Integrated environmental analysis using GIS for rational planning of conservatory land management: Application in the Dhar Souk region (Taounate Province, Morocco)

The objective of this work is the realization of a map spatializing the land use and management actions, in the context of sustainable development. It was obtained based on a diagnosis of the natural environment that enabled the analysis and  identification of constraints to the development of an area in Dhar Souk (Province of Taounate). The methodology consists of an analysis of data collected through surveys of farmers and field surveys. Thus spatial data were organized in the form of soil-related thematic information layers, land use, geology, forms of erosion and DEM. The integration of these thematic layers and other data in the GIS and cross allowed the realization of a management board and land development. This may serve as a basic document in the choice of guidelines for operations of the development will be taken by managers and development actors of  the area. 

 Key-words : Map of land use and management, GIS, Soil and water conservation, Dhar Souk, Taounate, north of Morocco