui, M., Diab, A., Louafi, S. 2010. Assessment of land desertification based on the MEDALUS approach and elaboration of an action plan: The case study of the Souss River Basin, Morocco. In Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation; Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 131-145
  113. Rasmy M., Gad A., Abdelsalam H., Siwailam M., 2010. A dynamic simulation model of desertification in Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science. Volume 13, Issue 2:101-111. ISSN 1110-9823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrs.2010.03.001.
  114. Afifi, A.A., Gad, A., Refat, A., 2010. Use of GIS and remote sensing for environmental sensitivity assessment of north coastal part, Egypt. Journal of American Science 6 (11), 632–646.
  115. Belal, A.A. 2011. GIS to Assess the Environmental Sensitivity for Desertification in Soil Adjacent to El-Manzala Lake, East of Nile Delta, Egypt. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 10 (5): 844-856, 2011 ISSN 1818-6769
  116. Bakr, N., Weindorf, D.C., Bahnassy, M.H., El-Badawi, M.M. 2012. Multi-temporal assessment of land sensitivity to desertification in a fragile agro-ecosystem: Environmental indicators. Ecological Indicators. 15 (1): 271-280.
  117. Iavazzo P., Terracciano S., Topa M.E., Adamo P., Coly A., De Paola F., Giordano S., Giugni M., Traoré S.E. 2013. The role of climate change and erosion processes in desertification process in a sub-Saharan peri-urban area (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso). Geophysical Research Abstracts. 15: 2013-2229.
  118. Salamani, M., Hanifi, H.K., Hirche, A., Nedjraoui, D. 2013. Assessment of desertification sensitivity in Algeria [Evaluation de la sensibilité aú la desertification en Algerie]. Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie), 68 (1): 71-84.
  119. Topa, M.E., Iavazzo, P., Terracciano, S., Adamo, P., Coly., A, De Paola, F., Giordano, S., Giugni, M., Traoré S.E. 2013. Evaluation of sensitivity to desertification by a modified ESAs method in two sub-Saharan peri-urban areas: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Saint Louis (Senegal). Geophysical Research Abstract Vol. 15, EGU2013-2229. EGU General Assembly 2013.
  120. Mokhtari N., Bouabid R., Bock L., Paul R. 2013. Application of approach MEDALUS for assessing desertification sensitivity of moulouya watershed, Morocco. Sci Ed Mersenne 5:131107
  121. Khebour Allouche Faiza and Gad Abdallah. 2014. A Comparison of Methods for Mapping the Environmental Sensitivity Areas for Desertification of a Mediterranean Landscape Using Remote Sensing and GIS Applications. European Academic Research. Vol Il. Issue 8.
  122. Bouhata, R. and Kalla, M. 2014. Mapping of environmental vulnerability of desertification by adaptation of the Medalus method in the endoreic area of Gadaine (eastern Algeria. Geographia Technica. 9 (2): 1-8.
  123. Benmessaoud, H., Chergui, F., Sahnouni, R., Chafai, C. 2015. The potential of geomatics in the realization of a map of desertification sensitivity southern massif Belezma-Batna (Algeria). International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives. 40 (7W3): 751-756
  124. De Pina Tavares J., et al. 2015. Assessment and mapping the sensitive areas to desertification in an insular Sahelian mountain region. Case study of the Ribeira Seca Watershed, Santiago Island, Cabo Verde. CATENA. Volume 128, Pages 214-223. ISSN 0341-8162 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.005
  125. Lahlaoi, H., Rhinane, H., Hilali, A., Lahssini, S., Moukrim, S. 2017. Desertification assessment using MEDALUS model in watershed Oued El Maleh, Morocco. Geosciences. 7 (3), Article number 50
  126. Capozzi, F., Di Palma, A., De Paola, F., Giugni, M., Iavazzo, P., Topa, M.E., Adamo, P., Giordano, S. 2018. Assessing desertification in sub-Saharan peri-urban areas: Case study applications in Burkina Faso and Senegal. Journal of Geochemical Exploration.190: 281-291
  127. Boudjemline, F., Semar, A. 2018. Assessment and mapping of desertification sensitivity with MEDALUS model and GIS - Case study: basin of Hodna, Algeria. Journal of Water and Land Development. 36:17-26
  128. Lamqadem, A.A., Pradhan, B., Saber, H., Rahimi, A. 2018. Desertification Sensitivity Analysis Using MEDALUS Model and GIS: A Case Study of the Oases of Middle Draa Valley, Morocco. Sensors. 18(7): 2230
  129. Saleh, A.M., Belal A.B., Jalhoum, M. E. 2018. Quantitative Assessment of Environmental Sensitivity to Desertification in Sidi Abdel-Rahman Area, Northern West Coast of Egypt. Egyptian journal of soil science 58(1):13 -26
