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Soil Quality, Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Security in Central and Eastern Europe

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Editors:
  1. M. J. Wilson

    1. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK

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  2. B. Maliszewska-Kordybach

    1. Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, Pulawy, Poland

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2 (ASEN2, volume 69)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Overall Concepts of Soil Quality, Sustainable Development and Environmental Security; Synopsis and Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Soil, Sustainability and Security

      • C. B. Davis, F. P. Miller
      Pages 3-16

    3. Soil Quality in Relation to the Concepts of Multifunctionality and Sustainable Development

      • G. Várallyay
      Pages 17-33

  4. Studies Emphasizing Some Western Examples of Management Practices and Strategies Relating to Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Security; Synopsis and Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-100
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    2. Agro-Environmental Aspects of Land Disposal of Industrial Wastes

      • S. Haneklaus, J. Fleckenstein, E. Schnug
      Pages 101-113

    3. Long-Term Field Experiments and Implications for Soil Quality Assessment with Respect to Organic Contaminants

      • R. E. Alcock, K. C. Jones
      Pages 115-124

    4. Organic Farming on Large Farms With Special Reference to Eastern Germany

      • J. Bachinger, K. Stein-Bachinger
      Pages 125-138

    5. Minimum Tillage Technology as an Alternative to Traditional Systems: Environmental Implications and Their Relevance to Poland and Other CEES

      • B. C. Ball
      Pages 139-151

    6. Soil Physical Quality and the Effects of Management

      • A. R. Dexter, E. A. Czyż
      Pages 153-165

    7. Herbicide Management to Maintain Environmental Quality

      • Sharon A. Clay
      Pages 167-176

    8. Controlling Animal Waste Management in Denmark as Related to Soil and Water Quality

      • Carl Aage Pedersen
      Pages 177-187

    9. The Use of Soil Data to Predict Environmental Sensitivity to Pollution

      • E. Paterson, W. Towers, S. J. Langan
      Pages 189-206

  5. Management Practices Relating to Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Security, Emphasizing Examples from Central and Eastern Europe; Synopsis and Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-210
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Agriculture is a crucial component of the economies of many of the countries in transition from a centrally-planned to a market economy and the sector is by no means immune to the environmental and socioeconomic problems confronting the countries as a whole. The concept of sustainable development provides a convenient framework for the formulation of government environmental policy for such countries, especially those of them that aspire to join the EU and would thus be expected to meet EU environmental standards. For agriculture, this inevitably involves appropriate strategies for balancing crop and animal production while protecting the quality of the national soil and water resources. There is thus an urgent need to compile, exchange and evaluate current information on the quality of soils in these countries, and to assess the potential impact of new management practices on the soil and on the wider environment.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK

    M. J. Wilson

  • Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, Pulawy, Poland

    B. Maliszewska-Kordybach

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