{"id":27620,"date":"2023-09-18T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/urbanizzazione-emissioni-suolo\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:03:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:03:40","slug":"urbanization-soil-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/urbanization-soil-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Urbanization promotes increasing emissions from the soil"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a result of urbanization, soil nitrous oxide emissions increase 153%, according to a new study. At the same time, the ability to absorb methane is reduced<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Altered soil functions contribute to increased emissions<\/strong> from urban vegetation. This is supported by a study<\/a> published in the journal Global Change Biology. Increasing urbanization<\/strong>, the research points out, results in the conversion of natural ecosystems to residential areas that incorporate green areas such as parks or lawns.<\/p>\n

“Such conversions affect ecosystem functions and impacts biodiversity, ecosystem services such as provision of clean water as well as the function of such ecosystems as climate regulators,” explains Klaus Butterbach-Bahl<\/strong>, a professor at Aarhus University involved in the research, in a statement<\/a> released by the Danish university. That’s why there is a need to consider sustainable management of urban green space to mitigate its effects on climate.<\/p>\n

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Loss of urban biodiversity is a threat to human health<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n