
CHAPTER 7
Repercussion of Anthropogenic
Landscape Changes on
Pedodiversity and Preservation
of the Pedological Heritage
Giuseppe Lo Papa
a,
* and Carmelo Dazzi
b
1. Introduction
Over a period of time people have lived in and with their surrounding
landscapes and for several thousand years transformed the soilscapes
and the vegetation into cultural landscape types important for their
economy and to meet their needs (Richter 2007, Ellis 2011, Hjelle 2012).
The sustainable provision of goods and services depends critically
on managing soils without damaging the natural soilscapes and the
related natural resources. To support the transition towards sustainable ...