Environment & Ecology · Urbanization and Land Degradation
How does unsustainable urbanization primarily exacerbate soil and moisture degradation within natural landscapes?
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- 1By facilitating the intense leaching of iron and aluminum compounds in tropical regions
- 2By increasing the accumulation of sodium and magnesium through excessive irrigation
- 3By converting natural landscapes into impervious surfaces, which drastically increases surface runoff✓
- 4By promoting the formation of calcium nodules that hinder water infiltration
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By converting natural landscapes into impervious surfaces, which drastically increases surface runoff
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