ABSTRACT
This paper describes the man-induced evolution of badland topography in a semiarid environment. Two situations are considered: one resulting from Bedouins’ ploughing techniques in the southern Coastal Plain of Israel during the first half of this century, and the second following the construction of a narrow-gauge railroad within the same area. In both instances, rill erosion activated the development of fine-textured drainage systems which dissected belts of land adjacent to major wadi-course in loess and loess-like soils leading to typical badlands landscape.
