Contrast of soil cover as a factor of land suitability for agricultural production

Urbanization implies an increase in settlements areas at the expense of productive land, primarily, agricultural. In these circumstances, an important issue is the identification and protection of especially valuable agricultural land. In this research we analyzed existing approaches to classification of productive land, its reference to especially valuable land and suggested approaches for consideration of the soil cover heterogeneity in the classification. © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019.