Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation

Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
What We Know About the Saga of Land Degradation and How to Deal with It?....Pages 3-14
Moving Ahead from Assessments to Actions: Could We Win the Struggle with Soil Degradation in Europe?....Pages 15-23
Moving Ahead from Assessments to Actions by Using Harmonized Risk Assessment Methodologies for Soil Degradation....Pages 25-36
“Zero-Tolerance” on Land Degradation for Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Production....Pages 37-47
A Methodology for Land Degradation Assessment at Multiple Scales Based on the DPSIR Approach: Experiences from Applications to Drylands....Pages 49-65
Global Warming, Carbon Balance, and Land and Water Management....Pages 67-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
The Use of GIS Data in the Desertification Risk Cartography: Case Study of South Aurès Region in Algeria....Pages 81-95
Land Degradation and Overgrazing in the Afar Region, Ethiopia: A Spatial Analysis....Pages 97-109
Effects and Implications of Enclosures for Rehabilitating Degraded Semi-arid Rangelands: Critical Lessons from Lake Baringo Basin, Kenya....Pages 111-129
Assessment of Land Desertification Based on the MEDALUS Approach and Elaboration of an Action Plan: The Case Study of the Souss River Basin, Morocco....Pages 131-145
Assessment of the Existing Land Conservation Techniques in the Peri Urban Area of Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria....Pages 147-161
The Use of Tasselled Cap Analysis and Household Interviews Towards Assessment and Monitoring of Land Degradation: A Case Study Within the Wit-Kei Catchment in the Eastern Cape, South Africa....Pages 163-169
Environmental Degradation of Natural Resources in Butana Area of Sudan....Pages 171-178
Land Suitability for Crop Options Evaluation in Areas Affected by Desertification: The Case Study of Feriana in Tunisia....Pages 179-193
Strategic Nutrient Management of Field Pea in South-Western Uganda....Pages 195-203
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Effectiveness of Soil Conservation Measures in Reducing Soil Erosion and Improving Soil Quality in China Assessed by Using Fallout Radionuclides....Pages 207-217
Policy Impacts on Land Degradation: Evidence Revealed by Remote Sensing in Western Ordos, China....Pages 219-233
Assessment of Land Degradation and Its Impacts on Land Resources of Sivagangai Block, Tamil Nadu, India....Pages 235-252
New Approaches in Reclamation of Degraded Soils with Special Reference to Sodic Soil: An Indian Experience....Pages 253-266
Soil and Water Degradation Following Forest Conversion in the Humid Tropics (Indonesia)....Pages 267-283
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Relationships Between Land Degradation and Natural Disasters and Their Impacts on Integrated Watershed Management in Iran....Pages 285-296
Modelling Carbon Sequestration in Drylands of Kazakhstan Using Remote Sensing Data and Field Measurements....Pages 297-306
The Effectiveness of Two Polymer-Based Stabilisers Offering an Alternative to Conventional Sand Stabilisation Methods....Pages 307-322
Mountainous Tea Industry Promotion: An Alternative for Stable Land Use in the Lao PDR....Pages 323-331
Rehabilitation of Deserted Quarires in Lebanon to Initial Land Cover or Alternative Land Uses....Pages 333-345
The Impact of Land Use Change on Water Yield: The Case Study of Three Selected Urbanised and Newly Urbanised Catchments in Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 347-354
Reclamation of Land Disturbed by Shrimp Farming in Songkla Lake Basin, Southern Thailand....Pages 355-365
The Effect of Bio-solid and Tea Waste Applications on Erosion Ratio Index of Eroded Soils....Pages 367-373
Modern and Ancient Knowledge of Conserving Soils in Socotra Island, Yemen....Pages 375-386
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Content of Heavy Metals in Albanian Soils and Determination of Spatial Structures Using GIS....Pages 389-400
Radioisotopic Measurements ( 137 Cs and 210 Pb) to Assess Erosion and Sedimentation Processes: Case Study in Austria....Pages 401-412
Development and Opportunities for Evaluation of Anthropogenic Soil Load by Risky Substances in the Czech Republic....Pages 413-422
Land Degradation in Greece....Pages 423-434
Factors Influencing Soil Organic Carbon Stock Variations in Italy During the Last Three Decades....Pages 435-465
Monitoring Soil Salinisation as a Strategy for Preventing Land Degradation: A Case Study in Sicily, Italy....Pages 467-475
Severe Environmental Constraints for Mediterranean Agriculture and New Options for Water and Soil Resources Management....Pages 477-491
Assessment of Desertification in Semi-Arid Mediterranean Environments: The Case Study of Apulia Region (Southern Italy)....Pages 493-516
Spatial Variability of Light Morainic Soils....Pages 517-528
Studding the Impacts of Technological Measures on the Biological Activity of Pluvial Eroded Soils....Pages 529-545
Achievements and Perspectives on the Improvement by Afforestation of Degraded Lands in Romania....Pages 547-560
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Investigating Soils for Agri-Environmental Protection in an Arid Region of Spain....Pages 561-568
Risk Assessment in Soils Developed on Metamorphic and Igneous Rocks Using Heavy Metal Sequential Extraction Procedure....Pages 569-580
Assessing the Impact of Fodder Maize Cultivation on Soil Erosion in the UK....Pages 581-588
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Evolution and Human Land Management During the Holocene in Southern Altiplano Desert, Argentina (26°S)....Pages 591-604
Metal Pollution by Gold Mining Activities in the Sunchulli Mining District of Apolobamba (Bolivia)....Pages 605-617
 Areas Degradated by Extraction of Clay and Revegetated with Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus camaldulensis : Using Soil Fauna as Indicator of Rehabilitation in an Area of Brazil ....Pages 619-626
Conservation Tillage in Potato Rotations in Eastern Canada....Pages 627-637
An Assessment of Soil Erosion Costs in Mexico....Pages 639-648
Predicting Winter Wheat Yield Loss from Soil Compaction in the Central Great Plains of the United States....Pages 649-656
Back Matter....Pages 657-660