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Land degradation is one of the leading environmental problems in the world. It defines as any change in the original condition of the land that may affect soil productivity, including topsoil erosion, the loss of vegetation, and salinity. In this chapter, we discussed the main factors affecting land degradation and soil erosion. At first, land degradation sources fell into two main categories: natural and anthropogenic. Among, anthropogenic sources with greater effects on land degradation were more noted. The main anthropogenic sources which have been discussed are agricultural activities, soil salinity, building and infrastructure, culture, economic situation, environmental pollution, and war.
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Hossini, H., Karimi, H., Mustafa, Y.T., Al-Quraishi, A.M.F. (2022). Role of Effective Factors on Soil Erosion and Land Degradation: A Review. In: Al-Quraishi, A.M.F., Mustafa, Y.T., Negm, A.M. (eds) Environmental Degradation in Asia. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_11
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