Sentence examples for land vulnerability from inspiring English sources

The aim of this paper is to introduce a time-series evaluation of land vulnerability to degradation based on nine ecological and economic variables.

The analysis was carried out over 1970 2000 at the municipality level in Latium (central Italy), a region which has shown increasing land vulnerability in the last years.

A composite index of land vulnerability (LVI) was obtained as the weighted average of the nine variables transformed into single indicators, according to their relationship with LD.

At the field scale, research suggests that rates of nutrient loss are sensitive to both nutrient and land management, in particular, where nutrient inputs continuously exceed production requirements and where farming methods increase land vulnerability to run-off and erosion.

LVI was positively correlated to the environmental sensitive area index (ESAI) measured on the same spatial and time scales, thus suggesting that a sound evaluation of land vulnerability is possible through LVI score.

The present study assesses the spatial distribution of 133 socioeconomic indicators compared with indexes of land vulnerability to natural/human-induced soil compaction in 8101 municipalities in Italy using an exploratory data analysis.

Soil and Terrain Database, Land Degradation Status and Soil Vulnerability Assessment for Central and Eastern Europe (SOVEUR).

Soil vulnerability and environmental land use conflicts were quantified and cross tabulated in the Sordo River basin (Trás-os-Montes Trás-os-Montes Trás-os-Montes Provinceghts about the risk of soil degradatioNEwithin that basin.

Only at the end does the scientist Jane Goodall make a brief appearance to talk about the land's vulnerability.

Indeed, instead of helping farmers take common-sense measures to limit their land's vulnerability to extreme weather, the legislation would simply spend billions more on crop insurance — sticking taxpayers with the bill.

We should ensure that critical biodiversity is adequately protected (irreplaceability, replacement cost), but in a flexible (flexibility) manner that allows for implementation and integration with the future needs of competing land uses (vulnerability, threat).