Soil Sealing: Quantifying Impacts on Soil Functions by a Geospatial Decision Support System

• Published in: Land degradation & development Vol. 28; no. 8; pp. 2513 - 2526
• Main Authors: Piero, Manna, Angelo, Basile, Antonello, Bonfante, Amedeo, D'Antonio, Carlo, De Michele, Michela, Iamarino, Giuliano, Langella, Florindo, Mileti Antonio, Paolo, Pileri, Simona, Vingiani, Fabio, Terribile
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2017
• Subjects: decision support system; Decision support systems; Ecosystem services; End users; experts; Global information infrastructure; issues and policy; Italy; Land degradation; landscapes; Local communities; modelling; Planning; Sealing; simulation; soil; soil ecosystems; Soil erosion; Soil sciences; soil sealing; soil surface sealing; Soils; Urban planning; Italy

Soil sealing is considered among the most dangerous of land degradation processes on global, European and national scales. Despite important policy documents aiming to mitigate this soil threat, it currently shows no signs of abating, and current efforts often do not result in appropriate implementa...