Editor and Contributors
About the Editor
Dr. Hamdi A. Zurqani is one of the faculty members at the
Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya. Dr. Zurqani is a recognized
expert as a result of his internationally acclaimed work in the
areas of environmental information science, remote sensing, land
evaluation, sustainability, pedology, and soil science education.
He has conducted research across the world, including the United
States of America and Africa. Dr. Zurqani is a distinguished soil
scientist with a wide range of scientific and working experiences
in Libya and abroad. He received his M.Sc. (2010) from the
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya and Ph.D. (2019) from
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA. His major research and
teaching activities at the University of Tripoli have focused
mainly on soil genesis and classification and the environmental
information sciences (Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System). He has published broadly in many journals (e.g.,
Nature “Scientific Reports”, Geoderma; International Journal of
Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; Journal of
Geological Sciences; Land; Frontiers in Environmental Science;
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis; and others).
Dr. Zurqani is a member of the Editorial Board for Remote
Sensing (MDPI) Journal, counseling outcome and research
evaluation. He also was appointed to serve as a Guest Editor for
the Special Issue “Applications of Remote Sensing in Earth
Observation and Geo-Information Science”. In addition, Dr.
Zurqani conducted peer-review for many journals including
Journal of Environmental Informatics, Applied Sciences, SN
Applied Sciences, Remote Sensing, Heliyon, Geosciences, Land,
Water, Agronomy, Agriculture, Sustainability, Arid Land
Research and Management, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Natural Hazards, and Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences. He is also one
of the authors of the lab manual entitled, “GIS Exercises for
Natural Resource Management”. Dr. Zurqani has been the
recipient of numerous awards and honors: Recipient of Douglas R. Phillips Award for Graduate Students, Department of
Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University,
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About the Editor
Dr. Hamdi A. Zurqani is one of the faculty members at the
Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya. Dr. Zurqani is a recognized
expert as a result of his internationally acclaimed work in the
areas of environmental information science, remote sensing, land
evaluation, sustainability, pedology, and soil science education.
He has conducted research across the world, including the United
States of America and Africa. Dr. Zurqani is a distinguished soil
scientist with a wide range of scientific and working experiences
in Libya and abroad. He received his M.Sc. (2010) from the
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya and Ph.D. (2019) from
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA. His major research and
teaching activities at the University of Tripoli have focused
mainly on soil genesis and classification and the environmental
information sciences (Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System). He has published broadly in many journals (e.g.,
Nature “Scientific Reports”, Geoderma; International Journal of
Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; Journal of
Geological Sciences; Land; Frontiers in Environmental Science;
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis; and others).
Dr. Zurqani is a member of the Editorial Board for Remote
Sensing (MDPI) Journal, counseling outcome and research
evaluation. He also was appointed to serve as a Guest Editor for
the Special Issue “Applications of Remote Sensing in Earth
Observation and Geo-Information Science”. In addition, Dr.
Zurqani conducted peer-review for many journals including
Journal of Environmental Informatics, Applied Sciences, SN
Applied Sciences, Remote Sensing, Heliyon, Geosciences, Land,
Water, Agronomy, Agriculture, Sustainability, Arid Land
Research and Management, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Natural Hazards, and Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences. He is also one
of the authors of the lab manual entitled, “GIS Exercises for
Natural Resource Management”. Dr. Zurqani has been the
recipient of numerous awards and honors: Recipient of Douglas R. Phillips Award for Graduate Students, Department of
Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University,
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