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Soil Vulnerability Mapping in Central and Eastern Europe

Issues of data acquisition, quality control and sharing

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Data Sharing for International Water Resource Management: Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS

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A computerized Environmental Information System is under development for mapping the status of soil degradation and the vulnerability of soils to pollution. Geographically, the SOVEUR project is limited to 13 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The project will: (a) develop a uniform soil and terrain database for the region; (b) provide an inventory of the current status of soil degradation, with particular attention to soil pollution; and (c) elaborate a procedure for mapping areas at risk from delayed occurrences of pollution as triggered, for instance, by acid deposition or changes in land use. Many of the required inputs, including those derived from ancillary models, will originate from disciplines other than soil science, pointing to the need for an interdisciplinary approach to management of data on environmental resources for sustainable development. Inaccurate information may lead to conclusions and measures which endanger human health and biodiversity, which will require high costs to remedy. Thus, issues of data acquisition, quality control and sharing are critical for effective implementation of the SOVEUR project.

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Batjes, N.H. (1999). Soil Vulnerability Mapping in Central and Eastern Europe. In: Naff, T. (eds) Data Sharing for International Water Resource Management: Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS. NATO Science Series, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1209-5_16

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