An essential volume for researchers and professionals working on soil use in arid and semi-arid regionsFeatures the latest technical material on the subject from a vast range of sourcesA key text for students of agriculture and soil science that will get them up to speed with the latest knowledge and theories
Contents
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
Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, Yasser Othman, Anil Kumar, Faisal K. Taha, John A. Kelley and Michael A. Wilson
2 Demands on Soil Classification and Soil Survey Strategies: Special Purpose Soil Classification Systems for Local Practical Use
R.W. Fitzpatrick
3 Reconnaissance Soil Survey for the State of Kuwait
Samira A.S. Omar and Shabbir A. Shahid
4 Do the Emerging Methods of Digital Soil Mapping have Anything to Learn from the Geopedologic Approach to Soil Mapping and Vice Versa?
Abbas Farshad, Dhruba Pikha Shrestha and Ruamporn Moonjun
5 Soil Thematic Map and Land Capability Classification of Dubai Emirate
Hussein Harahsheh, Mohamed Mashroom, Yousef Marzouqi, Eman Al Khatib, B.R.M. Rao and M.A. Fyzee
6 Land Evaluation Interpretations and Decision Support Systems - Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate
Peter King, Gerard Grealish, Shabbir A. Shahid and Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah
7 Conceptual Soil-Regolith Toposequence Models to Support Soil Survey and Land Evaluation
Gerard Grealish, R.W. Fitzpatrick, Peter King and Shabbir A. Shahid
8 Anhydrite Formation on the Coastal Sabkha of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Michael A. Wilson, Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, John A. Kelley and James E. Thomas
9 Fundamental Steps for Regional and Country Level Soil Surveys
Norair Toomanian
10 Assessment of Soil Diversity in Western Siberia Using WRB 2006
Elena N. Smolentseva
11 Classification of the Topsoil Fabrics in Arid Soils of Central Asia
Marina Lebedeva, Maria Gerasimova and Dmitry L. Golovanov
12 Digital Mapping of Gypsic Horizon Morphotypes and Soil Salinity in an Old Alluvial Piedmont Plain of Uzbekistan
Dmitry L. Golovanov and Irina A. Yamnova
13 Soils in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: The Past as Key for the Future
Bernhard Lucke, Iourii Nikolskii and Rupert Bäumler
14 Classification, Characterization and Suitability Evaluation of the Savanna Soils of Oyo North of Nigeria
J.O. Aruleba and A.S. Ajayi
15 Use of Soil Survey Database for the Probabilistic Evaluation of Soil Cover Transformation in the Semi-Arid Zone of Western Siberia
Irina Mikheeva
16 Soil Suitability of Northern State of Sudan to Irrigated Agriculture
Abdelmagid Ali Elmobarak and Fawzi Mohamed Salih
17 Effects of Plants on Soil Forming Processes: Case Studies from Arid Environments
William H. Verboom, J.S. Pate, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah and Shabbir A. Shahid
18 The Sand Land Soil System Placement (Taxonomy) and Society
Ramez A. Mahjoory
19 Digital Soil Mapping Using Spectral and Terrain Parameters and Statistical Modeling Integrated into GIS-Northwestern Coastal Region of Egypt
Fawzy Hassan Abdel-Kader
20 Studies on the Micromorphology of Salt-Affected Soils from El-Fayoum Depression, Egypt
Tolba S. Abdel Aal and A. M. Ibrahim
21 Correlation of Students´ Estimation and Laboratory Determination of Soil Texture
Mohamed S. Alhammadi and Mohamed S. Gheblawi
22 Soil Classification and Genesis in Part of Khorasan Province
Mohammad Hassan Sayyari-Zahan
23 Classification, Characterization and Management of Some Agricultural Soils in the North of Egypt
Sabry M. Shaheen, Mohamed E. Abo-Waly and Rafaat A. Ali
24 Semi-Arid Soils of Eastern Indonesia: Soil Classification and Land Uses
Anny Mulyani, Adi Priyono and Fahmuddin Agus
Part II Land Use Planning and Policy Implications
25 Land Use Planning and Policy Implication-Bridging between Science, Politics and Decision Making
Winfried E.H. Blum
26 Application of Soil Survey in Land Use Planning and Policy Development
Noel Schoknecht
27 General Framework for Land Use Planning in United Arab Emirates
Khalil A. Ammar
28 Spatial Mapping and Analysis of Integrated Agricultural Land Use and Infrastructure in Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape – South Africa
Charles Nhemachena and James Chakwizira
29 Agricultural Land Conversion: Application of Land Capability Classification in Land Use Planning of Embaderho Village in Eritrea
Tewoldemedhin D. Rustu
30 Assessment of Land Use Planning and Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Policy Implications on Agriculture
Abiodun E. Obayelu
31 Soil Use Planning and Decelerating Crop Productivity: Policy Implications for Indian Punjab
Davinder K. Grover
32 Land Use Planning for Sustainable Development Using Geoinformatics: Policy Implications for Drylands
R.B. Singh and Dilip Kumar
33 Remote Sensing and Geographical Information as an Aid for Land Use Planning and Implications to Natural Resources Assessment: Case Study – South India
