Part I Background Papers
1 What We Know About the Saga of Land Degradation and
How to Deal with It? ......................................... 3
Pandi Zdruli, Marcello Pagliai, Selim Kapur, and Angel Faz
Cano
2 Moving Ahead from Assessments to Actions: Could We
Win the Struggle with Soil Degradation in Europe? ........... 15
Luca Montanarella
3 Moving Ahead from Assessments to Actions by Using
Harmonized Risk Assessment Methodologies for Soil
Degradation ................................................. 25
C.L. van Вееk, T. Tóth, A. Hagyo, G. Tóth, L. Recatalá
Boix, С. Аñó Vidal, J.P. Malet, O. Maquire, J.H.H. van
den Akker, S.E.A.T.M. van der Zee, S. Verzandvoort,
C. Simota, P.J. Kuikman, and O. Oenema
4 "Zero-Tolerance" on Land Degradation for Sustainable
Intensification of Agricultural Production .................. 37
Minh-Long Nguyen, Felipe Zapata, and Gerd Dercon
5 A Methodology for Land Degradation Assessment at Multiple
Scales Based on the DPSIR Approach: Experiences from
Applications to Drylands .................................... 49
Raul Ponce-Hernandez and Parviz Koohafkan
6 Global Warming, Carbon Balance, and Land and Water
Management .................................................. 67
Ahmet Ruhi Mermut
Part II Land Degradation and Mitigation in Africa
7 The Use of GIS Data in the Desertification Risk
Cartography: Case Study of South Aures Region in Algeria .... 81
H. Benmessaud, M. Kalla, and H. Driddi
8 Land Degradation and Overgrazing in the Afar Region,
Ethiopia: A Spatial Analysis ................................ 97
B.G.J.S. Sonneveld, S. Pande, K. Georgis, M.A. Keyzer,
A. Seid Ali, and A. Takele
9 Effects and Implications of Enclosures for Rehabilitating
Degraded Semi-arid Rangelands: Critical Lessons from
Lake Baringo Basin, Kenya .................................. 111
Stephen M. Mureithi, Ann Verdoodt, and Eric Van Ranst
10 Assessment of Land Desertification Based on the MEDALUS
Approach and Elaboration of an Action Plan: The Case
Study of the Souss River Basin, Morocco .................... 131
R. Bouabid, M. Rouchdi, M. Badraoui, A. Diab, and
S. Louafi
11 Assessment of the Existing Land Conservation Techniques
in the Peri Urban Area of Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria ....... 147
Taiye Oluwafemi Adewuyi
12 The Use of Tasselled Cap Analysis and Household
Interviews Towards Assessment and Monitoring of Land
Degradation: A Case Study Within the Wit-Kei Catchment
in the Eastern Cape, South Africa .......................... 163
Luncendo Ngcofe, Gillian McGregor, and Luc Chevallier
13 Environmental Degradation of Natural Resources in
Butana Area of Sudan ....................................... 171
Muna M. Elhag and Sue Walker
14 Land Suitability for Crop Options Evaluation in Areas
Affected by Desertification: The Case Study of Feriana in
Tunisia .................................................... 179
S. Madrau, C. Zucca, A.M. Urgeghe, F. Julitta, and
F. Previtali
15 Strategic Nutrient Management of Field Pea in South-
Western Uganda ............................................. 195
P. Musinguzi, J.S. Tenywa, and M.A. Bekunda
Part III Land Degradation and Mitigation in Asia
16 Effectiveness of Soil Conservation Measures in Reducing
Soil Erosion and Improving Soil Quality in China
Assessed by Using Fallout Radionuclides .................... 207
Y. Li and M.L. Nguyen
17 Policy Impacts on Land Degradation: Evidence Revealed
by Remote Sensing in Western Ordos, China .................. 219
Weicheng Wu and Eddy De Pauw
18 Assessment of Land Degradation and Its Impacts on Land
Resources of Sivagangai Block, Tamil Nadu, India ........... 235
A. Natarajan, M. Janakiraman, S. Manoharan, K.S. Anil
Kumar, S. Vadivelu, and Dipak Sarkar
19 New Approaches in Reclamation of Degraded Soils with
Special Reference to Sodic Soil: An Indian Experience ...... 253
R.K. Isaac, D.P. Sharma, and N. Swaroop
20 Soil and Water Degradation Following Forest Conversion
in the Humid Tropics (Indonesia) ........................... 267
Gerhard Gerold
21 Relationships Between Land Degradation and Natural
Disasters and Their Impacts on Integrated Watershed
Management in Iran ......................................... 285
Hamid Reza Solaymani Osbooei and Mahnaz Bafandeh Haghighi
22 Modelling Carbon Sequestration in Drylands of Kazakhstan
Using Remote Sensing Data and Field Measurements ........... 297
P.A. Propastin and M. Kappas
23 The Effectiveness of Two Polymer-Based Stabilisers
Offering an Alternative to Conventional Sand
Stabilisation Methods ...................................... 307
Ashraf A. Ramadan, Shawqui M. Lahalih, Sadiqa Ali, and
Mane Al-Sudairawi
24 Mountainous Tea Industry Promotion: An Alternative for
Stable Land Use in the Lao PDR ............................. 323
Ayumi Yoshida and Chanhda Hemmavanh
25 Rehabilitation of Deserted Quarires in Lebanon to Initial
Land Cover or Alternative Land Uses ........................ 333
