Reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. This book includes background papers with continental and international perspectives dealing with land degradation and desertification studies. It is also of interest to a variety of environmental scientists.
Reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. This book include...
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.
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 o...
The term "Soil Security" is used in the context of maintaining the quality and quantity of soil needed in order to ensure continuous supplies of food and fresh water for our society. Topics in this unique book on the management of soil sustainability in the Mediterranean region include: soil information, land degradation, land desertification, pedoenvironments, and the carbon cycle and sequestration. One main focus of the book is the description of new approaches that have been adapted with regards to interdisciplinary soil ecosystem management to combat and mitigate desertification. The...
The term "Soil Security" is used in the context of maintaining the quality and quantity of soil needed in order to ensure continuous supplies of food ...
This book pursues a unique approach, investigating both the ecological and socio-economic aspects of carbon management in Mediterranean ecosystems. All chapters are based on papers originally presented at the 1st Istanbul Carbon Summit, held at Istanbul Technical University, 2 4 April, 2014, and revised following a peer-review process.
The book addresses the summit s three main themes carbon management, carbon technologies, and carbon trends while also offering chapters on the economic aspects of carbon management and the ecological aspects of the carbon cycle. The chapters on...
This book pursues a unique approach, investigating both the ecological and socio-economic aspects of carbon management in Mediterranean ecosystems....
This book compiles all available and relevant information concerning the soils of Turkey, including the soil survey studies conducted by universities and governmental institutes from the early 1950s until today. Recent findings and advances include the description and analyses of new profiles from some parts of the country by the chapter authors; reflecting the latest version of the World Reference Base (WRB) soil system, they produce a refined soil map. The book offers valuable guidance on soil management for planners of agricultural strategies, land management experts concerned with...
This book compiles all available and relevant information concerning the soils of Turkey, including the soil survey studies conducted by universities ...
