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Soil erosion and degradation in a rapidly expanding industrial area of Eastern Mediterranean basin (Thriasio plain, Greece)

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  • Georgios Sigalos

    (ArcEnviro – Makrygianni 1 str
    National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Department of Minerals Engineering)

  • Vassiliki Loukaidi

    (Athens–Sounio Avenue, Mavro Lithari)

  • Socrates Dasaklis

    (ArcEnviro – Makrygianni 1 str)

  • Paraskevi Drakopoulou

    (Athens–Sounio Avenue, Mavro Lithari)

  • Luca Salvati

    (Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-RPS))

  • Pere Serra Ruiz

    (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

  • Anastasios Mavrakis

    (Department of Economic and Regional Development, Institute of Urban Environment and Human Resources, Panteion University)

Abstract

This study investigates soil erosion in a rapidly expanding industrial region of Eastern Mediterranean basin (Thriasio plain, Greece), controlling how geomorphology, topography, soil drainage and vegetation cover shape the local erosivity rate. Our results show that Thriasio plain is characterized by medium–low classes of soil vulnerability in the actual environmental conditions. However, in an ‘extreme conditions’ scenario, areas with sharp slope, a branched hydrographical network and low vegetation cover are classified at high vulnerability to soil erosion. A field study has been implemented considering extreme natural conditions (January 2004) driven by rapid snow melting determining an exceptionally high volume of water flooding down to the sea through a seasonal stream. This episode was considered a ‘natural experiment’ when assessing extreme soil erosion conditions. Based on theoretical calculations and field measurements, our results confirm the estimated value of soil erosion under the ‘extreme conditions’ scenario illustrated above.

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  • Georgios Sigalos & Vassiliki Loukaidi & Socrates Dasaklis & Paraskevi Drakopoulou & Luca Salvati & Pere Serra Ruiz & Anastasios Mavrakis, 2016. "Soil erosion and degradation in a rapidly expanding industrial area of Eastern Mediterranean basin (Thriasio plain, Greece)," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 82(3), pages 2187-2200, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:82:y:2016:i:3:d:10.1007_s11069-016-2288-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2288-y
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    1. Filippo Gambella & Giovanni Quaranta & Nathan Morrow & Renata Vcelakova & Luca Salvati & Antonio Gimenez Morera & Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, 2021. "Soil Degradation and Socioeconomic Systems’ Complexity: Uncovering the Latent Nexus," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-13, January.
    2. Chandra Setyawan & Chin-Yu Lee & Miky Prawitasari, 2019. "Investigating spatial contribution of land use types and land slope classes on soil erosion distribution under tropical environment," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 98(2), pages 697-718, September.

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