Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Objectives and framework 1.2 General description of the study area 2 Methodology 2.1 The IAO approach 2.2 Materials and Geographical Information System 2.2.1 Materials 2.2.2 Geographical Information System 2.3 The Land Unit map and its legend 3 Land Resources 3.1 Climate 3.1.1 General description 3.1.2 The climate of the study area 3.2 Geology and geomorphology 3.2.1 Geology and stratigraphy 3.2.2 Description of the Land Systems 3.3 Land use and vegetation 3.3.1 Agriculture 3.3.2 Natural and artificial vegetation 3.3.3 Forest policy 3.4 Soils 3.4.1 Soils classification 3.4.2 Chemical and physical characteristics 4 Land Resources Evaluation 4.1 Land capability 4.2 Land Suitability 4.2.1 Land suitability for irrigation 4.2.2 Land suitability assessment for crops and fruit trees 4.2.3 Land suitability for forest plantation 4.3 Erosion risk evaluation 4.4 Land use and land cover changes Bibliography Annex Annex 1 - Land Units description Annex 2 - Soil profile classification Annex 3 - Floristic list Annex 4 - Field forms Annex 5 - Panoramic view List of authors
