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Book (stand-alone)Status of the World's Soil Resources. Chapter 5: Drivers of Global Soil Change 2016
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No results found.This is Chapter 5, "Drivers of Global Soil Change," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.Drivers in general comprise the factors that bring about socio-economic and environmental changes. They operate at various spatial and temporal levels in society. They differ from one region to another, and within and between nations. Drivers are diverse in nature and they include: demographics; economic factors; scientific and technol ogical innovation; markets and trade; wealth distribution; institutional and socio-political frameworks; value systems; and climate and climate change that all explain why soil change takes place.
The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
- Introductory information
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem processes
- Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
- Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
- Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
- Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
- Chapter 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
- Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
- Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara
- Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
- Chapter 11: Regional Asses sment of Soil Changes in Europe and Eurasia
- Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
- Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
- Chapter 15: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwest Pacific
- Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
- Annex: Soil groups, characteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Authors and affiliations
Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.
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Book (stand-alone)Status of the World's Soil Resources. Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources 2016
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No results found.This is Chapter 3, "Global Soil Resources," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources. Soil functions depend on a number of physical, chemical and biological soil properties that in combination determine essential soil qualities. These qualities in turn guarantee that the soil can fulfil its ecological and productive services. Soils differ considerably in terms of properties, qualities, limitations and potential. Significant change s may occur over very short distances, making environmental and soil monitoring difficult. Soil management has a considerable effect on how the soil may fulfil its ecosystem services. In this section a number of soil qualities essential for the provision of ecosystem services are discussed. In addition a history is traced of global assessments of soil and land degradation.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
- Introductory information
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem processes
- Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
- Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
- Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
- Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
- Chapter 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
- Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
- Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara
- Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
- Chapter 11: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Europe and Eurasia
- Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
- Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
- Chapter 15: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwest Pacific
- Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
- Annex: Soil groups, characteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Authors and affiliations
Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.
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Book (stand-alone)Status of the World’s Soil Resources. Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa 2016
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No results found.This is Chapter 13, "Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region has a land area of approximately 14.9 million km2, nearly all of which is hyper-arid, arid or semi-arid. The region faces three climatic constraints: aridity, recurrent drought, and desertification, the latter also in part human induced.. Large areas of Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are entirely desert Various aspects of soil change are discussed for the region. National case studies of soil change are presented for Iran and Tunisia.
The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
- Introductory information
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem processes
- Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
- Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
- Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
- Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
- Chapter 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
- Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
- Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara
- Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
- Chapter 11: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Europe and Eurasia
- Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
- Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
- Chapter 15: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwest Pacific
- Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
- Annex: Soil groups, characteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Authors a nd affiliations
Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.
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