Urban Expansion, Land Cover and Soil Ecosystem Services

Urban Expansion, Land Cover and Soil Ecosystem Services
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : 9781317504702
ISBN-13 : 1317504704
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Book Synopsis Urban Expansion, Land Cover and Soil Ecosystem Services by : Ciro Gardi

Download or read book Urban Expansion, Land Cover and Soil Ecosystem Services written by Ciro Gardi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half of the world population now lives in cities, and urban expansion continues as rural people move to cities. This results in the loss of land for other purposes, particularly soil for agriculture and drainage. This book presents a review of current knowledge of the extension and projected expansion of urban areas at a global scale. Focusing on the impact of the process of 'land take' on soil resources and the ecosystem services that they provide, it describes approaches and methodologies for detecting and measuring urban areas, based mainly on remote sensing, together with a review of models and projected data on urban expansion. The most innovative aspect includes an analysis of the drivers and especially the impacts of soil sealing and land take on ecosystem services, including agriculture and food security, biodiversity, hydrology, climate and landscape. Case studies of cities from Europe, China and Latin America are included. The aim is not only to present and analyse this important environmental challenge, but also to propose and discuss solutions for the limitation, mitigation and compensation of this process.


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