Remote sensing applications to geological problems in Egypt: case study, slope instability investigation, Sharm El-Sheikh/Ras-Nasrani Area, Southern Sinai

The Sharm El-Sheikh/Ras-Nasrani area is one of the most attractive tourist resorts in Egypt particularly and in the world in general. The area has been rapidly growing during the last few years. Many construction projects including villages, hotels, beaches, and roads have recently been undertaken....

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Published in:Landslides 2009-12, Vol.6 (4), p.353-360
Main Authors: Youssef, Ahmed M., Maerz, Norbert H., Hassan, Abdallah Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Civil Engineering
Construction industry
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geography
Geology
Hazards
Hotels
Instability
Landslides & mudslides
Natural Hazards
Project engineering
Remote sensing
Remote sensing systems
Roads
Satellites
Slope stability
Stability
Technical Note
Villages
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Summary:The Sharm El-Sheikh/Ras-Nasrani area is one of the most attractive tourist resorts in Egypt particularly and in the world in general. The area has been rapidly growing during the last few years. Many construction projects including villages, hotels, beaches, and roads have recently been undertaken. The following study demonstrates the use of high-resolution satellite images, QuickBird imagery, acquired on June 2nd, 2007 (0.61 m spatial resolution), for detailed mapping of the recent developments and the slope instability hazard zones. The results were confirmed by field reconnaissance. Our findings indicate that there are many development areas threatened by unstable zones. The hazard areas have been delineated and classified, and a final slope instability hazard map has been established. Different factors were found to have a crucial impact on the slope instability, some natural and others man-made. These unstable localities need to be remediated and/or monitored to avoid any loss in property and/or lives.
ISSN:1612-510X
1612-5118
DOI:10.1007/s10346-009-0158-3