Soil Management Problems and Solutions

The soil is a fundamental constituent of the Earth's system, maintaining a careful state of equilibrium within the biosphere. However, this natural balance is being increasingly disturbed by a variety of anthropogenic and natural processes, leading to the degradation of many soil environments. Soil Management provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the many problems, challenges and potential solutions facing soil management in the twenty-first century. Covering a range of topics, including erosion, desertification, salinization, soil structure, carbon sequestration, acidification and chemical pollution, the book also develops a prognosis for the future of soil management in the face of growing populations and global warming.Written with the needs of students in mind, each chapter provides a broad overview of a problem, analyses approaches to its solution and concludes with references and suggestions for further reading. Soil Management will be of great value to environmental science and geography undergraduates taking soil management courses in their second or third year.

Introduction Soil Erosion and Conservation Desertification, Salinisation and Amelioration of Arid Soils Soil Water Management Chemical and Microbiological Pollution of Soil and Water Soil Acidification Modification of Soil Structure Soil Organic Matter and its Conservation Soils and Climatic Change Prospects for the 21st Century

Dr Michael A. Fullen is Reader in Soil Science at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.Professor John A. Catt is Honorary Professor in the Geography Department at University College London, UK. Previously he was Principal Scientist in the Agriculture and Environment Division at Rothamsted Experimental Station