  130. Bouhata, R., Bensekhria, A. Adaptation of MEDALUS method for the analysis depicting desertification in Oued Labiod valley (Eastern Algeria). Arab J Geosci 14, 365 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06679-2
  131. Kacem, H.A., Fal, S., Karim, M., Alaoui, H.M., Rhinane, H., Maanan, M. 2019. Application of fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for assessment of desertification sensitive areas in North West of Morocco. Geocarto International. 1-18
  132. Rabah B., Aida B. 2019. Adaptation of MEDALUS Method for the Analysis Depicting Land Degradation in Oued Labiod Valley (Eastern Algeria). Advances in Remote Sensing and Geo Informatics Applications. ISBN: 978-3-030-01439-1
  133. Hicham Ait Kacem, Said Fal, Mounir Karim, Hicham Mharzi Alaoui, Hassan Rhinane & Mehdi Maanan. 2019. Application of fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for assessment of desertification sensitive areas in North West of Morocco, Geocarto International, DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2019.1611949
  134. Bedoui, C. 2020. Study of desertification sensitivity in Talh region (Central Tunisia) using remote sensing, G.I.S. and the M.E.D.A.L.U.S. approach. Geoenviron Disasters 7, 16 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-020-00148-w
  135. Bouhata, R., Bensekhria, A. 2021. Adaptation of MEDALUS method for the analysis depicting desertification in Oued Labiod valley (Eastern Algeria). Arab J Geosci 14, 365 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06679-2
  136. Allouche, F. K., Hamaideh, A., Hammami, S., Gatta, E., & Khasawneh, A. 2021. Envisioning sustainable landscape management in the Environmentally Sensitive Areas of Ksour Essef, Tunisia. International Journal of Research - GRANTHAALAYAH, 9(1), 85-98. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i1.2021.2715
  137. Song, C., Kim, W., Kim, J., Gebru, B.M., Adane, G. B., Choi, Y. E., & Lee, W.-K. (2022). Spatial assessment of land degradation using MEDALUS focusing on potential afforestation and reforestation areas in Ethiopia. Land Degradation & Development, 33(1), 79-93. https://doi.org/10.1002/Idr.4130
  138. Fadl, Mohamed E., Ahmed S. Abuzaid, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, and Asim Biswas. 2022. Evaluation of Desertification Severity in El-Farafra Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt: Application of Modified MEDALUS Approach Using Wind Erosion Index and Factor Analysis. Land 11, no. 1: 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11010054
  139. Labbaci, A., Bbouchaou, L. 2022. Assessing land degradation and sensitivity to desertification using MEDALUS model and Google Earth Engine in a semi-arid area in Southern Morocco: Case of Draa watershed. Frontiers in Science and Engineering, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 2, jan. 2022. ISSN 2028 - 7615.
  140. Ahmed S. Abuzaid, Abdelatif D. Abdelatif, 2022. Assessment of desertification using modified MEDALUS model in the north Nile Delta, Egypt. Geoderma, Volume 405,115400, ISSN 0016-7061.
  141. Song, C., Kim, W., Kim, J., Gebru, B. M., Adane, G. B., Choi, Y. E., & Lee, W-K. 2022. Spatial assessment of land degradation using MEDALUS focusing on potential afforestation and reforestation areas in Ethiopia. Land Degradation & Development, 33( 1), 79– 93. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4130.
  142. Elnashar A., Zeng H., Wu B., Gebretsadkan Gebremicael T., Marie K. 2022. Assessment of environmentally sensitive areas to desertification in the Blue Nile Basin driven by the MEDALUS-GEE framework. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 815, 152925. ISSN 0048-9697, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.152925
  143. Salih, A., Hassaballa, A.A. 2022. Quantitative Assessment of Land Sensitivity to Desertification in Central Sudan: An Application of Remote Sensing-Based MEDALUS Model. In: Al Saud, M.M. (eds) Applications of Space Techniques on the Natural Hazards in the MENA Region. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88874-9_18



    144. Asia
  144. Bayramin, I. 2003. Beypazari topraklarinin Medalus metoduna go_re toprak kalite indekslerinin belirlenmesi. J. Agric Fac. HR. U. 7 (3-4): 29-35. [in Turkish]
  145. Emam, Am.R., Fakhri, F., Emam Al.R., Ahmadian, A. 2003. Desertification vulnerability in Varamin Plain (Central of Iran. GIS Development Global Edition).
