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Didactically written and carefully edited, this two-volume handbook is a prime resource for everyone managing soil and ensuring its sustainable use, for agriculture, construction, recreation and ecosystem conservation. After a comprehensive introduction to soil and its various functions in agriculture, infrastructure, and ecology, the book systematically addresses soil processes and the external stress factors influencing them, from the local to the global scale. Impacts from soil use by agriculture or construction are discussed, from climate factors, as well as the contamination with pollutants from various sources, for a complete picture of the soil ecosystem and its dynamics. The second volume discusses soil protection measures and the remediation of degraded soils. The complete range of measures and approaches for soil management is addressed, from contemporary urban planning to precision farming methods to the proper cultivation of reclaimed and de-contaminated soils. With its complete coverage, this handbook is a unique resource for anyone tasked with managing soil and ensuring its sustainable use.Endorsed by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), this handbook is a must-have for everybody with a relation to this important key issue for achieving global sustainability.
Contents
VOLUME 1PART I: SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOIL FUNCTIONSSoils as natural bodiesSoils as filters, buffers, and transformersModeling of chemicals in soil and in groundwaterSoil water and landscape ecology Soils as parts of the landscapeSoils as habitatsSoils for agriculture Soils as paleontological and historical documentsSoils as sources of raw materialsSoils as building and infrastructure construction sitesPART II: SOIL DYNAMICS AND STRESS FACTORS Soil degradation by constructionTillage and compactionSoil erosionIrrigation and drainageManaging soil fertilityPollution and contamination of soils by dusts, acids, metals, pesticides, organic chemicals, cyanides, radionuclides, pathogens and GMOsWaste depositionGas leaks and anthropogenic warming/cooling of soilsAnthropogenic soilsClimate changeVOLUME 2Soil information systemsSoil survey, classification and evaluationPrecision farmingPART IV: PROTECTING SOILSLegal basis for soil protectionLandscape planningUrban and industrial planningPrevention of soil sealingPrevention of compaction and degradation by tillagePrevention of erosionPrevention of pollution and contaminationEducation measures to promote soil protectionLimiting and reversing soil sealingCultivation of reclaimed soilsRenaturation of wetlandsRemediation of compacted soilsRemediation and stabilization of contaminated soilsAPPENDIX: UNITS AND ABBREVIATIONS, SUBJECT INDEX
