Land Use and Soil Resources

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Braimoh, Ademola K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Vlek, Paul L. G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geobiology.; Environmental sciences.; Physical geography.; Environment.; Environmental management.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Environment, general.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Management.; Physical Geography.; Biogeosciences.

Land-use change is one of the main drivers of many environmental change processes. It influences the basic resources of land use, including the soil. Its impact on soil often occurs so creepingly that land managers hardly contemplate initiating ameliorative or counterbalance measures. Poor land mana...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Impact of Land Use on Soil Resources
• Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics and Land-Use Change
• Land-Use Change and Global Food Production
• Soil Erosion and Conservation in Global Agriculture
• Soil Erosion Studies in Northern Ethiopia
• Soil Degradation Under Irrigation
• Nutrient and Virtual Water Flows in Traded Agricultural Commodities
• The Lesson of Drente's “Essen”: Soil Nutrient Depletion in sub-Saharan Africa and Management Strategies for Soil Replenishment
• Soil Quality and Methods for its Assessment
• The Impact of Urbanization on Soils.