Land Use And Soil Resources

Author : Ademola K. Braimoh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 140206778X
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Use and Soil Resources written by Ademola K. Braimoh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor land management has degraded vast amounts of land, reduced our ability to produce enough food, and is a major threat to rural livelihoods in many developing countries. This book provides a thorough analysis of the multifaceted impacts of land use on soils. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images, it brings together renowned academics and policy experts to analyze the patterns, driving factors and proximate causes, and the socioeconomic impacts of soil degradation.

Author : Ademola K. Braimoh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789048177233
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Use and Soil Resources written by Ademola K. Braimoh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor land management has degraded vast amounts of land, reduced our ability to produce enough food, and is a major threat to rural livelihoods in many developing countries. This book provides a thorough analysis of the multifaceted impacts of land use on soils. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images, it brings together renowned academics and policy experts to analyze the patterns, driving factors and proximate causes, and the socioeconomic impacts of soil degradation.

Author : Ademola K. Braimoh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781402067778
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Use and Soil Resources written by Ademola K. Braimoh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor land management has degraded vast amounts of land, reduced our ability to produce enough food, and is a major threat to rural livelihoods in many developing countries. This book provides a thorough analysis of the multifaceted impacts of land use on soils. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images, it brings together renowned academics and policy experts to analyze the patterns, driving factors and proximate causes, and the socioeconomic impacts of soil degradation.

Author : Shabbir A. Shahid
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400753322
Total Pages : 875 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications written by Shabbir A. Shahid and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 875 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world’s population continues to expand, maintaining and indeed increasing agricultural productivity is more important than ever, though it is also more difficult than ever in the face of changing weather patterns that in some cases are leading to aridity and desertification. The absence of scientific soil inventories, especially in arid areas, leads to mistaken decisions about soil use that, in the end, reduce a region’s capacity to feed its population, or to guarantee a clean water supply. Greater efficiency in soil use is possible when these resources are properly classified using international standards. Focusing on arid regions, this volume details soil classification from many countries. It is only once this information is properly assimilated by policymakers it becomes a foundation for informed decisions in land use planning for rational and sustainable uses.

Author : Donald A. Davidson
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soils and Land Use Planning written by Donald A. Davidson and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1980 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : T. Forbes
Publisher : Cornell University, Department of Agronomy
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guidelines for Evaluating the Adequacy of Soil Resource Inventories written by T. Forbes and published by Cornell University, Department of Agronomy. This book was released on 1987 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Willy H. Verheye
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
ISBN 13 : 184826237X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences - Volume III written by Willy H. Verheye and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Encyclopedia of Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences is a component of the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Land is one of our most precious assets. It represents space, provides food and shelter, stores and filters water, and it is a base for urban and industrial development, road construction, leisure and many other social activities. Land is, however not unlimited in extent, and even when it is physically available its use is not necessarily free, either because of natural limitations (too cold, too steep, too wet or too dry, etc.) or because of constraints of access or land tenure. This 7-volume set contains several chapters, each of size 5000-30000 words, with perspectives, applications and extensive illustrations. It carries state-of-the-art knowledge in the fields of Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences and is aimed, by virtue of the several applications, at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students, Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers and NGOs.

Author : Willy H. Verheye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848266858
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences: Land cover, land use and the global change written by Willy H. Verheye and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521785594
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Resources written by Anthony Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an authoritative review of the resources of soils, water, climate, forests and pastures on which agriculture depends. It assesses the interactions between land resources and wider aspects of development, including population and poverty. Unless action is taken, the developing world will face recurrent problems of food security and conflict. The book gives some forcefully-expressed criticisms of current methods of assessing land degradation and placing an economic value on land. It should be read by all involved in rural development, including scientists, economists, geographers, sociologists, planners, and students of development studies. It provides a summary and perspective of the field of land resources, and suggests improvements needed to conserve resources for future generations. The hardback edition of the book received excellent reviews.

Author : L.T. West
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331941870X
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soils of the USA written by L.T. West and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the distribution, properties, and function of soils in the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, and its Caribbean territories. It discusses the history of soil surveys and pedological research in the U.S., and offers general descriptions of the country’s climate, geology and geomorphology. For each Land Resource Region (LRR) – a geographic/ecological region of the country characterized by its own climate, geology, landscapes, soils, and agricultural practices – there is a chapter with details of the climate, geology, geomorphology, pre-settlement and current vegetation, and land use, as well as the distribution and properties of major soils including their genesis, classification, and management challenges. The final chapters address topics such as soils and humans, and the future challenges for soil science and soil surveys in the U.S. Maps of soil distribution, pedon descriptions, profile images, and tables of properties are included throughout the text.