Resilience in Soils and Land Use

Dear Colleagues,

The characteristics of a soil (texture, structure, etc.) and its qualities (vulnerability, fertility, etc.) condition, from the environmental point of view, the geophysical, biotic, landscape and socioeconomic environment of each territory. Currently, studies on land use in territorial planning are of interest, the purpose of which was previously to analyze the aptitude of each type of land for a specific use, based on its ability to assume impacts and the potential that the land may have had. The analysis of erosive risks constitutes a parameter to take into account in said management.

The scientific community, given the enormous social interest in monitoring and controlling the environment, is developing methodologies that allow such control that is more efficient. One of the environmental factors to consider is the soil, which constitutes the support for life and is one of the basic natural elements, which is evident in the European Soil Charter, of the Council of Europe, which says, in its First point: “The soil is one of the most precious goods of Humanity. It allows the life of plants, animals and man on the surface of the Earth”. This European charter also highlights the scarcity and fragility of the edaphic resource, indicating that it must be protected through a greater effort in scientific research and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure the rational use and conservation of soil.

Due to the consideration of soil as a nonrenewable resource due to its regeneration time scale, the need to delve into the study of the importance of soils in the uses of the territory and the effects of soil degradation and erosive risks is established, due to concerns raised worldwide by desertification problems, stating that desertification precedes desertification. Considering the millions of hectares of arable land area, taking into account that a large part must be subtracted due to fallow situations, we would have 0.39 Ha/inhabitant if we consider a population of 40 million, which indicates that there is already a soil deficit, so the erosive processes, desertification and population growth make the situation worse.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Martinez Graña
Guest Editor

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