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SOIL PROTECTION Catalunya - the Balearic Islands / Principality of Andorra

 
 

soil protection (general information)

 

Vienna Soil Declaration

 

soil functions

sustainability criteria

degradation and control processes

soil protection criteria

soil quality indicators

soil maps

what is soil information used fort?

the purpose of soil maps

soil series and correlation

characteristics of a soils map

management and interpretation of soil information on a digital interface

Soil Series and Soil Types catalogue of Catalonia

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criteria

soil Types (> 2010)

soil Series (1993 - 2009)

DEGRADATION AND CONTROL PROCESSES

Degradation process:


Due to permanent sealing by industrial uses.


Description:


This relates to soils occupied by industrial land uses. It constitutes an irreversible loss of soils due to sealing. It is related to land planning strategies and the protection of good quality fertile soils.

Importance: great.



Soil functions affected:


Food production (suppressed), hydrological functions (reduction of water absorption, infiltration and filtration); water courses may be affected by concentrations and increased flows that could increase the erosion of soils in surrounding areas; the continuity of biodiversity may become fragmented.



Diagnostic criteria:


Studies of soil quality. Studies of the evolution of land use. Studies of surface drainage.



Prevention and control:


In the planning of land use and industrial development projects, it is important to take into account the need to protect the best quality soils.

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