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Author:   Shabbir A. Shahid ,  Faisal K. Taha ,  Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Weight:   1.845kg
ISBN:  

9789402400540

ISBN 10:   9402400540
Pages:   867
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I Soil Survey and Classification Strategies in Different Ecological Zones.-  1 Innovative Thinking for Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Resources in Abu Dhabi Emirate Through Scientific Soil Inventory and Policy Development.-  2 Demands on Soil Classification and Soil Survey Strategies: Special Purpose Soil Classification Systems for Local Practical Use.-  3 Reconnaissance Soil Survey for the State of Kuwait.-  4 Do the Emerging Methods of Digital Soil Mapping have Anything to Learn from the Geopedologic Approach to Soil Mapping and Vice Versa?.-  5 Soil Thematic Map and Land Capability Classification of Dubai Emirate.-  6 Land Evaluation Interpretations and Decision Support Systems - Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate.-  7 Conceptual Soil-Regolith Toposequence Models to Support Soil Survey and Land Evaluation.-  8 Anhydrite Formation on the Coastal Sabkha of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.-  9 Fundamental Steps for Regional and Country Level Soil Surveys.-  10 Assessment of Soil Diversity in Western Siberia Using WRB 2006.-  11 Classification of the Topsoil Fabrics in Arid Soils of Central Asia.-  12 Digital Mapping of Gypsic Horizon Morphotypes and Soil Salinity in an Old Alluvial Piedmont Plain of Uzbekistan.-  13 Soils in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: The Past as Key for the Future.-  14 Classification, Characterization and Suitability Evaluation of the Savanna Soils of Oyo North of Nigeria.-  15 Use of Soil Survey Database for the Probabilistic Evaluation of Soil Cover Transformation in the Semi-Arid Zone of Western Siberia.-  16 Soil Suitability of Northern State of Sudan to Irrigated Agriculture.-  17 Effects of Plants on Soil Forming Processes: Case Studies from Arid Environments.-  18 The Sand LandSoil System Placement (Taxonomy) and Society.-  19 Digital Soil Mapping Using Spectral and Terrain Parameters and Statistical Modeling Integrated into GIS-Northwestern Coastal Region of Egypt.-  20 Studies on the Micromorphology of Salt-Affected Soils from El-Fayoum Depression, Egypt.-  21 Correlation of Students’ Estimation and Laboratory Determination of Soil Texture.-  22 Soil Classification and Genesis in Part of Khorasan Province.-  23 Classification, Characterization and Management of Some Agricultural Soils in the North of Egypt.-  24 Semi-Arid Soils of Eastern Indonesia: Soil Classification and Land Uses.- Part II Land Use Planning and Policy Implications.-  25 Land Use Planning and Policy Implication-Bridging between Science, Politics and Decision Making.-  26 Application of Soil Survey in Land Use Planning and Policy Development.-  27 General Framework for Land Use Planning in United Arab Emirates.-  28 Spatial Mapping and Analysis of Integrated Agricultural Land Use and Infrastructure in Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape – South Africa.-  29 Agricultural Land Conversion: Application of Land Capability Classification in Land Use Planning of Embaderho Village in Eritrea.-  30 Assessment of Land Use Planning and Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Policy Implications on Agriculture.-  31 Soil Use Planning and Decelerating Crop Productivity: Policy Implications for Indian Punjab.-  32 Land Use Planning for Sustainable Development Using Geoinformatics: Policy Implications for Drylands.-  33 Remote Sensing and Geographical Information as an Aid for Land Use Planning and Implications to Natural Resources Assessment: Case Study – South India.-  34 Common Land Resources-The Present Status and Need for Their Conservation inNorth India .-  35 Participatory Soil and Land Evaluation Mapping: An Alternative Approach to Improve Soil and Land Evaluation Information for Decision Makers .-  36 Land Suitability Assessment of the Proposed Uranium Mining Area in North East Botswana.-  37 Sustainable Development and Management Policies for Soil and Water Conservation in Egypt .- Part III New Trends in Land Degradation and Desertification.-  38 New Trends in Land Degradation and Desertification Research and the Role of the Association DesertNet International in Sharing Knowledge and Promoting Sustainable Land Management.-  39 Land Use Planning for Controlling Land Degradation in Kuwait.-  40 Methodological Approach to Estimate In-site Costs of Desertification When Empirical Data are Not Available.-  41 Managing the Hazards of Drought and Shifting Sands in Drylands-The Case Study of Kuwait.-  42 Determining Degraded Soils of Southern Kazakhstan Through Assessing Stability of Soil Aggregates.- Part IV Modeling of Soil and Groundwater Contamination.-  43 Application of a Screening Model to Evaluate Pesticide Contamination in Soil and Groundwater for Sustainable Agriculture in Oman.- 44 Modeling of Soil Contamination and Its Remediation by In-Situ Solvent Flushing.- Part V Innovations in Research, Development, Education and Extension.-  45 Sharing Information to Accelerate Implementation of Reclamation and Improvement of Degraded Lands: WASWAC Experience.-  46 Innovations in Soil Chemical Analyses-New ECs and Total Salts Relationship for Abu Dhabi Emirate Soils.-  47 Quality Assurance Standards-USDA Perspective of the Extensive Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate.-  48 The Role of Mycorrihza in the Reclamation of Degraded Lands in Arid Environments.-  49 Preliminary Interpretation of Environmental Isotopes Datain the Ain El Atti Area (Tafilalt).-  50 Use of Lombrica to Enhance Soil Fertility for Crop Production in Madagascar.- Author’s Index.- Subject Index.

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