Delineating soil erosion risk in Marinduque, Philippines using RUSLE

Issue Date

2022

Abstract

Soil erosion is a global problem affecting both developed and developing countries. In the Philippines, it is considered one of the worst environmental issues. Marinduque is an island province in the Philippines that is identified belonging to areas with a high proportion of soil erosion due to its topography that is highly dominated by rolling to moderately steep terrain. Using publicly available data on soil, rainfall, elevation, and land cover, this study maps soil erosion risk in the province of Marinduque, Philippines using RUSLE. Based on results, more than half of Marinduque were classified as areas with high to very severe soil erosion rates. The municipality of Torrijos was identified as the municipality where approximately 42% of areas with very severe soil erosion rates.

Source or Periodical Title

GeoJournal

ISSN

0343-2521

Volume

87

Page

423-435

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

maps; tables; references

Language

English

Subject

Erosion mapping, GIS, Open data, RUSLE, Spatial risk

Identifier

10.1007/s10708-020-10264-7.

Digital Copy

yes

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