Chapter 8 - Soil and Land Use in the Alps—Challenges and Examples of Soil-Survey and Soil-Data Use to Support Sustainable Development

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The present chapter focuses on soil and land use in the Alps as well as related challenges regarding soil-survey and soil-data use in order to support sustainable land-use planning. Based on case studies from different landscapes in the Alps the chapter illustrates soil–society relations regarding both the land-use impact on soils as well as soil data needs for land-use management. In terms of soil survey in the Alps, we present and discuss innovative approaches to soil mapping, geographic information systems (GIS) embedding, and modeling in order to better integrate soil data in land-use planning and management. The examples demonstrate the wealth of soil knowledge and experience in soil management in Alpine countries. Nevertheless the chapter emphasizes that further research, cross-border knowledge, and soil protection best practice transfer as well as the improvement of soil-data collection and use are needed to strengthen daily sustainable soil management in the Alps.

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