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Status of the World's Soil Resources. Chapter 5: Drivers of Global Soil Change

Year of publication 2016

Pages 15 p.

Author Bationo, A.;Indraratne, S.;Land and Water Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109004-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This is Chapter 5, "Drivers of Global Soil Change," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.

Drivers in general comprise the factors that bring about socio-economic and environmental changes. They operate at various spatial and temporal levels in society. They differ from one region to another, and within and between nations. Drivers are diverse in nature and they include: demographics; economic factors; scientific and technol ogical innovation; markets and trade; wealth distribution; institutional and socio-political frameworks; value systems; and climate and climate change that all explain why soil change takes place.

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