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Urbanization and its Impact on Land Use and Land Cover in Al Buraimi City, Oman Using Remote Sensing and GIS Cover

Urbanization and its Impact on Land Use and Land Cover in Al Buraimi City, Oman Using Remote Sensing and GIS

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2025-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 20
Submitted on: Jun 23, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 18, 2025
Published on: Mar 28, 2025
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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