ACRONYMS
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Acronyms
ANIREF: Agence Nationale d’Intermédiation et de Régulation Foncière (National Agency for
Land Intermediation and Regulation)
ASAL: Algerian Spatial Agency
BPH: The Building, Public Works, and Housing
DPAT: Department of Planning and Territorial Development
DPSB: Directorate of Programming and Budget Monitoring
DRE: Directorate of Water Resources
DWS: Department of Water and Sanitation
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
GCS: Global Coordinate System
GIS: Geographic Information System
GS: Geological Survey
Ha: Hectare
ICH: Intangible Cultural Heritage
ICZM: The Integrated Coastal Zone Management
IPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IZ: Industrial Zone
Km: Kilometer
MAP: Mediterranean Action Plan
MATE: Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l’Environnement
NW: North West
SE: South East
SLR: Sea Level Rise
Socio: Sociological
TEA: Tourism Expansion Area
TM: Thematic Mapper
UAA: Utilized Agricultural Area
UNEP: United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNWTO: United Nations World Tourism Organization
USGS: United States Geological Survey
WGS: World Geodetic System
WHO: World Health Organization
WTS: Water Treatment Station
ZAC: Commercial Activity Zone