Estimating Israeli Colonial Settlements Areas, Measuring Expansion, and Analyzing Impacts on Palestinian Localities in the West Bank (1997–2023) Using Aerial Photographs
| dc.contributor.author | Abedalrahman Kamal Dabe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-05T10:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-05T10:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-06-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The West Bank suffers from settler colonialism, which divides and dismembers it while affecting Palestinian localities in several ways. This study aims to estimate the built-up area of Israeli colonial settlements, measure their expansion between 1997 and 2023 through aerial photographs, and assess their impact on Palestinian localities. This study employs a descriptive-analytical approach, utilizing cartographic analysis to digitize the built-up areas and boundaries of Israeli colonial settlements. Spatial analysis tools within ArcGIS Pro were implemented, followed by a descriptive approach to interpret the extracted maps. The results indicate that the built-up area of Israeli colonial settlements reached 88.59 km2, with an expansion rate of 108.59% between 1997 and 2023. The analysis further revealed that the colonial settlements maintain a viewshed of 2,805.76 km2, comprising 49.62% of the West Bank's total area. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/20338 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | An-Najah National University | |
| dc.supervisor | Dr. Ahmed Ghodieh | |
| dc.title | Estimating Israeli Colonial Settlements Areas, Measuring Expansion, and Analyzing Impacts on Palestinian Localities in the West Bank (1997–2023) Using Aerial Photographs | |
| dc.title.alternative | تقدير مساحات المستوطنات الاستعمارية الإسرائيلية وقياس توسعها وتحليل آثارها على التجمعات الفلسطينية في الضفة الغربية (1997-2023) باستخدام الصور الجوية |