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FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA 2013 (21), LV., pp. 129-138

Multifunkčnosť Pôdy a Jej Prínos pre Spoločnosť

Multifunctionality of Soils and Their Benefits for Society

Jozef Vilček A*, Zuzana Krušková B, Peter Sopko C, Radoslav Bujnovský D

Received: November 7, 2012 | Revised: December 10, 2012 | Accepted: February 26, 2013

A* University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov; VÚPOP Raymanova 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia jozef.vilcek@unipo.sk (corresponding author)
B University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia suzan.kruskova@gmail.com
C University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia peter.sopko@unipo.sk
D National Agricultural & Food Centre, Soil Science & Conservation Research Institute, Gagarinova 10, 827 13 Bratislava, Slovakia bujnovsky@vuvh.sk

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Abstract

The paper analyses the importance of the agricultural soil for the society and subsequently principles and results of economic valuation of selected soil ecological functions. Average economic values of selected ecological functions of agricultural soils in Slovakia are based on previous index assessment of these functions and defined assumptions and represent 5300 € per hectare for water retention, 4300 € per hectare for filtration of organic and inorganic pollutants and 4000 € per hectare for transformation of organic pollutants, respectively.

Key words: Soil, soil functions, economic valuation

Summary

Multifunctionality of Soils and Their Benefits for Society

Similarly as ecosystem soil provides many services that in soil science are named as soil functions. Besides biomass production, that is possible economically evaluate, the soil provides other ecological functions that are priceless for the society. Sustainability of societal development requires maintenance of soil quality and soil functions – especially the ecological ones. The paper analyses the importance of the agricultural soil for the society and subsequently principles and results of economic valuation of selected soil ecological functions. Average economic values of selected ecological functions of agricultural soils in Slovakia are based on previous index assessment of these functions and defined assumptions and represent 5300 € per hectare for water retention, 4300 € per hectare for filtration of organic and inorganic pollutants and 4000 € per hectare for transformation of organic pollutants, respectively.
Practical application of economic soil value, based on complex evaluation of soil ecological functions, seems to be utilisable in modification of soil price at its permanent sealing as well as at estimation of site related rent of the soil. Despite of that, soil pricing should not to be used as a ground for forming ethical values, which are imminently connected with human approach towards soil and its degradation, and which are essentially needed by global society.

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