Novel Measurement and Assessment Tools for Monitoring and Management of Land and Water Resources in Agricultural Landscapes of Central Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mueller, Lothar (Editor), Saparov, Abdulla (Editor), Lischeid, Gunnar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Environmental Science and Engineering,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.

The book aims to initiate a sustainable use of land and water resources in Central Asia by the transfer of scientific methods. It deals with the most advanced methods worldwide for  better monitoring and management of water and land resources. We offer an array of methods of measuring, assessing, fo...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Land and Water Resources of Central Asia, their Utilisation and Ecological Status
• Soil Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Current Status, Problems and Solutions
• Long-Term Monitoring and Water Resource Management of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Trends in Agriculture of Central Asia and Implications for Rangelands and Croplands.