Evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainability
Land use has a great impact on environmental quality, use of resources, state of ecosystems and socio-economic development. Land use can be considered sustainable if the environmental pressures of human activities do not exceed the ecological carrying capacity. A scientific knowledge of the capabili...
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doaj-02a95d85732a4f8683712b9cf76fdc6a2020-11-25T03:40:39ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Agricultural Engineering1974-70712239-62682012-09-01432e10e1010.4081/jae.2012.e10143Evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainabilityGiuseppe Ruggiero0Giuseppe Verdiani1Stefano Dal Sasso2Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences (DISAAT), University of BariDepartment of Agro-Environmental Sciences (DISAAT), University of BariFreelance Civil EngineerLand use has a great impact on environmental quality, use of resources, state of ecosystems and socio-economic development. Land use can be considered sustainable if the environmental pressures of human activities do not exceed the ecological carrying capacity. A scientific knowledge of the capability of ecosystems to provide resources and absorb waste is a useful and innovative means of supporting territorial planning. This study examines the area of the Province of Bari to estimate the ecosystems’ carrying capacity, and compare it with the current environmental pressures exerted by human activities. The adapted methodology identified the environmentally sustainable level for one province.http://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/16ecosystem capacity, environmental pressures, land use. |
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Giuseppe Ruggiero Giuseppe Verdiani Stefano Dal Sasso Evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainability Journal of Agricultural Engineering ecosystem capacity, environmental pressures, land use. |
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Evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainability |
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Evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainability |
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Evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainability |
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Evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainability |
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evaluation of carrying capacity and territorial environmental sustainability |
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Journal of Agricultural Engineering |
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1974-7071 2239-6268 |
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Land use has a great impact on environmental quality, use of resources, state of ecosystems and socio-economic development. Land use can be considered sustainable if the environmental pressures of human activities do not exceed the ecological carrying capacity. A scientific knowledge of the capability of ecosystems to provide resources and absorb waste is a useful and innovative means of supporting territorial planning. This study examines the area of the Province of Bari to estimate the ecosystems’ carrying capacity, and compare it with the current environmental pressures exerted by human activities. The adapted methodology identified the environmentally sustainable level for one province. |
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ecosystem capacity, environmental pressures, land use. |
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