Land use change and deterioration of Pharaonic monuments in Upper Egypt
Pharaonic monuments in Upper Egypt are currently threatened by environmental impacts including the rise of groundwater table, seepage of drainage and sewage water from cultivated lands and surrounding houses as well as salinity problems. These problems are mainly due to change of land use since construction of High Dam in 1968. land use changes include expansion of old cultivated lands, ... إقراء المزيد