Since virtually all soil organisms are heterotrophs, and thus essentially rely on the quantity and quality of plant derived residues entering the soil subsystem [20], [27], [28], declining plant diversity, accompanied by deterioration of resource diversity, quantity and quality, is likely to impact the density, diversity and functioning of soil biota [10], [25].
Long-term coal mining has created enormous economic benefits, but also caused grievous geological environment problems, such as the deterioration of land resources and water resources, geologic hazards and the destruction of ecological landscape.
Wastage of materials, environmental deterioration, depletion of resources, and the spike in material cost led researchers to search for alternative materials that can be used in flexible pavement.
Since the municipal authorities or other utility service providers have limited resources, haphazard urban congestion is the prime reason for deterioration of natural resources (air, water, and soil quality).
Deep percolation of nitrate can contribute to the deterioration of groundwater resources.
Within this framework we have included an indicator about environmental accounting in order to determine the monetary value of losses due to depletion and deterioration of natural resources.
It is concluded that in the absence of the program the farms would have experienced difficulties in making non-farm income due to the lack of internal competitiveness and the deterioration of human resources.
With the rapid development of industrialization, the deterioration of water resources, especially oily wastewater pollution, is becoming a worldwide threat, because it is severely harmful to biological and human safety.
The pressing need to prevent further damages to environment and deterioration of natural resources urges a global effort to shift from the current money-making industrial policies to a sustainable development pattern.
