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Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications
. Ed(S): Shahid, Shabbir A.; Taha, Faisal K.; Abdelfattah, Mahmoud A.
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Hardback. As the world's population continues to grow, it is vital to maintain and increase agricultural productivity, even in the midst of changing weather patterns. Focusing on arid regions, this book details soil classification inventories from a number of countries. Editor(s): Shahid, Shabbir A.; Taha, Faisal K.; Abdelfattah, Mahmoud A. Num Pages: 867 pages, 172 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1682.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
867
Condition
New
Number of Pages
867
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400753310
SKU
V9789400753310
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