Soil loss, productivity and cropland values GIS-based analysis and trends in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy) from 1980 to 2013

This paper concerns the trends assessment of the productivity values and croplands values of specific crops (cereals (arable cereals land), vineyards, olive-growing lands) in the Basilicata region at regional scale, from 1980 to 2013, in relation to the soil loss evaluated through the USPED method. The comparative analysis shows the interrelations between the soil loss by erosion and the economic value deriving from the erosive phenomenon affecting the croplands considered