Land Use and Soil Resources
Gebonden Engels 2008 2008e druk 9781402067778Samenvatting
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. This book provides a thorough analysis of the multifaceted impacts of land use on soils. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images, it brings together renowned academics and policy experts to analyze the patterns, driving factors and proximate causes, and the socioeconomic impacts of soil degradation.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
Contributors.-
List of Tables.-
List of Figures.-
Impact of land use on soil resources.-
Soil organic carbon dynamics and land use change.-
Land use change and global food production.-
Soil erosion and conservation in global agriculture.-
Soil Erosion studies in Northern Ethiopia.-
Soil degradation under irrigation.-
Nutrient and Virtual Water Flows in Traded Agricultural Commodities.-
The Lesson of Drente's 'Essen': Soil Nutrient Depletion in sub-Saharan Africa and Management Strategies for Soil Replenishment.-
Soil Quality and Methods for its Assessment.-
The Impact of Urbanization on Soils.-
Index.
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan
