Scholarly record
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF SOIL EROSION ON RURAL AREAS
Abstract
Soil erosion is one of the most dangerous environmental problems of rural areas, which is a major environmental threat to the sustainability and productivity of agriculture, but also one of the main threats to sustainability of economic and environmental development. Currently, erosion is understood as one of the forms of degradation and as a complex of various endogenous soil-forming processes. So the assessment of this process is necessary for better environmental policy. The environmental and economic assessments of various problems of geosystems (ecosystems) are relevant and important for planning an effective decision-making policy in the field of nature protection. The typical approach to the economic assessment of the cost of one-site and off-site effects of soil erosion is proposed in this study. It should be noted the high variability of the number of off-site effects of soil erosion. The calculation of each parameter requires the collection of initial data and selection of calculated equation that are suitable in certain conditions. This could complicate the analysis of factors affecting the valuation of soil erosion costs. Also this model could be applied to value on-site and off-site effects of soil erosion separately and to determine whether it is economical to allow soil erosion to occur without conservation or to reduce it. In addition, the proposed methodology could be used for economic calculations of various scenarios of the erosion effects, as well as for a possible assessment of the effectiveness of environmental measures.
Publication Impact Profile
- Citations
- Scopus - Citation Indexes: 1
- Captures
- Mendeley - Readers: 4
Publication details
References15
Pimentel, D., Harvey, C., Resosudarmo, P., Sinclair, K., Kurz, D., McNair, M., Crist, S., Shpritz, L., Fitton, L., Saffouri, R., Blair, R. Environmental and Economic Costs of Soil Erosion and Conservation Benefits. Econ., 61, 267, pp. 1117-1123, 1995.
Kefi, M., Kunihiko, Y. Evaluation of the economic effects of soil erosion risk on agricultural productivity using remote sensing: case of watershed in Tunisia. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science, Volume XXXVIII, Part 8, Kyoto, Japan, p. 930, 2010.
Lal, R. Managing soils for feeding a global population of 10 billion. Journal of the Science of Food and agriculture, vol. 86, p. 2273-2284, 2006.
Telles, T.S., Dechen, S.C.F., Souza, L.G.A., Guimar?e, M. de F. Valuation and assessment of soil erosion costs. Scientia Agricola, vol. 70(3), p. 209-216, 2013, DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162013000300010.
Eaton D., 1996. The economics of soil erosion : A model of farm decision – Making. International Institute for environment and Development, Environmental Economics Programme. Discussion papers, 24134.
Bryl S.V., Zverkov M.S. Economic risks of erosion effects as an part of assessment of the technical level of hydromeliorative systems // Ekologiya i stroitelstvo, vol. 2., pp. 43-49, 2019, DOI: 10.35688/2413-8452-2019-02-006.
Lal, R. Soil Degradation by Erosion. Land Degradation and Development, 12, pp. 519-539, 2001.
Alfsen, K.H., De Franco, M.A., Glomsrod, S., Johnsen, T.. The cost of soil erosion in Nicaragua. Ecological Economics, 16, pp. 129-145, 1996.
Crosson, P. New perspectives on soil conservation policy, Conservationists must begin to address some tough, new policy questions. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 39(4), 222-225, 1984.
Telles, T.S., Fatima, M., Dechen, S.C.F. The costs of soil erosion // RevistaBrasileira de Ci?ncia do Solo, vol. 35(2), pp. 287-298, 2011, DOI: 10.1590/S0100-06832011000200001.
Clark, R. Methodologies for the Economic Analysis of Soil Erosion and Conservation, Norwich: University of East Anglia, CSERGE Working Paper, vol. GEC 96-13, 1996.
Proops, J.L.R. Ecological Economics: Rationale and Problem Areas. Ecological Economics, 1, pp. 59-76, 1989.
Gaatib, Rabii El and A. Larabi. Integrated Evaluation of Soil Erosion Hazard and Risk Management in the OuedBeht Watershed Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques: Impacts on El Kansra Dam Siltation (Morocco). Journal of Geographic Information System, vol. 06, pp. 677-689, 2014.
SukhanovskiiYu.P., Ollesch G., Meissner R., Rode M., Khan K.Yu., Volokitin M.P., Son B.K. Applicability of the universal soil loss equation for European Russia // Eurasian Soil Science, vol. 36, № 6, pp. 658-663, 2003.
Boardman, J., Poesen, J., & Evans, R. Socio-economic factors in soil erosion and conservation. Environmental Science & Policy, vol. 6(1), pp. 1-6, 2003.
View or Download full articleAccess options
SWS access login
Login as SWS Scientific CommitteeLogin as SWS Scientific PartnerLogin as SWS AuthorAuthors and approved SWS contributors will read and export their own linked papers after identity matching by SWS profile, email and SGEM GlobalID.
For librarian assistance: [email protected]
Purchase Instant Access
- Article can be downloaded after successful payment.
- Article may be used according to SWS library access terms.
- Article cannot be redistributed.