  146. Zehtabian, G.H., Ahmadi, H,. Khosravi, H., Rafiei Emam, A. 2005. The approach of desertification mapping using MEDALUS methodology in Iran. BIABAN Journal. 10 (1-1): 51-60
  147. Farajzadeh, M., Egbal, M.N., 2007. Evaluation of MEDALUS model for desertification hazard zonation using GIS; study area: Iyzad Khast plain, Iran. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 10 (16), 2622–2630.
  148. Sepehr, A., Hassanli, A.M., Ekhtesasi, M.R., Jamali, J.B., 2007. Quantitative assessment of desertification in south of Iran using MEDALUS method Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 134 (1-3), pp. 243-254
  149. X.D. Wang, X.H. Zhong, S.Z. Liu, J.G. Liu, Z.Y. Wang, M.H. Li 2008. Regional assessment of environmental vulnerability in the Tibetan Plateau: Development and application of a new method. Journal of Arid Environments, Volume 72, Issue 10, Pages 1929-1939. ISSN 0140-1963 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.06.005.
  150. Rangzan, K., Sulaimani, B., & Abshirini, A. 2008. Change Detection, Mineralogy, Desertification Mapping in East and Northeast of Ahvaz City, SW Iran Using Combination of Remote Sensing Methods, GIS And ESAs Model.
  151. Masoudi, M., Abtahi, S.A., Badiee Namaghi, S.H., Kompani, M., Sameni, A.M. 2009. Assessment of desertification and mapping in Southern Neishabur (Iran) using MEDALUS method. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences, 11 (4), pp. 691-696
  152. Masoudi, M., Zakeri Nejad, R. 2010. Hazard assessment of desertification using MEDALUS model in Mazayjan plain, Fars province, Iran. Ecology, Environment and Conservation. 16 (3): 425-430.
  153. Hadeel, A.S., Jabbar, M.T., Chen, X. 2010. Application of remote sensing and GIS in the study of environmental sensitivity to desertification: A case study in Basrah Province, southern part of Iraq. Applied Geomatics, 2 (3), pp. 101-112
  154. Xu D., You X., Xia C., 2010. Assessing the spatial-temporal pattern and evolution of areas sensitive to land desertification in North China. Ecological Indicators. Volume 97: Pages 150-158. ISSN 1470-160X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.005
  155. Honardoust, F., Ownegh M., Sheikh, V. 2011. Assessing desertification sensitivity in the Northern part of Gorgan Plain, Southeast of the Caspian Sea, Iran. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 5: 205-220.
  156. Parvari, S.H., Pahlavanravi, A., Nia, A. R. M., Dehvari, A., and Parvari, D. 2011. Application of methodology for mapping environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) to desertification in dry bed of Hamoun wetland (Iran). International Journal of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences. 1: 65-80
  157. Bakr, N., Weindorf, D. C., Bahnassy, M. H., & El-Badawi, M. M. 2012. Multi-temporal assessment of land sensitivity to desertification in a fragile agro-ecosystem: Environmental indicators. Ecological Indicators, 15(1), 271-280
  158. Fozooni, L., Fakhireh, A., Ektesasi M.R. 2012. Asessment of desertification using of modify MEDALUS model in Sistan plain (The east of IRAN). Elixir Geoscience 47:8950-8955
  159. Hosseini, S.M., Sadrafshari, S., Fayzolahpour, M. 2012. Desertification hazard zoning in Sistan Region, Iran. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 22 (5): 885-894.
  160. Darwish, T., Zdruli, P., Saliba, R., Awad, M., Shaban, A., Faour, G., 2012. Vulnerability to desertification in Lebanon based on geo-information and socio-economic conditions. J. Environ. Sci. Eng. B1, 851–864.
  161. Najeeb, A.A., & Mahmood, F.H. 2012. Effect of land degradation degree on the land cover type using GIS technology in the west of Baghdad /Iraq. Iraqi journal of science, 53
  162. Marani Barzani, M., Khairulmaini, O.S. 2013. Desertification risk mapping of the Zayandeh Rood Basin in Iran. Journal of Earth System Science. 122 (5): 1269-1282.
  163. Mohamed, E.S. 2013. Spatial assessment of desertification in north Sinai using modified MEDLAUS model. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 6 (12):4647-4659.
