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Land Use and Soil Resources
. Ed(S): Braimoh, Ademola K.; Vlek, Paul L. G.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Braimoh, Ademola K.; Vlek, Paul L. G. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
Land-use change is one of the main drivers of many environmental change processes. It influences the basic resources of land use, including the soil. Its impact on soil often occurs so creepingly that land managers hardly contemplate initiating ameliorative or counterbalance measures. 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.
Land-use change is one of the main drivers of many environmental change processes. It influences the basic resources of land use, including the soil. Its impact on soil often occurs so creepingly that land managers hardly contemplate initiating ameliorative or counterbalance measures. 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.
To date, there has been no single unifying volume that addresses the multifaceted impacts of land use on soils. This book has responded to this challenge by bringing together ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402067778
SKU
V9781402067778
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99-15
Reviews for Land Use and Soil Resources
From the reviews: "It promises to synthesize scientific knowledge on the impact of different land-uses on soils in a manner that resource managers, policy makers and other non-academics can use. … a book of significant potential use to students interested in land resources, particularly soil. … a useful book with several particularly good chapters and ... Read more