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Land Use and Soil Resources

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Ademola K. Braimoh

    1. Hokkaido University, Japan

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  2. Paul L. G. Vlek

    1. University of Bonn, Germany

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  • Provides a thorough analysis of the causes and impacts of soil degradation
  • Written by leading international experts
  • Abundantly illustrated with full colour images

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Impact of Land Use on Soil Resources

    • Ademola K. Braimoh, Paul L. G. Vlek
    Pages 1-7

  3. Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics and Land-Use Change

    • Pete Smith
    Pages 9-22

  4. Land-Use Change and Global Food Production

    • Navin Ramankutty, Jonathan A. Foley, Nicholas J. Olejniczak
    Pages 23-40

  5. Soil Erosion and Conservation in Global Agriculture

    • Hans Hurni, Karl Herweg, Brigitte Portner, Hanspeter Liniger
    Pages 41-71

  6. Soil Erosion Studies in Northern Ethiopia

    • Lulseged Tamene, Paul L. G. Vlek
    Pages 73-100

  7. Soil Degradation Under Irrigation

    • Daniel Hillel, Ademola K. Braimoh, Paul L. G. Vlek
    Pages 101-119

  8. Nutrient and Virtual Water Flows in Traded Agricultural Commodities

    • Ulrike Grote, Eric T. Craswell, Paul L. G. Vlek
    Pages 121-143

  9. The Lesson of Drente's “Essen”: Soil Nutrient Depletion in sub-Saharan Africa and Management Strategies for Soil Replenishment

    • Henk Breman, Bidjokazo Fofana, Abdoulaye Mando
    Pages 145-166

  10. Soil Quality and Methods for its Assessment

    • Diego de la Rosa, Ramon Sobral
    Pages 167-200

  11. The Impact of Urbanization on Soils

    • Peter J. Marcotullio, Ademola K. Braimoh, Takashi Onishi
    Pages 201-250

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 251-253
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About this book

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 renowned academics and policy experts to analyze the patterns, driving factors and proximate causes, and the socioeconomic impacts of soil degradation. Policy measures to prevent irreversible degradation and rehabilitate degraded soils are also identified.

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"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 significant elements of original analysis. … the quality of the reviewing and discussion is high and it represents worthwhile reading for soil managers and students and a worthwhile purchase for academic libraries." (John McDonagh, Land Degradation & Development, November, 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hokkaido University, Japan

    Ademola K. Braimoh

  • University of Bonn, Germany

    Paul L. G. Vlek

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