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With a focus on soil systems (status, properties, functionality, diagnosis, roles, assessment, conservation, knowledge, practices, productivity, management, policies, climate, biodiversity, etc.), this book addresses gaps pertinent to promoting sustainable human-environment in the Global South and beyond.
The soil system is a complex and dynamic part of the lithosphere with flows, inputs, storage, and output that connects it with other Earth systems. It is a living unit whose physical, chemical, and biological characteristics are dependent on the process of its formation, parent material, age, organic and inorganic constituent, and climate and relief. From a systems standpoint, balancing the relationship between utilization and management will help maintain soil health and the provision of ecosystem services. A healthy soil system is capable of functioning as a living unit to support other life and life processes and contribute to sustainable development in the Global South.
This book is of interest and useful to soil, biological and agricultural scientists, trainees and trainers, agricultural institutes, soil and food systems specialists, biodiversity and environmental managers, practitioners, activists, and students (especially undergraduates and postgraduates) in the Global South and beyond.
Contents
Part I. Soil Systems of the Global South.- Chapter 1. Soil Types, Formation Processes, and Characteristics in the Global South.- Chapter 2. Methods for assessing the physicochemical and biological properties of soil.- Chapter 3. Soil System Status and Issues in the Global South.- Chapter 4. Soil Utilization Patterns in the Global South.- Chapter 5. Soil Pollutants of Emerging Concern and Their One Health Implications.- Chapter 6. Urban Growth and land Use Change Impacts on Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 7. Soil Systems and Agricultural Productivity for Food Security in the Global South.- Chapter 8. Contemporary Patterns in Soil Contamination and Environmental Sustainability in the Global South. Chapter 9. Emerging Soil Pollutants and their Implications on Biodiversity, Environmental, and Human Health.- Chapter 10. Threats to Soil Health and Productivity in the Global South.- Chapter 11. Soil Business: Exploring Business Opportunities in Soil Systems for Sustainable growth in the Global South.- Part II. Sustainable Management Strategies for Healthy Soil Systems in the Global South.- Chapter 12. Concepts and practices for managing soil health.- Chapter 13. Diagnosing Soil Health Through Ecological Risk Assessment in the Global South.- Chapter 14. Enhancing Soil Carbon Sequestration in the Global South - The Roles of Microbes and Biological Matter.- Chapter 15. Alternative Land Management Strategies and Their Impacts on Soil Conservation.- Chapter 16. Methods for Soil-Borne Disease Regulation from a Systems Perspective in Global South.- Chapter 17. Soil Conservation Approaches, Tools, and Techniques.- Chapter 18. Sustainable Alternative Land Management Strategies and Their Impacts on the Soil Arthropod Diversity.- Chapter 19. Climate Smart Soil Utilization and Management Systems in the Global South.- Chapter 20. Restoration of Soil Environment for Sustained Environmental and Public Health Security in the Global South.- Chapter 21. Advances in Soil Systems Remediation: Lessons from the Global North.- Chapter 22. Nutrient Budgets for Sustained Crop Production in African Soils: Evidence from Potato-Grown Soils in Tanzania.- Chapter 23. Enhancing Soil Health in Brazilian Agroecosystems: Indicators and Management Practices.- Chapter 24. Effects of Urbanization on Soil Quality in the Global South: The Case of Offa, Northcentral Nigeria.- Chapter 25. Soil System Status, Threats, Utilization Pattern and Sustainable Management Strategies in the Global South: Overview of the Agriculture soils in Maghreb Countries.- Chapter 26. Soil System Status, Threats, Utilization Pattern and Sustainable Management Strategies in the Global South: African Perspectives.
