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Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications

Innovative Thinking of Soil Inventory for Land Use Planning and Management of Land Resources

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Editors:
  1. Shabbir A. Shahid

    1. , Salinity Management, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

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  2. Faisal K. Taha

    1. , Technical Programs, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

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  3. Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah

    1. , Soil and Land Use Management, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Utd.Arab.Emir.

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  • An essential volume for researchers and professionals working on soil use in arid and semi-arid regions
  • Features the latest technical material on the subject from a vast range of sources
  • A key text for students of agriculture and soil science that will get them up to speed with the latest knowledge and theories

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Table of contents (50 chapters)

  1. Soil Survey and Classification Strategies in Different Ecological Zones

    1. Digital Soil Mapping Using Spectral and Terrain Parameters and Statistical Modelling Integrated into GIS-Northwestern Coastal Region of Egypt

      • Fawzy Hassan Abdel-Kader
      Pages 353-371

    2. Studies on the Micromorphology of Salt-Affected Soils from El-Fayoum Depression, Egypt

      • Tolba S. Abdel Aal, A. M. Ibrahim
      Pages 373-392

    3. Correlation of Students’ Estimation and Laboratory Determination of Soil Texture

      • Mohamed S. Alhammadi, Mohamed S. Gheblawi
      Pages 393-403

    4. Soil Classification and Genesis in Part of Khorasan Province

      • Mohammad Hassan Sayyari-Zahan
      Pages 405-415

    5. Classification, Characterization, and Management of Some Agricultural Soils in the North of Egypt

      • Sabry M. Shaheen, Mohamed E. Abo-Waly, Rafaat A. Ali
      Pages 417-448

    6. Semiarid Soils of Eastern Indonesia: Soil Classification and Land Uses

      • Anny Mulyani, Adi Priyono, Fahmuddin Agus
      Pages 449-466

  2. Land Use Planning and Policy Implications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 467-467
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    2. Land Use Planning and Policy Implication: Bridging Between Science, Politics and Decision Making

      • Winfried E. H. Blum
      Pages 469-481

    3. Application of Soil Survey in Land Use Planning and Policy Development

      • Noel Schoknecht
      Pages 483-491

    4. General Framework for Land Use Planning in United Arab Emirates

      • Khalil A. Ammar
      Pages 493-503

    5. Spatial Mapping and Analysis of Integrated Agricultural Land Use and Infrastructure in Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

      • Charles Nhemachena, James Chakwizira
      Pages 505-521

    6. Agricultural Land Conversion: Application of Land Capability Classification in Land-Use Planning of Embaderho Village in Eritrea

      • Tewoldemedhin D. Rustu
      Pages 523-533

    7. Assessment of Land Use Planning and Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Policy Implications on Agriculture

      • Abiodun E. Obayelu
      Pages 535-547

    8. Soil Use Planning and Decelerating Crop Productivities: Policy Implications for Indian Punjab

      • Davinder K. Grover
      Pages 549-561

    9. Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Development Using Geoinformatics: Policy Implications for Drylands

      • R. B. Singh, Dilip Kumar
      Pages 563-575

    10. Remote Sensing and Geographical Information as an Aid for Land Use Planning and Implications to Natural Resources Assessment: Case Study, South India

      • N. Jayaraju, J. Abdullah Khan
      Pages 577-590

    11. Common Land Resources: The Present Status and Need for Their Conservation in North India

      • Mohd Sadiq Salman, Abdul Munir
      Pages 591-604

    12. Participatory Soil and Land Evaluation Mapping: An Alternative Approach to Improve Soil and Land Evaluation Information for Decision Makers

      • Ivan Luiz Z. Bacic, Juniele R. Pivetta, Roberta P. Martins
      Pages 605-615

    13. Land Suitability Assessment of the Proposed Uranium Mining Area in North-East Botswana

      • Oagile Dikinya
      Pages 617-631

    14. Sustainable Development and Management Policies for Soil and Water Conservation in Egypt

      • A. Z. El Bably, S. A. Abd El-Hafez
      Pages 633-647
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As the world’s population continues to expand, maintaining and indeed increasing agricultural productivity is more important than ever, though it is also more difficult than ever in the face of changing weather patterns that in some cases are leading to aridity and desertification. The absence of scientific soil inventories, especially in arid areas, leads to mistaken decisions about soil use that, in the end, reduce a region’s capacity to feed its population, or to guarantee a clean water supply. Greater efficiency in soil use is possible when these resources are properly classified using international standards. Focusing on arid regions, this volume details soil classification from many countries. It is only once this information is properly assimilated by policymakers it becomes a foundation for informed decisions in land use planning for rational and sustainable uses.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Salinity Management, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Shabbir A. Shahid

  • , Technical Programs, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Faisal K. Taha

  • , Soil and Land Use Management, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah

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