Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications: Innovative Thinking of Soil Inventory for Land Use Planning and Manage [Hardcover]

As the worlds 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 regions 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.Part I Soil Survey and Classification Strategies in Different Ecological Zones.-? 1 Innovative Thinking for Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Resources in Abu Dhabi Emirate Through Scientific Soil Inventory and Policy Development.-? 2 Demands on Soil Classification and Soil Survey Strategies: Special Purpose Soil Classification Systems for Local Practical Use.-? 3 Reconnaissance Soil Survey for the State of Kuwait.-? 4 Do the Emerging Methods of Digital Soil Mapping have Anything to Learn from the Geopedologic Approach to Soil Mapping and Vice Versa?.-? 5 Soil Thematic Map and Land Capability Classification of Dubai Emirate.-? 6 Land Evaluation Interpretations and Decision Support Systems - Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate.-? 7 Conceptual Soil-Regolith Toposequence Models to Support Soil Survey and Land Evaluation.-? 8 Anhydrite Formation on the Coastal Sabkha of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.-? 9 Fundamental Steps for Regional and Country Level Soil Surveys.-? 10 Assessment of Soil Diversity in Western Siberia Using WRB 2006.-? 11 Classification of the Topsoil Fabrics in Arid Soils of Central Asia.-lsœ