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Focuses on society at the local and regional levels in a scenario where human beings coexist harmoniously with nature. This title examines this ideal society in terms of the relationships between villages or towns and their natural environment and how they can achieve independence while facing pressures toward centralization and globalization.

This text provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of land systems vulnerability assessment in Asia - fundamental to the understanding of the link between global change, environmental sustainability, and human wellbeing.

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...