Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Lands in Marj Ibn Amer Plain (1973-2022) - Palestine (Using Modern Geographical Techniques)

This study aims at the spatial analysis of urban expansion in the plain of Marj Ibn Amer at the expense of agricultural lands in the period between 1973 to 2022, using geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing RS, Depending on the Landsat satellite image, which were processed, improved, classified and analyzed, and then quantitative calculations were made for urban expansion , It has been shown by the results obtained that the volume of urban sprawl on agricultural lands in the Marj Ibn Amer plain has evolved from 53.59 km2 in 1973 to 164.22 km2 in 2022 , and The study also showed that urban growth was unbalanced and unsustainable, and all of this confirms The need to adopt policies and laws that limit the phenomenon of urban sprawl on agricultural lands in the study area.