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Sustainable Land Management
. Ed(S): Kapur, Selim; Eswaran, Hari; Blum, Winfried E. H.
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Description for Sustainable Land Management
Paperback. Soil quality is threatened by human activity but can also be improved by our intervention. This book is a valuable compendium of work on the concept of the 'Anthroscape' that highlights the potential contribution of such research to sustainable development. Editor(s): Kapur, Selim; Eswaran, Hari; Blum, Winfried E. H. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RBGB; RGM; RGW; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
Soil quality is threatened by many human-induced activities, but can also be improved by good land management. In the relatively short history of mankind on earth, the landscape and soils of the world have been drastically modified from their "natural " state. Landscapes altered by man's activities are termed "Anthroscapes" which are inextricably linked to culture and history. The challenges for today's scientists are to devise and implement sustainable land management strategies in order to preserve the land for the benefit of future generations. This book is a valuable compendium of the research experiences so far gained in studies of ... Read more
Soil quality is threatened by many human-induced activities, but can also be improved by good land management. In the relatively short history of mankind on earth, the landscape and soils of the world have been drastically modified from their "natural " state. Landscapes altered by man's activities are termed "Anthroscapes" which are inextricably linked to culture and history. The challenges for today's scientists are to devise and implement sustainable land management strategies in order to preserve the land for the benefit of future generations. This book is a valuable compendium of the research experiences so far gained in studies of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
Number of Pages
415
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642439780
SKU
V9783642439780
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Reviews for Sustainable Land Management
From the reviews: “This book provides a well-rounded summary of sustainable land management in relation to culture and history. … Sustainable Land Management … is a very good collection of presentations. The principles of sustainability and land management are readily explained through a variety of locations … which provides readers with clearly identifiable regions that they may live in ... Read more