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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Irresponsible soil management

Irresponsible soil management

  • Negligent disregard of pedological consequences of activities
  • Negligence by pedologists
  • Maltreatment of soils
  • Unregulated soil management
  • Incompetent soil inspectors

Broader

Unethical practice of soil sciences
Unpresentable

Narrower

Reduction of soil fertility downstream due to impoundment
Excellent
Pesticide destruction of soil fauna and micro-organisms
Presentable
Deterioration in soil fertility
Presentable
Soil mismanagement
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Soil infertility
Excellent
Soil degradation
Excellent
Soil-transmitted diseases
Presentable
Land pollution
Presentable
Decarbonization of soil
Presentable
Waterlogged soils
Unpresentable
Soil shrinkage
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Liming of lakes and rivers
Presentable
Lack of soil analysis
Unpresentable

Strategy

Using appropriate soil additives
Yet to rate
Reporting negligence by pedologists
Yet to rate
Regulating soil management
Yet to rate
Neglecting research in pedology
Yet to rate
Fertilizing soils
Yet to rate
Improving soil management
Yet to rate

Value

Unregulated
Yet to rate
Negligence
Yet to rate
Mismanagement
Yet to rate
Maltreatment
Yet to rate
Irresponsibility
Yet to rate
Incompetence
Yet to rate

Reference

Eijsackers, Herman J P and Hamers, Timo: Integrated Soil and Sediment Research: a basis for proper protection; selected proceedings for the first European Conference on Integrated Research for Soil and Sediment Protection and Remediation

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthSustainable Development Goal #13: Climate ActionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Action » Action
  • Geology » Soil
  • Management » Management
  • Research, standards » Inspection, tests
  • Societal problems » Irresponsibility
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0903
    DOCID
    12009030
    D7NID
    133174
    Last update
    May 20, 2022