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Title:

Land use and soil resources / Ademola K. Braimoh, Paul L.G. Vlek, editors.

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xxi, 253 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Land use.
Soil management.
Soil degradation.
Land use--Management.
Land use--Government policy.
Soil management--Government policy.
Soil degradation--Government policy.

Other Authors:

Braimoh, Ademola K.
Vlek, Paul L. G.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

impact of urbanization on soils / Peter J. Marcotullio, Ademola K. Braimoh, Takashi Onishi. Soil organic carbon dynamics and land-use change / Pete Smith -- Land-use change and global food production / Navin Ramankutty, Jonathan A. Foley, Nicholas J. Olejniczak -- Soil erosion and conservation in global agriculture / Hans Hurni ... [et al.] -- Soil erosion studies in northern Ethiopia / Lulseged Tamene, Paul L. G. Vlek -- Soil degradation under irrigation / Paul L. G. Vlek, Daniel Hillel, Ademola K. Braimoh -- Nutrient and virtual water flows in traded agricultural commodities / Ulrike Grote, Eric T. Craswell, Paul L. G. Vlek -- 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 -- Soil quality and methods for its assessment / Diego de la Rosa, Ramon Sobral -- The impact of urbanization on soils / Peter J. Marcotullio, Ademola K. Braimoh, Takashi Onishi.

ISBN:

9781402067785 (e-book)
140206778X (e-book)
1402067771 (hbk.)
9781402067778 (hbk.)

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)