Challenges of Soil Resource Protection: A Case Study from Sitnica River Basin (Kosovo)

• Autorzy: Bytyqi Valbon , Ramadani Ibrahim , Agaj Tropikë

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/109457

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The soil resources in Kosovo are facing challenges due to different human activities. Urbanization, along with economic growth, has further worsened the shortage of soil resources in Kosovo. In the last 20 years, Kosovo has undergone some social, political and economical changes which have made the population to migrate toward plains, where new settlements are formed, and other are extended. Soil resources are important for Kosovo’s inhabitants, who are mainly focused on agriculture. Most of the Kosovo’s terrain is mountainous, which means nearly half of the area is not suitable for agriculture. The Sitnica River basin lies mostly in Kosovo Plain where soils are characterized by high fertility with a great potential for agricultural development. The vicinity parts of the river basin lie in the hilly mountainous areas where soils have low fertility. Good natural conditions have made the River Basin the most densely populated area in Kosovo. Rapid extension of urban and rural settlements changed the land cover; agricultural lands were excluded from primary use, and the agricultural capacity is reduced with the increasing number of settlements on lands with high quality. Sitnica River basin was faced with uncontrolled urbanization, followed by the degradation of agricultural lands and land use changes, where floods occur in some cases or the flood risk is increased. In this case study, the Sitnica River basin will be analysed based on terrain morphology, soil and other natural resources, land use changes and will be a contribution towards sustainable urbanization of settlements in order to preserve soil resources.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

soil resources; land use; degradation; zoning; urbanization; sustainable development; Sitnica River basin

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 20, nr 6
• Strony: 215--224
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Bytyqi Valbon

• University of Pristina, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Department of Geography, Eqrem Çabej str, no 51, 10 000 Pristina, Kosovo

autor

Ramadani Ibrahim

• University of Pristina, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Department of Geography, Eqrem Çabej str, no 51, 10 000 Pristina, Kosovo

autor

Agaj Tropikë

• University of Pristina, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Department of Geography, Eqrem Çabej str, no 51, 10 000 Pristina, Kosovo

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