A Preliminary Study on the Stability of Ecosystem and Landscaping for the Site of Moenjodaro and the Vicinity, Pakistan

摘要

[ABSTRACT] The content of this paper is dedicated to a preliminary analysis and evaluation of fundamental conditions necessary to prepare a comprehensive landscape planning scheme for the site of Moenjodaro and the vicinity which require the most urgent and complete proposal because of its primary value as a cultural asset. It is discussed that a comprehensive landscape planning coordinated with the agricultural land use in the area should be prepared upon the completion of initial tasks to safeguard the remains against immediate threats of destruction. In particular, amount of the water resource generated by the ground water control program was estimated and several conditions of possible agricultural development and land reclamation in the area utilizing those byproducts were discussed. Also, a group of specific plant species suitable for landscaping and plantation of the site to protect the remains against wind erosion and prepare a appropriate environment for the tourism purposes was identified. However, it became clear at present that a set of technical information needed to prepare a realistic scheme has been in critical deficiency.