Amplifying (or reversing) the territorial disparities in land vulnerability to soil degradation : the case of Italy

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

SALVATI, L.

Italian National Agricultural Research Council, Centre for the Study of Plant–Soil Interactions (CRA-RPS), Roma, Italie

BAJOCCO, S.

Italian National Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Climatology and Meteorology Applied to Agriculture (CRA-CMA), Roma, Italie

CECCARELLI, T.

Italian National Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Climatology and Meteorology Applied to Agriculture (CRA-CMA), Roma, Italie

PERINI, L.

Italian National Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Climatology and Meteorology Applied to Agriculture (CRA-CMA), Roma, Italie

Description :
This article analyzes the territorial disparities in the level of land vulnerability to soil degradation caused by five processes (soil erosion, salinization, sealing, contamination, and compaction) as well as by climate variations in Italy in 1990 and 2000. The observed disparities highlight a growing environmental divide between northern Italy (an economically developed region, not at risk of desertification) and southern Italy and the two main islands (dry, disadvantaged regions at risk of desertification). It concludes that this proposed approach should be seen as part of a decision-making tool informing policies and supporting the design of management solutions, hopefully reversing disparities in land vulnerability to soil degradation.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
The Professional geographer, issn : 0033-0124, 2013, vol. 65, n°. 4, p. 647-663, nombre de pages : 17, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2013

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Cambridge, MA, Blackwell

Langue :
Anglais