Soil Management

The soil is a fundamental constituent of the Earth's system, maintaining a careful state of equilibrium within the biosphere. However, this natural balance is being increasingly disturbed by a variety of anthropogenic and natural processes, leading to the degradation of many soil environments. Soil Management provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the many problems, challenges and potential solutions facing soil management in the twenty-first century. Covering a range of topics, including erosion, desertification, salinization, soil structure, carbon sequestration, acidification and chemical pollution, the book also develops a prognosis for the future of soil management in the face of growing populations and global warming. Written with the needs of students in mind, each chapter provides a broad overview of a problem, analyses approaches to its solution and concludes with references and suggestions for further reading. Soil Management will be of great value to environmental science and geography undergraduates taking soil management courses in their second or third year.

ISBN 0340807113   Pages 320 ISBN13 9780340807118 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Hodder Education   Weight (grammes) 574 Imprint Hodder Arnold   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 243 Publication date 27 Aug 2004   Width (mm) 172 Library of Congress S591   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY 631.4   Academic level Tertiary education DEWEY edition DC22

Ch. 1		Introduction		1
Ch. 2		Soil erosion and conservation		10
Ch. 3		Desertification, salinization and amelioration of arid soils		27
Ch. 4		Soil water management		48
Ch. 5		Chemical and microbiological pollution of soil and water		75
Ch. 6		Soil acidification		107
Ch. 7		Modification of soil structure		123
Ch. 8		Soil organic matter and its conservation		147
Ch. 9		Soils and climatic change		165
Ch. 10		Prospects for the twenty-first century		197

An excellent section on soils and quarternary climate change. Good overview of the major issues and good ise of global case studies. -- Dr Helen Walkington, Oxford Brookes University, UK 20040816 The material is well structured and the writing is clear. The detail given is considerable and authoritative, notably in the treatment of water management. -- European Journal of Soil Science 20051215

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