Unraveling Latent Aspects of Urban Expansion: Desertification Risk Reveals More

Urban expansion results in socioeconomic transformations with relevant impacts for peri-urban soils, leading to environmental concerns about land degradation and increased desertification risk in ecologically fragile districts. Spatial planning can help achieve sustainable land-use patterns and iden...

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Main Authors: Gianluca Egidi, Ilaria Zambon, Ilaria Tombolin, Luca Salvati, Sirio Cividino, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Zahra Kalantari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/4001