Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences - Volume VII: Soils and Soil Sciences - 2, Volume 7

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Willy H. Verheye
EOLSS Publications, 19 Sep 2009 - 294 halaman

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.

 

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URBAN SOILS
1
VOLCANIC SOILS
23
SOILS OF COLD AND TEMPERATE REGIONS
46
SOILS OF ARID AND SEMIARID AREAS
67
MEDITERRANEAN SOILS
96
SOILS OF THE HUMID AND SUBHUMID TROPICS
121
STRESSES CAUSED BY EDAPHIC FACTORS
147
SOIL ORGANIC MATTER DECLINE AND MANAGEMENT
160
SOIL ACIDIFICATION
187
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Istilah dan frasa umum

accumulation acid acidification activity agricultural Albeluvisols Alfisols Andisols Anthrosols Arid and Semi-Arid Australia base saturation Beverly Henry biomass CaCO3 carbon characteristics chemical climatic components decomposition degradation depth desert Desertification Editor eISBN Encyclopedia environment environmental fertility Fluvisols forest fraction global grazing Histosols horizon illuviation increase irrigation ISBN Japan kaolinite layers leaching limestone Mediterranean soils microbial minerals moisture nutrient Oxisols parent material Pedogenesis physical plant plinthite pollutants processes rainfall reduced regions residues result rock Russia saline salts Semi-Arid Areas soil classification soil development soil erosion soil formation soil forming factors soil material soil organic matter soil pH soil profile soil properties Soil Science soil surface Soil Survey Soil Taxonomy Sols soluble structure subsoil subsurface Support Systems EOLSS Surender Mann Technology temperature texture toxic Ultisols University urban soils USA eISBN vegetation Vertisols volcanic soils Vols weathering Weijin Wang wetlands zone

Tentang pengarang (2009)

Willy Verheye is an Emeritus Research Director at the National Science Foundation, Flanders, and a former professor in the Geography Department, University of Ghent, Belgium. He holds an M.Sc. in Physical Geography (1961), a Ph.D. in soil science (1970) and a Post-Doctoral Degree in soil science and land use planning (1980).

 

He has been active for more than thirty-five years both in the academic world, as a professor/ research director in soil science, land evaluation, and land use planning, and as a technical and scientific advisor for rural development projects, especially in developing countries. His research has mainly focused on the field characterization of soils and soil potentials, and on the integration of socio-economic and environmental aspects in rural land use planning. He was a technical and scientific advisor in more than 100 development projects for international (UNDP, FAO, World Bank, African and Asian Development Banks, etc.) and national agencies, as well as for development companies and NGOs active in inter-tropical regions.

Informasi bibliografi

JudulLand Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences - Volume VII: Soils and Soil Sciences - 2, Volume 7
EditorWilly H. Verheye
Edisiberilustrasi
PenerbitEOLSS Publications, 2009
ISBN1848262418, 9781848262416
Tebal294 halaman
  
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