Soil legislation and policies: Bibliometric analysis, systematic review and quantitative approaches with an emphasis on the specific cases of the European Union and Portugal.

Autor:	Martinho VJPD; School of Agriculture (ESAV) and CERNAS-IPV Research Centre, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal., Ferreira AJD; School of Agriculture (ESAC) and CERNAS Research Centre, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal., Cunha C; School of Technology and Management (ESTGV), Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal., Pereira JLDS; School of Agriculture (ESAV) and CERNAS-IPV Research Centre, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal., Sánchez-Carreira MDC; ICEDE Research Group, Applied Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, CRETUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain., Castanheira NL; National Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Research, IP (INIAV), Portugal., Ramos TB; MARETEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heliyon [Heliyon] 2024 Jul 09; Vol. 10 (14), pp. e34307. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 09 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34307
Abstrakt:	The literature shows that there are dimensions related to soil legislation and policy in the European Union contexts that can be better explored through bibliometric analysis, systematic reviews and quantitative approaches. Therefore, this research aims to analyse documents on soil legislation and policies, highlighting the specific cases of Portugal and the European Union (EU). The aim is to identify suggestions to improve the Portuguese and European Union soil policy instruments and measures. To achieve these objectives, a bibliometric analysis (considering text and bibliographic data) and systematic review were carried out, as well as a survey of the available soil legislation (considering qualitative data and quantitative analysis). The results show that soil legislation and policy have become more relevant in recent years and that concerns are about soil health, protection and safety, as well as risk mitigation, biodiversity preservation and the maintenance of ecosystem services. However, some topics could be further explored in future research, namely those related to multidisciplinarity, smart methodologies, soil salinisation, innovation and quantitative approaches to assessing policy impacts. This study presents suggestions that can be considered by the Portuguese and European Union policymakers to improve the respective soil legislation and policies. Defining a regulatory system for soils in the European Union has not been easy over time, although there have been attempts, given the specificities of the contexts related to soils and the reluctance of some member states to take certain measures. The approaches and analysis topics considered are innovative (there aren't many scientific documents on the topics that address bibliometric analysis and quantitative assessments with qualitative data) and bring novelty to the literature. Competing Interests: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Vítor Martinho is Associate Editor of the Heliyon Journal. This fact did not affect the peer-review process. (© 2024 The Authors.)
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