Where land use changes occur: Using soil features to understand the economic trends in agricultural lands

Sustainability (United States)

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Rivieccio, Rosa ^a   Sallustio, Lorenzo ^a   Paolanti, Massimo ^b   Vizzarri, Matteo ^a   Marchetti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b Agronomist   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Land capability; Land use change monitoring; Mean agricultural value; Soil region

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; INCOME; LAND USE CHANGE; REFORESTATION; SHRINKAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; SOIL PROPERTY;

ABRUZZI; ITALY;

EID: 85010064652     PISSN: 19370695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su9010078     Document Type: Article

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