  164. Jafari, R., Bakhshandehmehr, L., 2013. Quantitative mapping and assessment of environmentally sensitive areas to desertification in central Iran. Land Degrad. Dev. 27 (2), 108–119. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2227.
  165. Wijitkosum, S. 2014. Critical factors affecting the desertification in Pa Deng, Adjoining area of Kaeng Krachan national park, Thailand. Environment Asia. 7 (2): 87-98
  166. Sobhani, A., Khosravi, H. 2015. Assessing Environmental Sensitivity Areas to Desertification in North of Iran. Journal of Current World Environment, 10(3): 890-902.
  167. Dindaroğlu, T. 2015. Resistance to the reclamation of environmentally sensitive areas through the establishment of a new forest ecosystem. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 24 (4): 1195-1203.
  168. Vani, K., Ramalingam, M., Ramakrishnan, S. S., Ramalakshmi, M. P. M., & Muneeswaran, M. 2015. Assessment of environmentally sensitive area and desertification severity using GIS for an indian region - virudhunagar district, tamil nadu. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 44(11), 1734-1741
  169. Dutta, S., Chaudhuri, G., 2015. Evaluating environmental sensitivity of arid and semiarid regions in northeastern Rajasthan, India. Geogr. Rev. 105 (4), 441–461. https://doi. org/10.1111/j.1931-0846.2015.12093.x.
  170. Leman, N., Ramli, M. F., & Khirotdin, R. P. K. 2016. GIS-based integrated evaluation of environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) for land use planning in Langkawi, Malaysia. Ecological Indicators, 61, 293-308.
  171. Wijitkosum, S. 2016. The impact of land use and spatial changes on desertification risk in degraded areas in Thailand. Sustainable Environment Research, 26(2), 84-92
  172. OscarJafarian, A., Chamani, L., Memari, A., Moradian, M., & Gholamnia, A. 2016. Evaluation of land degradation and environmental status in haloxylon persicum planted area in bardaskan region, iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9(6)
  173. Taghipour-Javi, S., Fazeli, A., Kazemi, B. 2016. A case study of desertification hazard mapping using the MEDALUS (ESAs) methodology in southwest Iran. Journal of Natural Resources and Development. 6: 1-8.
  174. Jafari, R., and Bakhshandehmehr, L. 2016. Quantitative Mapping and Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Areas to Desertification in Central Iran. Land Degrad. Develop., 27: 108-119.
  175. Jawad L.A. 2016. The Climatic Quality Index Determination for Iraq Using Meteorological Stations Data. Iraqi Journal of Science, 2016 - Vol. 57, No.4C, pp: 3005-3016
  176. Türkes M., Erten E., Musaoglu N., Orkan Ozcan O. 2016. Technical report of the Vulnerability assessment of Mediterranean forest ecosystem to climate change: Pilot site of Düzlercami (Turkey) Book. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation and Plan Bleu pour l'Environnement et le Développement en Méditerranée (c)FAO, 2016 ISBN 978-92-5-109566-9
  177. Habashi, K.H., Karimzadeh, H., S. Pourmanafi, S. Jafari, R. 2017. Assessment of desertification in east Isfahan using integration MEDALUS model and multi criteria analysis (MCA). Desert management. 10(4) :58-68
  178. Khanamani, A., Fathizad, H., Karimi, H., Shojaei, S. 2017. Assessing desertification by using soil indices. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 10: 287
  179. Ozcan, O., Musaoglu, N., Turkes;, M. 2018. : Assessing the vulnerability of a forest ecosystem to climate change and variability in the western Mediterranean sub-region of Turkey: future evaluation. Journal of Forestry Research. 29(5): 1177-1186
  180. Budak, M., Gunal, H., Celik, I., Yildiz, H., Acir, N., Acar, M. 2018. Environmental sensitivity to desertification in northern Mesopotamia; application of modified MEDALUS by using analytical hierarchy process. Arab Journal of Geosciences. 11: 481
  181. Salunkhe, S.S., Bera, A.K., Rao, S.S., Venkataraman, V.R., Raj, U., Murthy, Y.K., 2018. Evaluation of indicators for desertification risk assessment in part of Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan using geospatial techniques. Journal of Earth System Science 127 (8), 116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-018-1016-2.
