Global Soil Security

2016-11-01 Nature

Author : Damien J. Field
Release : 2016-11-01
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 946/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Global Soil Security by : Damien J. Field

Download or read book Global Soil Security written by Damien J. Field. This book was released on 2016-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the concept of soil security and its five dimensions: Capability, Capital, Condition, Connectivity and Codification. These five dimensions make it possible to understand soil's role in delivering ecosystem services and to quantify soil resource by measuring, mapping, modeling and managing it. Each dimension refers to a specific aspect: contribution to global challenges (Capability), value of the soil (Capital), current state of the soil (Condition), how people are connected to the soil (Connectivity) and development of good policy (Codification). This book considers soil security as an integral part of meeting the ongoing challenge to maintain human health and secure our planet's sustainability. The concept of soil security helps to achieve the need to maintain and improve the world’s soil for the purpose of producing food, fiber and freshwater, and contributing to energy and climate sustainability. At the same time it helps to maintain biodiversity and protects ecosystem goods and services.

Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces

2018-09-21 Science

Author : Anne Richer de Forges
Release : 2018-09-21
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces by : Anne Richer de Forges

Download or read book Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces written by Anne Richer de Forges. This book was released on 2018-09-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces contains contributions presented at the 2nd Global Soil Security conference, held 5-6 December 2016 in Paris. These chapters focus on how to achieve soil security. This involves scientific, economic, industrial and political engagement to inform soil-users, policy makers and citizens with the objective of implementing appropriate actions. The contributions to this book address the five dimensions of soil security, namely: capability, condition, capital, connectivity and codification.

GlobalSoilMap

2014-01-27 Science

Author : Dominique Arrouays
Release : 2014-01-27
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 198/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book GlobalSoilMap written by Dominique Arrouays. This book was released on 2014-01-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GlobalSoilMap: Basis of the global spatial soil information system contains contributions that were presented at the 1st GlobalSoilMap conference, held 7-9 October 2013 in Orléans, France. These contributions demonstrate the latest developments in the GlobalSoilMap project and digital soil mapping technology for which the ultimate aim is to produce a high resolution digital spatial soil information system of selected soil properties and their uncertainties for the entire world. GlobalSoilMap: Basis of the global spatial soil information system aims to stimulate capacity building and new incentives to develop full GlobalSoilMap products in all parts of the world.

Soil Security for Ecosystem Management

2013-08-27 Law

Author : Selim Kapur
Release : 2013-08-27
Genre : Law
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Book Rating : 991/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Soil Security for Ecosystem Management by : Selim Kapur

Download or read book Soil Security for Ecosystem Management written by Selim Kapur. This book was released on 2013-08-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "Soil Security" is used in the context of maintaining the quality and quantity of soil needed in order to ensure continuous supplies of food and fresh water for our society. Topics in this unique book on the management of soil sustainability in the Mediterranean region include: soil information, land degradation, land desertification, pedoenvironments, and the carbon cycle and sequestration. One main focus of the book is the description of new approaches that have been adapted with regards to interdisciplinary soil ecosystem management to combat and mitigate desertification. The contributing authors are renowned experts in their fields which cover the subjects on traditional as well as innovative land use and management.

Climate Change and Global Food Security

2005-05-26 Nature

Author : Rattan Lal
Release : 2005-05-26
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 618/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Global Food Security written by Rattan Lal. This book was released on 2005-05-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to feed their burgeoning populations, developing nations will need to double cereal production by the year 2050. This increase will have to come from existing land, as little potential exists for bringing new land under cultivation -- a daunting prospect when one realizes that increased use and significantly higher concentrations of carbon

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