Description
Book SynopsisAlong its existence, humans have used Earth resources in a reckless way, having little consideration for its importance, and for the future generations and their needs. Considering the complexity of this subject, and the extreme difficulty of analyzing all aspects of soil degradation, the Editors nonetheless gather here some contributions, each one addressing different soil conservation problems, strategies or methodologies, trying to add some contributions for the understanding of the overall problem of soil degradation and conservation in the world. The seven chapters that comprise this book address topics related to soil degradation and conservation strategies, presenting some cases and methodological approaches, in different parts of the world, promoting scientific research developed with the objective of contributing to a better knowledge of the problem and to help in its mitigation.
Table of ContentsPreface; Soil Conservation: A General Perspective; Soil Conservation After Wildfires: Challenges, Failures, and Successes; Long Term Erosion Rates in Douro Vineyards, Portugal: Effects of Rainfall Characteristics and Plant Density; Space-Time Dynamics of Urban Water Erosive Features in Brazil: the Case of Goiania, Capital of Goiás State; A Simple Method for Conductometer Soil Respiration Measurements in Different Moisture Conditions; Spatio-Temporal Land Use and Land Cover Changes and Soil Conservation Implications. A Case Study in Todos os Santos Bay, Bahia (Brazil); Sustainability of Agricultural Settlement Projects in the Brazilian Savanna: the Example of the State of Goiás; Index.
