#soil sealing

• Artificialization — The act of artificializing and its result; a structural and long-term process through which a natural or agricultural area is transformed into built, waterproofed, or industrially developed land. Soil artificialization constitutes one of the primary causes of biodiversity degradation, habitat fragmentation, and the amplification of urban flooding risks.
• Human-modified — Having undergone a process of anthropic transformation, losing its natural, wild, or original character through the direct intervention of technology and human activities. In ecology and land management, the term describes an environment, soil, watercourse, or landscape that has been structurally modified, channeled, paved, or concreted, often leading to habitat fragmentation and altered regional hydrological balance.