Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6548645 | Land Use Policy | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
- We estimated the value of the productive soil lost in the Emilia-Romagna Plain, Italy.
- The value of the land use changes for the period 2003-2008 at regional scale was 109Â euros.
- The agricultural soil losses mean a vanished food security of 440,000 people equivalent per year.
- Local land use change produces massive environmental and economical consequences at wider scale.
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Authors
Francesco Malucelli, Giacomo Certini, Riccardo Scalenghe,