scholarly journals Indicators of agricultural soil genesis under varying conditions of land use, Steppe Crimea

Geoderma ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 304-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fedor Lisetskii ◽  
Vladimir F. Stolba ◽  
Olga Marininа
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Soil Genesis

scholarly journals Spatial Distribution and Evaluation of Arsenic and Zinc Content in the Soil of a Karst Landscape

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6976
Author(s):  
Dimitrios E. Alexakis ◽  
George D. Bathrellos ◽  
Hariklia D. Skilodimou ◽  
Dimitra E. Gamvroula
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Soil ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Evaluation ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
North West ◽  
Total Study Area

Karst features such as polje are highly vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic pollution. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the soil quality in the Ioannina polje (north-west Greece) concerning arsenic (As) and zinc (Zn), and delineate their origin as well as compare the As and Zn content in soil with criteria recorded in the literature. For this purpose, the geomorphological settings, the land use, and the soil physicochemical properties were mapped and evaluated, including soil texture and concentrations of aqua-regia extractable As and Zn. The concentration of elements was spatially correlated with the land use and the geology of the study area, while screening values were applied to assess land suitability. The results reveal that 72% of the total study area has a very gentle slope. This relief favors urban and agricultural activity. Thus, the urban and agricultural land used cover 92% of the total area. The spatial distribution for As and Zn in the soil of the study area is located on very gentle slopes and is strongly correlated with the geological parent materials and human-induced contamination sources. Arsenic and Zn can be considered enriched in the soil of the area studied. The median topsoil contents (in mg kg−1) for As (agricultural soil 16.0; urban soil 17.8) and Zn (agricultural soil 92.0; urban soil 95.0) are higher compared to the corresponding median values of European topsoils. Land evaluation suitability concerning criteria given from the literature is discussed. The proposed work may be helpful in the project of land use planning and the protection of the natural environment.

The Twin Failures of the CDM: Recommendations for the "Copenhagen Protocol"

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christie Kneteman ◽  
Andrew Green
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Effective Version

The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while facilitating sustainable development in developing countries. However, most CDM projects contribute little to sustainable development and are inequitably distributed. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place in Copenhagen in December 2009, is an opportunity to create a more effective version of the CDM. This paper argues that the CDM should be modified to include formal sustainable development requirements and to extend eligibility to additional land use, land-use change and forestry projects. In particular, the CDM should include credit for deforestation prevention, provide more scope for afforestation and reforestation projects, and encourage further study of agricultural soil carbon sequestration.

The contents and forms of cadmium compounds in leached chernozem of the Western Caucasia in terms of agricultural soil genesis

2018 ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
A. K. Sheudzhen ◽  
T. N. Bondareva ◽  
V. P. Syetow ◽  
I. A. Lebedovsky ◽  
M. A. Osipov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Soil Genesis ◽  
Leached Chernozem ◽  
Cadmium Compounds

scholarly journals A Inserção Antropogênica na Construção e Reorganização do Cenário da Paisagem do Vale do Acaraú, CE (The Anthropogenic Insert in the Construction and Reorganization of the Scenery Landscape of Vale do Acaraú-CE)

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1078
Author(s):  
José Falcão Sobrinho
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Erosion Process ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon

O artigo nos remete a uma discussão na interação das atividades dos pequenos agricultores, estes sendo condicionados por condições que a natureza oferece. Interação esta que foi nosso objetivo maior da pesquisa. Oferece ainda referências sobre a ação do agricultor no processo erosivo do solo, enfatizando a erosão enquanto fenômeno cultural e tratou de perceber a natureza a partir da compartimentação geomorfológica, associando ao uso do solo os fatores de potencialidade e fragilidade dos recursos naturais sobrepostos ao relevo.  A B S T R A C T The article leads us to a discussion on the interaction of small farmers activities, these being conditioned by conditions that nature offers. This interaction was our research biggest goal. Also provides references to the action of the farmer in the soil erosion process, emphasizing erosion as cultural phenomenon and tried to perceive the nature from the geomorphological subdivision, associating to the land use the potentiality and fragility factors of natural resources superposed to the relief. For gathering information about the various types of interventions landscape, we performed field work, covering the entire catchment area, reporting and photographing the various forms of land use. We conclude there are significant changes in the scenery of the countryside, especially the use of agricultural soil. Keywords: Culture. Semiarid. Ambiental History.  

scholarly journals Geo-environmental Assessment of Al-Ramtha Soils, Jordan

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 386-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeb Al- Shereideh ◽  
Mohammad Wahsha ◽  
Nazem El-Radaideh ◽  
Ahmed Al-Taani ◽  
Nabeel Abderahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Soil Genesis ◽  
The Future

This study aims to characterize the pollution conditions by measuring the concentrations of selected heavy metals. It also intends to investigate the relations between soil genesis and lithology. This provides knowledge about the future of the agricultural development in the area and helps decision makers in the land use planning.

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