  182. Xu, D., You, X., Xia, C. 2019. Assessing the spatial-temporal pattern and evolution of areas sensitive to land desertification in North China. Ecological Indicators. 97: 150-158
  183. Lee E.J., Piao, D., Song, C., Kim, J., Lim C.H., Kim E., Moon J., Kafatos, M., Lamchin, M., Jeon S.W., Lee, W-K. 2019. Assessing environmentally sensitive land to desertification using MEDALUS method in Mongolia. Forest Science and Technology, 15 (4). 210-220
  184. Pishyar, S., Khosravi, H., Tavili, A. et al. 2019. A Combined AHP- and TOPSIS-Based Approach in the Assessment of Desertification Disaster Risk. Environmental Modeling & Assessment. on-line
  185. Mirdeilami, S.Z., Moradi, E., Pessarakli, M. 2019. The role of local settlements in combating desertification of Isfahan's desert rangelands. Journal of Rangeland Science, 9 (3): 202-218
  186. Hien, L.T.T., Gobin, A., Huong, P.T.T. 2019. Spatial indicators for desertification in southeast Vietnam. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 19: 2325-2337
  187. Boali, H., Bashari, H., Jafari, R. 2019. Evaluating the potential of Bayesian networks for desertification assessment in arid areas of Iran. Land Degradation and Development 30: 371-390.
  188. Jiang, L., Bao, A., Jiapaer, G., Guo, H., Zheng, G., Gafforov, K., Kurban, A., and De Maeyer, P. 2019. Monitoring land sensitivity to desertification in Central Asia: Convergence or divergence? Science of The Total Environment. 658: 669-683
  189. Zakerinejad, R., Masoudi, M. 2019. Quantitative Mapping of Desertification Risk Using the Modified MEDALUS Model: A Case Study in The Mazayejan Plain, Southwest IRAN. AUC Geographica, 54(2), 232-239.
  190. Han, W., Liu, G., Su, X., Wu, X., Chen, L. 2019. Assessment of potential land degradation and recommendations for management in the south subtropical region, Southwest China. Land Degradation & Development 30: 979-990. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3285
  191. Lee, E.J., Piao, D., Song, C., Kim, J., Lim, C.-H., Kim, E., Moon, J., Kafatos, M., Lamchin, M., Jeon, S.W., Lee, W-K. 2019. Assessing environmentally sensitive land to desertification using MEDALUS method in Mongolia, Forest Science and Technology, 15:4, 210-220
  192. Zolfaghari F., Khosravi H., Shahriyari A., Jabbari M., Abolhasani A. 2019. Hierarchical cluster analysis to identify the homogeneous desertification management units. PLoS ONE 14(12): e0226355
  193. Eun Jung Lee, Dongfan Piao, Cholho Song, Jiwon Kim, Chul-Hee Lim, Eunji Kim, Jooyeon Moon, Menas Kafatos, Munkhnsan Lamchin, Seong Woo Jeon & Woo-Kyun Lee. 2019. Assessing environmentally sensitive land to desertification using MEDALUS method in Mongolia, Forest Science and Technology, 15:4, 210-220, DOI: 10.1080/21580103.2019.1667880
  194. Dave V. A. , Pandya M. and Ghosh R. 2019. An Assessment of the Desertification Vulnerability based on MEDALUS model.International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Remote Sensing (ICICRS), 2019, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICICRS46726.2019.9555853
  195. Uzuner C., Dengiz O. 2020. Desertification risk assessment in Turkey based on environmentally sensitive areas. Ecological Indicators. Volume 114, 2020, 106295, ISSN 1470-160X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106295
  196. Everest, T. , Sungur, A. & Özcan, H. 2020. Evaluation of Soil Quality Index of Karacabey State Farm Using MEDALUS Methodology. Türk Tarim ve Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi , 7 (1) , 120-131 . DOI: 10.30910/turkjans.680030 [in Turkish]
  197. Ding, J., Chen, Y., Wang, X., Cao, M., 2020. Land degradation sensitivity assessment and convergence analysis in Korla of Xinjiang. China J. Arid Land 12 (4), 594–608.
  198. Dharumarajan S. et al. 2020. Desertification and land degradation vulnerability assessment using integrated geospatial techniques. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. Vol. 48, No. 2, pp 166-173, 2020
  199. Quadir & Azeez, Q. 2020. Assessment and mapping of desertification using soil quality indicators for some parts of Iraq. Iraqi journal of agricultural sciences. 51, 5 (Oct. 2020), 1290–1299. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36103/ijas.v51i5.1136.
