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Sustainable Land Management: Learning from the Past for the Future

By Selim Kapur , H. Eswaran , S. Berberoğlu , C. Cangir , D. Boyraz , C. Zucca (auth.) , Hari Eswaran , Winfried E.H. Blum (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
978-3-642-14781-4, 978-3-642-14782-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-14782-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13483125 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
415\425
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Soil Science & Conservation; Agriculture; Landscap

Description

Soil quality is threatened by many human-induced activities, but can also be improved by good land management. In the relatively short history of mankind on earth, the landscape and soils of the world have been drastically modified from their "natural " state. Landscapes altered by man's activities are termed "Anthroscapes" which are inextricably linked to culture and history. The challenges for today's scientists are to devise and implement sustainable land management strategies in order to preserve the land for the benefit of future generations. This book is a valuable compendium of the research experiences so far gained in studies of the context and concept of the "Anthroscape" and highlights the potential future contributions of such research to sustainable development.

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