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The decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegetation condition commonly caused by human activities.
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Land degradation — Serious land degradation in Nauru after the depletion of the phosphate cover through mining Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by one or more combination of human induced processes acting… … Wikipedia
land degradation — /ˈlænd dɛgrədeɪʃən/ (say land degruhdayshuhn) noun the process by which the value of land for agriculture is reduced, as by erosion, salinity, overcropping, etc …
Land use — is also often used to refer to the distinct land use types in Zoning. Land use is the human modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as fields, pastures, and settlements. The major effect of land use on land… … Wikipedia
Degradation — • A canonical penalty by which an ecclesiastic is entirely and perpetually deprived of all office, benefice, dignity, and power conferred on him by ordination; and by a special ceremony is reduced to the state of a layman, losing the privileges… … Catholic encyclopedia
Land clearing in Australia — largely coincides with areas of high population density, and large tracts of Banksia woodland are cleared for urban expansion every year. [cite journal last = Lamont first = Byron B. authorlink = coauthors = Enright, Neal J.; Witkowski, E. T. F.; … Wikipedia
degradation — [[t]de̱grəde͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] degradations 1) N VAR (disapproval) You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality. They were sickened … English dictionary
Land Economics (the journal) — Infobox Journal discipline = Economics abbreviation = Land publisher = University of Wisconsin Press country = USA frequency = quarterly history = 1925 present openaccess = website = http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/journals/journals/le.html… … Wikipedia
Land use, land-use change and forestry — (LULUCF) all have impacts on the global carbon cycle and as such these activities can add or remove carbon dioxide (or, more generally, carbon) from the atmosphere, contributing to climate change. LULUCF has been the subject of two major reports… … Wikipedia
Land improvement — or land amelioration is making land more usable by humans. In terms of agriculture amelioration includes: *Hydrological improvement (drainage, irrigation, leaching of saline soils, landslide and flood control) *Soil improvement (fertilization,… … Wikipedia
Land pollution — is the degradation of earth s land surfaces often caused by human activities and their misuse of land resources. Haphazard disposal of urban and industrial wastes, exploitation of minerals, and improper use of soil by inadequate agricultural… … Wikipedia
