ANALYSIS OF SOIL DEGRATATION CAUSES

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ANALYSIS OF SOIL DEGRATATION CAUSES

Journal Title: FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA - Year 2008, Vol 47, Issue 1

Abstract

Soil degradation belongs to the prominent problems on global and regional level and has relative close relationship to other environmental and societal problems such as floods/drought occurrence, food and water sufficiency & quality with direct impact on population health development. Immediate causes of soil degradation in agricultural sector (and partly also in forestry sector) belong the non-respecting the principles of good management practice as well as considering soil as a tool of production that serves to user to reach economic benefits. human economy activities influence soil quality and territorial stability as in urban and industrial sectors (usually compaction and pollution) so in agriculture and forestry sector (acidification and pollution). Soil in private sector is usually considered as property that serves exclusively to owner purposes. The above mentioned mirrors the societal values, attitudes, beliefs, inclinations, motiva- tions, priorities, desires, behaviour that lie behind the results of society and environment development. Favouring economic view against environmental, private and group interest against cross societal ones, short term benefits against long-term ones, promotion of excessive consumption as well as permanent need to increase the economic growth of individuals or purpose-built groups - that all are masked driving forces of soil and environment degradation that is necessary to take into account at provision of sustainable soil/land use.

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Radoslav BUJNOVSKÝ

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