The document discusses indicators for estimating vulnerability to anthropogenic land degradation in order to effectively plan territorial development. It presents a set of land management indicators calculated at the municipal level, including utilized agricultural area variation, percentage of pasture/grassland, grazing index, and a new mechanization level index. Analysis shows about 25% of southern Italy has medium-high or high vulnerability levels due to land management factors, with the most vulnerable regions being Puglia, Campania, and Sicily.