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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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  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. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvi
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  2. Soil Survey and Classification Strategies in Different Ecological Zones

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Innovative Thinking for Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Resources in Abu Dhabi Emirate Through Scientific Soil Inventory and Policy Development

      • Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, Yasser Othman, Anil Kumar, Faisal K. Taha, John A. Kelley et al.
      Pages 3-49

    4. Reconnaissance Soil Survey for the State of Kuwait

      • Samira A. S. Omar, Shabbir A. Shahid
      Pages 85-107

    6. Soil Thematic Map and Land Capability Classification of Dubai Emirate

      • Hussein Harahsheh, Mohamed Mashroom, Yousef Marzouqi, Eman Al Khatib, B. R. M. Rao, M. A. Fyzee
      Pages 133-146

    7. Land Evaluation Interpretations and Decision Support Systems: Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate

      • Peter King, Gerard Grealish, Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah
      Pages 147-164

    8. Conceptual Soil-Regolith Toposequence Models to Support Soil Survey and Land Evaluation

      • Gerard Grealish, R. W. Fitzpatrick, Peter King, Shabbir A. Shahid
      Pages 165-174

    9. Anhydrite Formation on the Coastal Sabkha of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

      • Michael A. Wilson, Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, John A. Kelley, James E. Thomas
      Pages 175-201

    12. Classification of the Topsoil Fabrics in Arid Soils of Central Asia

      • Marina Lebedeva, Maria Gerasimova, Dmitry Golovanov
      Pages 243-256

    14. Soils in Arid and Semiarid Regions: The Past as Key for the Future

      • Bernhard Lucke, Iourii Nikolskii, Rupert Bäumler
      Pages 269-284

    17. Soil Suitability of Northern State of Sudan to Irrigated Agriculture

      • Abdelmagid Ali Elmobarak, Fawzi Mohamed Salih
      Pages 315-328

    18. Effects of Plants on Soil-Forming Processes: Case Studies from Arid Environments

      • William H. Verboom, John S. Pate, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, Shabbir A. Shahid
      Pages 329-344
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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.
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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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