  200. Laxmi Kant Sharma L., Raj A., Somawat K. 2021. Spatio-temporal assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) in The Thar Desert India, to combat desertification under UNCCD framework. Journal of Arid Environments. Vol 194, pp. 104609, 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104609
  201. SRajbanshi, J, Das, S. 2021. Monitoring land sensitivity to desertification using the ESAI approach and evaluation of the key indicators: A spatio-temporal study in India. Land Degrad Dev. 2021; 32: 3045– 3061. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3965
  202. Wijitkosum S. 2021. Factor influencing land degradation sensitivity and desertification in a drought prone watershed in Thailand. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. Volume 9, Issue 2: Pages 217-228. ISSN 2095-6339 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2020.10.005
  203. Afzali, S. F., Khanamani, A., Maskooni, E. K., Berndtsson, R., 2021. Quantitative assessment of environmental sensitivity to desertification using the modified MEDALUS model in a semiarid area. Sustainability (Basel, Switzerland), 13(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147817
  204. Parmar, M., Bhawsar, Z., Kotecha, M. et al. 2021. Assessment of Land Degradation Vulnerability using Geospatial Technique: A Case Study of Kachchh District of Gujarat, India. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 49, 1661–1675 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-021-01349-y
  205. Demirağ Turan 2021. Spatio analysis of soil quality assessment in semi-arid ecosystem using a minimum data set. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 222-235, Jul. 2021, doi:10.18393/ejss.912986
  206. Duan C., Shi P., Zong N., Zhang X., Yu C. 2022. Assessing Rangeland Sensitivity to Degradation in North Tibet. Rangeland Ecology and Management 84(1), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.07.001
  207. Yu Z. & Deng X. 2022. Assessment of land degradation in the North China Plain driven by food security goals. Ecological Engineering. Volume 183, 106766, ISSN 0925-8574 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106766
  208. Shao W., Wang Q., Guan Q., Zhang J, Yang, X. Liu Z. 2023. Environmental sensitivity assessment of land desertification in the Hexi Corridor, China. CATENA, Volume 220, Part B, 106728, ISSN 0341-8162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106728



    209. Central America
  209. Izzo, M., Araujo, N., Aucelli, P.P.C., Maratea, A., Sanchez, A. 2013. Land sensitivity to desertification in the Dominican republic: an adaptation of the ESA methodology. Land Degradation and Development. 24 (5): 486-498



    210. South America
  210. Malhue, A.I.H. 2018. Analysis evolution of environmentally sensitive areas to desertification in the Puangue river basin Chile. Idesia (Arica), 36(4), 61-70.
  211. Vieira, R.M.S.P. Tomasella J., Alvala' R.C.S. et al. 2015. Identifying areas susceptible to desertification in the Brazilian northeast. Solid Earth 6 (1), 347–360. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-347-2015.
  212. Isabel A. Malhue H. 2018. Análisis de la evolución de las áreas ambientalmente sensibles a la desertificación en la cuenca del Puangue en Chile. IDESIA (Chile). Volumen 36, n. 4; Páginas 1-9 doi:10.4067/S0718-34292018005002801 [in Portuguese]
  213. Molina G.Z., Mejía J.F., Araujo J.C., Palomares V., A. 2019. Environmentally Sensitive to Desertification Areas Index (ESAI), in San Juan parish, Mérida, Venezuela. Revista Geografica Venezolana 60(2) Pages 378 - 397. SSN 2244-8853, ISSN 1012-1617



    214. Mediterranean - Worldwide
  214. Colombo V., Zucca C., Enne G. 2006. Indicatori di Desertificazione: Approccio integrato e supporto alle decisioni. ENEA, Roma, pp. 160. - ISBN: 88-8286-152-X Roma [in Italian]
  215. Kosmas C. et al. 2015. An exploratory analysis of land abandonment drivers in areas prone to desertification. CATENA. Volume 128, Pages 252-261. ISSN 0341-8162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2014.02.006
  216. Salvati L., et al. 2016. Assessing the effectiveness of sustainable land management policies for combating desertification: A data mining approach. Journal of Environmental Management. Volume 183, Part 3, Pages 754-762, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.017
  217. Prăvălie, R., Patriche C., Bandoc G. 2017. Quantification of land degradation sensitivity areas in Southern and Central Southeastern Europe. New results based on improving DISMED methodology with new climate data. Catena, 158, 309-320

© Global-ESA project 2019 - Università degli Studi della Basilicata - All rights reseved      
| This site does not use cookies |             | Terms of use and Privacy policy |