Soil has a significant importance in the development of rural settlement.
Given that soil provides the majority of food, feed for livestock, fiber, and biotic fuel as well as serving as a source of greenhouse gases and an integral component of biogeochemical cycles, it is a very significant natural resource. There is evidence that anthropogenic activities in rural areas are placing increasing demand on soil resources. The surface sealing of soils is one of the most obvious issues related to the growth of rural settlements. The term "loss of soil resources owing to the covering of land for housing, roads, or other building work" is referred to as "soil surface sealing," and it is a typical outcome of rural anthropogenic activity and infrastructure construction.
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