2014
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12133
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Soil degradation in environmentally sensitive areas driven by urbanization: an example from Southeast Europe

Abstract: Rapid urbanization together with policy ineffectiveness in controlling urban growth is often associated to soil and land degradation in both the developing and developed world. The present study analyses the relationship between urban expansion and soil degradation in an arid Mediterranean region (Attica, Greece) where the compact settlement pattern has been replaced by low-density urban development. The study area is one of the most densely populated areas in the Mediterranean basin that has experienced an im… Show more

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“…Soil is a highly dynamic and vulnerable ecosystem, and preserving its quality is essential for sustainable agriculture production and viable food security [1,2]. However, anthropic activities such as agricultural practices [3] and urbanizations [4] and poor soil management have caused degradation of soil structure, erosion, poor chemical and physical properties [1,3], and thus, reduced the arable soil areas. Holistic management of many agroengineering activities such as irrigation and crop monitoring [5], fertilizer application [6], and land use planning [7] depends on the explicit spatial information of soil properties and variability.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Soil is a highly dynamic and vulnerable ecosystem, and preserving its quality is essential for sustainable agriculture production and viable food security [1,2]. However, anthropic activities such as agricultural practices [3] and urbanizations [4] and poor soil management have caused degradation of soil structure, erosion, poor chemical and physical properties [1,3], and thus, reduced the arable soil areas. Holistic management of many agroengineering activities such as irrigation and crop monitoring [5], fertilizer application [6], and land use planning [7] depends on the explicit spatial information of soil properties and variability.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous reports have estimated that degradation results in the loss of 12 million hectares of arable soils annually, resulting in an increase of billions of hectares of degraded land over time (Bai, Dent, Olsson, & Schaepman, ). Continuing degradation in arable soils causes declines in both productivity and ecosystem service values of more and more agricultural systems (Salvati, Karamesouti, & Kosmas, ). For example, human‐induced arable land degradation has been identified as one of the major factors causing a decline in crop yields (Lal, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While it is questionable if these problems can be alleviated by emerging technologies and use of renewable energy (Lang, 2018), the problem of irreversible damage to ecosystems pertains. In general, the sprawl leads to increased pollution, simultaneously fragmenting non-urban habitats, particularly forests and grasslands, threatening biodiversity, and causing soil degradation (Johnson, 2001;Terando et al, 2014;Salvati et al, 2014;Dupras et al, 2016).…”
Section: Ecological Impact Of Urban Sprawlmentioning
confidence: 99%