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Site Suitability Analysis for Intensive Livestock Production in South Australia'
  • Vatsal Pravin Patel,
  • Divyesh Shekhada
Vatsal Pravin Patel
University of South Australia

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Divyesh Shekhada
University of South Australia
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Abstract

Intensive meat production possess environmental and socioeconomical threats to the society. This study represents the identification of the suitable site of the intensive poultry farm production. Central Bio-physical region of South Australia is selected as a study site. The area of the study site is 2865 sq.km. It has a diverse land use type. The study includes study of land cover types, EPA activities, Conservation and Protection zones, Ramsar areas and slope for the selected study area. Methodology includes several predetermined use of ArcMap tools; such as, Buffer, Clip, Slope and Extract. Furthermore, the result shows eight elected areas. These areas are mapped using the google earth map after analyzing all the predetermined criteria. This study will help to present the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) for remote sensing analysis, urban planning and land conservation and management.