T.M. Darwish, R. Stehouwer, C. Khater, I. Jomaa,
D. Miller, J. Sloan, A. Shaban, and M. Hamze
26 The Impact of Land Use Change on Water Yield: The Case
Study of Three Selected Urbanised and Newly
Urbanised Catchments in Peninsular Malaysia ................ 347
Mohd Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah and Ian Reid
27 Reclamation of Land Disturbed by Shrimp Farming in
Songkla Lake Basin, Southern Thailand ...................... 355
Charlchai Tanavud, Omthip Densrisereekul, and Thudchai
Sansena
28 The Effect of Bio-solid and Tea Waste Applications on
Erosion Ratio Index of Eroded Soils ........................ 367
Nutullah Ozdemir, Tugrul Yakupoglu, Elif Ozturk, and
Orhan Dengiz
29 Modern and Ancient Knowledge of Conserving Soils in
Socotra Island, Yemen ...................................... 375
Dana Pietsch and Miranda Morris
Part IV Land Degradation and Mitigation in Europe
30 Content of Heavy Metals in Albanian Soils and
Determination of Spatial Structures Using GIS .............. 389
Skender Belalla, Ilir Salillari, Adrian Doko, Fran Gjoka,
and Majlinda Cenameri
31 Radioisotopic Measurements (137Cs and 210Pb) to Assess
Erosion and Sedimentation Processes: Case Study in
Austria .................................................... 401
L. Mabit, A. Klik, and A. Toloza
32 Development and Opportunities for Evaluation of
Anthropogenic Soil Load by Risky Substances in the
Czech Republic ............................................. 413
Radim Vácha, Jan Skála, and Jarmila Čechmánková
33 Land Degradation in Greece ................................. 423
Sid P. Theocharopoulos
34 Factors Influencing Soil Organic Carbon Stock Variations
in Italy During the Last Three Decades ..................... 435
M. Fantappiè, G. L'Abate, and E.A.C. Costantini
35 Monitoring Soil Salinisation as a Strategy for Preventing
Land Degradation: A Case Study in Sicily, Italy ............ 467
Giuseppina Crescimanno, Kenneth B. Marcum, Francesco
Morga, and Carlo Reina
36 Severe Environmental Constraints for Mediterranean
Agriculture and New Options for Water and Soil Resources
Management ................................................. 477
N. Colonna, F. Lupia, and M. lannetta
37 Assessment of Desertification in Semi-Arid Mediterranean
Environments: The Case Study of Apulia Region (Southern
Italy) ..................................................... 493
G. Ladisa, M. Todorovic, and G. Trisorio Liuzzi
38 Spatial Variability of Light Morainic Soils ................ 517
Michal Czajka, Stanisław Podsiadłowski, Alfred Stach,
and Ryszard Walkowiak
39 Studding the Impacts of Technological Measures on the
Biological Activity of Pluvial Eroded Soils ................ 529
Geanina Bireescu, Costica Ailincai, Lucian Raus, and
Lazar Bireescu
40 Achievements and Perspectives on the Improvement by
Afforestation of Degraded Lands in Romania ................. 547
Cristinel Constandache, Viorel Blujdea, and Sanda Nistor
41 Investigating Soils for Agri-Environmental Protection in
an Arid Region of Spain .................................... 561
C. Castaneda, S. Mendez, J. Herrero, and J. Betran
42 Risk Assessment in Soils Developed on Metamorphic and
Igneous Rocks Using Heavy Metal Sequential Extraction
Procedure .................................................. 569
S. Martínez-Martínez, Angel Faz Cano, Gerhard Gerold,
J.A. Acosta, and R. Ortiz
43 Assessing the Impact of Fodder Maize Cultivation on Soil
Erosion in the UK .......................................... 581
Mokhtar Jaafar and Des E. Walling
Part V Land Degradation and Mitigation in the Americas
44 Evolution and Human Land Management During the
Holocene in Southern Altiplano Desert, Argentina (26°S) .... 591
Pablo Tchilinguirian and Daniel Olivera
45 Metal Pollution by Gold Mining Activities in the
Sunchulli Mining District of Apolobamba (Bolivia) .......... 605
T. Teran, Angel Faz Cano, M.A. Munoz, J.A. Acosta,
S. Martínez-Martínez, and R. Millan
46 Areas Degradated by Extraction of Clay and Revegetated
with Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus camaldulensis: Using
Soil Fauna as Indicator of Rehabilitation in an Area
of Brazil .................................................. 619
Cristiane Figueira da Silva, Eliane Maria Ribeiro da
Silva, William Robertson Duarte da Oliveira, Maria
Elizabeth Fernandes Correia, and Marco Antonio Martins
47 Conservation Tillage in Potato Rotations in Eastern
Canada ..................................................... 627
M.R. Carter, R.D. Peters, and J.B. Sanderson
48 An Assessment of Soil Erosion Costs in Mexico .............. 639
Helena Cotler, Sergio Martínez-Trinidat
49 Predicting Winter Wheat Yield Loss from Soil
Compaction in the Central Great Plains of the United
States ..................................................... 649
Joseph G. Benjamin and Maysoon M. Mikha
Index ......................................................... 657
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