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Nigussie Haregeweyn

Nigussie Haregeweyn

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
59
Citations
11188
World Ranking
3124
National Ranking
44

Overview

Nigussie Haregeweyn is affiliated with Tottori University in Japan and has a significant research portfolio focused on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work predominantly engages with soil science, global and planetary change, ecology, water science and technology, and aspects of management, monitoring, policy, and law related to these fields.

The main topics covered in their research include soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and watershed management studies, rangeland management and livestock ecology, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, hydrology and sediment transport processes, land use and ecosystem services, and conservation, biodiversity, and resource management.

Haregeweyn's recent publications include:

  • Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Soil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis (2021, Environmental Research)
  • Agroecology-based soil erosion assessment for better conservation planning in Ethiopian river basins (2021, Environmental Research)
  • Cropland expansion outweighs the monetary effect of declining natural vegetation on ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa (2020, Ecosystem Services)

Frequent co-authors contributing to their body of research include Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo, Enyew Adgo, Derege Tsegaye Meshesha, and Ayele Almaw Fenta.

Haregeweyn's research has been published regularly in selected journals and platforms such as International Soil and Water Conservation Research, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Environmental Management, and Sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis.

    Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell;Pablo Alvarez;Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache

  • Comprehensive assessment of soil erosion risk for better land use planning in river basins : case study of the Upper Blue Nile River

    Nigussie Haregeweyn;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Jean Poesen;Mitsuru Tsubo

  • Soil erosion and conservation in Ethiopia A review

    Nigussie Haregeweyn;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Jan Nyssen;Jean Poesen

  • How fast do gully headcuts retreat

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Matthias Vanmaercke;Jean Poesen;Bert Van Mele;Matthias Demuzere;Matthias Demuzere

  • Reservoirs in Tigray (Northern Ethiopia): characteristics and sediment deposition problems

    N Haregeweyn;N Haregeweyn;Jean Poesen;Jan Nyssen;Jan Nyssen;J De Wit

  • Exploring land use/land cover changes, drivers and their implications in contrasting agro-ecological environments of Ethiopia

    Mulatu Liyew Berihun;Mulatu Liyew Berihun;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Derege Tsegaye Meshesha

  • Impact of soil and water conservation measures on catchment hydrological response - a case in north Ethiopia.

    Jan Nyssen;Wim Clymans;Katrien Descheemaeker;Jean Poesen

  • The dynamics of urban expansion and its impacts on land use/land cover change and small-scale farmers living near the urban fringe: A case study of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    Nigussie Haregeweyn;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Genetu Fikadu;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Mitsuru Tsubo

  • Interdisciplinary on-site evaluation of stone bunds to control soil erosion on cropland in Northern Ethiopia

    Jan Nyssen;Jean Poesen;Desta Gebremichael;Karen Vancampenhout

  • Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Matthias Vanmaercke;Panos Panagos;Tom Vanwalleghem;Antonio Hayas

  • Land susceptibility to water and wind erosion risks in the East Africa region.

    Ayele Almaw Fenta;Ayele Almaw Fenta;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Jean Poesen

  • Effects of land use, slope gradient, and soil and water conservation structures on runoff and soil loss in semi-arid Northern Ethiopia

    Gebeyehu Taye;Jean Poesen;Bas Van Wesemael;Matthias Vanmaercke

  • Effects of land use and sustainable land management practices on runoff and soil loss in the Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia.

    Kindiye Ebabu;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Enyew Adgo

  • Testing and evaluation of the agricultural non-point source pollution model (AGNPS) on Augucho catchment, western Hararghe, Ethiopia

    Nigussie Haregeweyn;Fekadu Yohannes

  • Integrated Watershed Management as an Effective Approach to Curb Land Degradation: A Case Study of the Enabered Watershed in Northern Ethiopia

    Nigussie Haregeweyn;Ademnur Berhe;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Mitsuru Tsubo

  • The dynamics of urban expansion and land use/land cover changes using remote sensing and spatial metrics: the case of Mekelle City of northern Ethiopia

    Ayele Almaw Fenta;Hiroshi Yasuda;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Ashebir Sewale Belay

  • Factors influencing small-scale farmers’ adoption of sustainable land management technologies in north-western Ethiopia

    Zerihun Nigussie;Zerihun Nigussie;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Enyew Adgo

  • Dynamics and hotspots of soil erosion and management scenarios of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

    Derege Tsegaye Meshesha;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Mitsuru Tsubo;Nigussie Haregeweyn

  • Specific sediment yield in Tigray-Northern Ethiopia: Assessment and semi-quantitative modelling

    Nigussie Haregeweyn;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Jean Poesen;Jan Nyssen;Jan Nyssen;Gert Verstraeten

  • ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF A SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT DELIVERY MODEL (WATEM/SEDEM) IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA

    N Haregeweyn;N Haregeweyn;J Poesen;G Verstraeten;G Govers

  • On-site evaluation of stone bunds to control soil erosion on cropland in Northern Ethiopia

    Jan Nyssen;Desta Gebremichael;K Vancampenhout;Jean Poesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Atsushi Tsunekawa
Atsushi Tsunekawa Tottori University
Mitsuru Tsubo
Mitsuru Tsubo Tottori University
Derege Tsegaye Meshesha
Derege Tsegaye Meshesha Bahir Dar University
Jan Moeyersons
Jan Moeyersons Royal Museum for Central Africa
Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers KU Leuven
Ayele Almaw Fenta
Ayele Almaw Fenta Tottori University
Jozef Deckers
Jozef Deckers KU Leuven

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