Oasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, Algeria
Over centuries, oases have been islands of survival and sources of human settlement. Nowadays, massive urbanization poses a direct threat to this ingenious ecosystem and generates intensely hot air. Under these conditions, achieving thermal comfort, especially in summer, constitutes a major...
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| author | Boudjellal Lazhar Boudraa Hocemeddine Djaghrouri Djamila Bouafia Abderrazek |
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| description | Over centuries, oases have been islands of survival and sources of human
settlement. Nowadays, massive urbanization poses a direct threat to this
ingenious ecosystem and generates intensely hot air. Under these conditions,
achieving thermal comfort, especially in summer, constitutes a major
challenge. The use of air conditioning has serious consequences on energy
consumption and thus disrupts the elements of sustainability. This research
aims to highlight the importance of landscape heritage by identifying and
evaluating the contribution of oases to mitigating Ta (air temperature).
Based on field measurements of Ta during the overheating period, a land
use/land cover map was prepared, processed, and analyzed using ArcGIS
software. The comparison between data recorded at stations located inside
and outside the oasis showed the development of a cool island. The results
demonstrate the beneficial role of vegetation density in thermal
regulation, providing guidance for planning green cities in hot and dry
climates. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3055d9dcd724605a61c54b2ca62900a2025-08-20T03:58:44ZengSerbian Geographical SocietyGlasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva0350-35932406-078X2025-01-011051596610.2298/GSGD2501059B0350-35932501059BOasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, AlgeriaBoudjellal Lazhar0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4412-0819Boudraa Hocemeddine1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2034-7610Djaghrouri Djamila2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-4610Bouafia Abderrazek3https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4778-0937Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Batna, Batna, AlgeriaInstitute of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Batna, Batna, AlgeriaLACOMOFA Laboratory, University of Biskra, AlgeriaInstitute of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Batna, Batna, AlgeriaOver centuries, oases have been islands of survival and sources of human settlement. Nowadays, massive urbanization poses a direct threat to this ingenious ecosystem and generates intensely hot air. Under these conditions, achieving thermal comfort, especially in summer, constitutes a major challenge. The use of air conditioning has serious consequences on energy consumption and thus disrupts the elements of sustainability. This research aims to highlight the importance of landscape heritage by identifying and evaluating the contribution of oases to mitigating Ta (air temperature). Based on field measurements of Ta during the overheating period, a land use/land cover map was prepared, processed, and analyzed using ArcGIS software. The comparison between data recorded at stations located inside and outside the oasis showed the development of a cool island. The results demonstrate the beneficial role of vegetation density in thermal regulation, providing guidance for planning green cities in hot and dry climates.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2025/0350-35932501059B.pdfarid landlandscape managementoasisplanting densitycooling intensity |
| spellingShingle | Boudjellal Lazhar Boudraa Hocemeddine Djaghrouri Djamila Bouafia Abderrazek Oasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, Algeria Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva arid land landscape management oasis planting density cooling intensity |
| title | Oasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, Algeria |
| title_full | Oasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, Algeria |
| title_fullStr | Oasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, Algeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, Algeria |
| title_short | Oasis landscape: A valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands. Case of Biskra, Algeria |
| title_sort | oasis landscape a valuable urban sustainability solution in arid lands case of biskra algeria |
| topic | arid land landscape management oasis planting density cooling intensity |
| url | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2025/0350-35932501059B.pdf |
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