Soil Environmental Index For Slovak Agricultural Land

Vilček, Jozef; Bujnovský, R.

doi:10.1016/s1002-0160(13)60088-0

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“…The construction of composite indicators is usually carried out in multiple areas of public management, such as the economy and its various sectors (industry, agriculture, services, etc. ), social development, scientific research and comprehensive analysis of the environment, among others [38,39,[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59].…”

Section: Environmental Indicatorsmentioning

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Land Use/Land Cover Assessment over Time Using a New Weighted Environmental Index (WEI) Based on an Object-Oriented Model and GIS Data

Rodrigo-Ilarri¹,

Romero²,

Rodrigo-Clavero³

2020

Sustainability

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For the first time, this paper introduces and describes a new Weighted Environmental Index (WEI) based on object-oriented models and GIS data. The index has been designed to integrate all the available information from extensive and detailed GIS databases. After the conceptual definition of the index has been justified, two applications for the regional and local scales of the WEI are shown. The applications analyze the evolution over time of the environmental value from land-use change for two different case studies in Spain: the Valencian Region and the L’Alcora municipality. Data have been obtained from the Spanish Land Occupation Information System (SIOSE) public database and integrate GIS information about land use/land cover on an extensive, high-detailed scale. Results demonstrate the application of the WEI to real case studies and the importance of integrating statistical analysis of WEI evolution over time to arrive at a better understanding of the socio-economic and environmental processes that induce land-use change.

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Section: Environmental Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Land Use/Land Cover Assessment over Time Using a New Weighted Environmental Index (WEI) Based on an Object-Oriented Model and GIS Data

Rodrigo-Ilarri¹,

Romero²,

Rodrigo-Clavero³

2020

Sustainability

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“…Using an index of agricultural soils that assesses their ability to maintain environmental functions, Vilček and Bujnovský (2014) reported that in Slovakia 5.0% of soils have a very high index, 26.6% are high, 37.4% are medium, 27.2% are low and 3.8% are very low.…”

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“…For non-productive (environmental) parameters of soils, the following were used: Potential accumulation of water in soil was obtained from maps and databases (Vilček & Bujnovský, 2014). The database was divided into five groups as follows (min = 57.2 mm and max = 683.28 mm):…”

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“…Acton & Gregorich, 1995;Andrews et al, 2004;Blum, 1990;Karlen & Stott, 1994;Larson & Pierce, 1994;Yaalon and Arnold, 2000). In Slovakia, Juráni (2005), Bujnovský, Balkovič, Barančíková, Makovníková, and Vilček (2009), Vilček, Bujnovský, and Koco (2010), Vilček and Bujnovský (2014) and Barančíková, Koco, Makovníková, and Torma (2010) have also dealt with this issue. These authors define a minimum collection of soil indicators for sufficient assessment soil quality.…”

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Integrated index of agricultural soil quality in Slovakia

Vilček

Koco

2018

Journal of Maps

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On the basis of existing spatial databases and maps of soil parameters relating to production, environmental parameters and soil threats, indices of agricultural soil quality in Slovakia were developed and their distribution shown on maps. Existing maps of agricultural soil properties in vector format developed at the Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute in Bratislava were used. Unlike many quality evaluations of agricultural soils, the indices developed here take into account other parameters, not only production but also environmental and risk factors. The results show that in Slovakia 1.0% of agricultural soils are of very high quality, 30.3% are of high quality, 37.9% are of medium quality, 30.5% are of low quality and 0.3% are of very low quality.

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“…Sustainable farming is generally intended to be presented as green agriculture. Production and environmental functions of agricultural soils are reciprocal [73]. Organic farming [74] and conservation farming [75] are sustainable farming techniques that improve carbon sequestration in agri-ecosystems, as documented by Novara et al [76] in their case study on sloping vineyards.…”

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Old but Not Old Fashioned: Agricultural Landscapes as European Heritage and Basis for Sustainable Multifunctional Farming to Earn a Living

Slámová

Kruse²,

Belčáková

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Sustainability

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Today, farmers are multioptional entrepreneurs, demanding far more skills than only those of agricultural production. The awareness of European agricultural landscape (EAL) values should enable farmers to create new business strategies. Open education repositories (OERs) based on online vocational education and training (VET) are still not widespread. The project FEAL (multifunctional farming for the sustainability of EALs) has brought interactive material online based on results of two questionnaire surveys performed in Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. A survey of 31 experts confirmed that VET activities are very much needed for farmers. A survey of 28 farmers had different aims and content. Data collected from farmers were used to evaluate basic farm attributes, farmers’ characteristics, and keywords indicating the farms’ activities, multifunctionality and sustainability, and EALs, specifying the presence of nature- and landscape-protected areas. A decision-making schema, applying a collection of terms from literature analysis and the questionnaire’s results, is a support tool to develop a model of a farm that contributes to the preservation of the landscape’s character, strengthening the landscape’s quality, and sustainable business. The model presents the interactions of the farm (its territory and ancestral heritage, control of natural resources, tourism services and cultural events, public goods provision, and quality guarantees); socioeconomic strategies regarding quality, marketing, communication, business operation, and monitoring are proposed.

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Soil Environmental Index For Slovak Agricultural Land

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Land Use/Land Cover Assessment over Time Using a New Weighted Environmental Index (WEI) Based on an Object-Oriented Model and GIS Data

Land Use/Land Cover Assessment over Time Using a New Weighted Environmental Index (WEI) Based on an Object-Oriented Model and GIS Data

Integrated index of agricultural soil quality in Slovakia

Old but Not Old Fashioned: Agricultural Landscapes as European Heritage and Basis for Sustainable Multifunctional Farming to Earn a Living

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