N. Jayaraju and Abdullah Khan J.
34 Common Land Resources-The Present Status and Need for Their Conservation in North India
Mohd. Sadiq Salmana and Abdul Munir
35 Participatory Soil and Land Evaluation Mapping: An Alternative Approach to Improve Soil and Land Evaluation Information for Decision Makers
Ivan L.Z. Bacic, Juniele R. Pivetta and Roberta P. Martins
36 Land Suitability Assessment of the Proposed Uranium Mining Area in North East Botswana
Oagile Dikinya
37 Sustainable Development and Management Policies for Soil and Water Conservation in Egypt
A.Z. El Bably and S.A. Abd El-Hafez
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
Pandi Zdruli
39 Land Use Planning for Controlling Land Degradation in Kuwait
Fikry I. Khalaf, Jasem Al-Awadhi and Raafat F. Misak
40 Methodological Approach to Estimate In-site Costs of Desertification When Empirical Data are Not Available
Heitor Matallo
41 Managing the Hazards of Drought and Shifting Sands in Drylands-The Case Study of Kuwait
Raafat F. Misak, Fikry I. Khalaf and Samira A.S. Omar
42 Determining Degraded Soils of Southern Kazakhstan Through Assessing Stability of Soil Aggregates
Akmal Karimov, A. Noble, R. Kurbantoev and N. Salieva
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
Basma Nasser Al-Shidhani, Mushtaque Ahmed, Salem Al-Jabri and Farid Talukder
44 Modeling of Soil Contamination and Its Remediation by In-Situ Solvent Flushing
Anwar A. Khan
Part V Innovations in Research, Development, Education and Extension
45 Sharing Information to Accelerate Implementation of Reclamation and Improvement of Degraded Lands: WASWAC Experience
Samran Sombatpanit
46 Innovations in Soil Chemical Analyses-New ECs and Total Salts Relationship for Abu Dhabi Emirate Soils
Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, and Henda Mahmoudi
47 Quality Assurance Standards-USDA Perspective of the Extensive Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate
John A. Kelley, Michael A. Wilson, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah and Shabbir A. Shahid
48 The Role of Mycorrihza in the Reclamation of Degraded Lands in Arid Environments
Ghazi N. Al-Karaki
49 Preliminary Interpretation of Environmental Isotopes Data in the Ain El Atti Area (Tafilalt)
Mohamed Aoubouazza, Willibad Stichler and Piotr Maloszewski
50 Use of Lombrica to Enhance Soil Fertility for Crop Production in Madagascar
Razafindravoniarisoa Euphrasie
Author´s Index
Subject Index
This important addition to the technical literature of ecology is a storehouse of information on soil that includes inventories, material on databases, and details of policy developments. Soil may be just brown dirt to most people, but its sustained health is vital to the world´s ecosystems, and it is under threat as never before from contamination, degradation and salinization, among other issues. Yet soil is a precious resource: it is the essence of life, the location of innumerable chemical reactions, a filtration and nutritive system for water itself, and a versatile, if vulnerable, growing medium. Care is needed in looking after soil, since it renews itself only slowly.
As the world´s population continues to expand, maintaining and indeed increasing agricultural productivity is more important than ever, though it is also more difficult than ever in the face of changing weather patterns that in some cases are leading to aridity and desertification. The absence of scientific soil inventories, especially in arid areas, leads to mistaken decisions about soil use that, in the end, reduce a region´s capacity to feed its population, or to guarantee a clean water supply. Greater efficiency in soil use is possible when these resources are properly classified using international standards. Focusing on arid regions, this volume details soil classification from many countries. It is only once this information is properly assimilated by policymakers it becomes a foundation for informed decisions in land use planning for rational and sustainable uses.
As the world's population continues to grow, it is vital to maintain and increase agricultural productivity, even in the midst of changing weather patterns. Focusing on arid regions, this book details soil classification inventories from a number of countries.
As the world's population continues to expand, maintaining and indeed increasing agricultural productivity is more important than ever, though it is also more difficult than ever in the face of changing weather patterns that in some cases are leading to aridity and desertification. The absence of scientific soil inventories, especially in arid areas, leads to mistaken decisions about soil use that, in the end, reduce a region's capacity to feed its population, or to guarantee a clean water supply. Greater efficiency in soil use is possible when these resources are properly classified using international standards. Focusing on arid regions, this volume details soil classification from many countries. It is only once this information is properly assimilated by policymakers it becomes a foundation for informed decisions in land use planning for rational and sustainable uses.
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.
Klappentext
As the world¿s population continues to expand, maintaining and indeed increasing agricultural productivity is more important than ever, though it is also more difficult than ever in the face of changing weather patterns that in some cases are leading to aridity and desertification. The absence of scientific soil inventories, especially in arid areas, leads to mistaken decisions about soil use that, in the end, reduce a region¿s capacity to feed its population, or to guarantee a clean water supply. Greater efficiency in soil use is possible when these resources are properly classified using international standards. Focusing on arid regions, this volume details soil classification from many countries. It is only once this information is properly assimilated by policymakers it becomes a foundation for informed decisions in land use planning for rational and sustainable uses.
An essential volume for researchers and professionals working on soil use in arid and semi-arid regions
Features the latest technical material on the subject from a vast range of sources
A key text for students of agriculture and soil science that will get them up to speed with the latest knowledge and theories
