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Impact of Agriculture on Soil Degradation II: A European Perspective

PUBLISHER Springer (08/26/2024)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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This is the second of two volumes that together provide a global overview of the impact of agriculture on soil degradation, tracing the most critical drivers like the use and abuse of agrochemicals, mechanization, overgrazing, irrigation, slash and burn agriculture, and the use of plastics.

Soil degradation caused by agriculture practices is a complex issue which depends on the interaction of social, economic, political, and environmental aspects. In this book, expert contributors elucidate the extension of the effects of agriculture on soil degradation in Europe, a continent with different cultures and political backgrounds that affect agricultural practices. Readers will also find in this book authoritative solutions to minimize the effects of agriculture intensification and land-use in this continent.

Divided into 12 chapters, the book offers a European perspective on soil quality and sustainable management, including case studies about the impact of chemical agentslike fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and soil acidification and microplastics pollution in agriculture practices from countries such as Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Germany, Portugal and Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students and environmental managers alike.

Chapter "Agricultural Land Degradation in the Czech Republic" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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ISBN-13: 9783031320545
ISBN-10: 3031320549
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 347
Carton Quantity: 0
Country of Origin: NL
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Science | Chemistry - Environmental (see also Environmental Science)
Science | Agriculture - General
Science | Earth Sciences - Geography
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This is the second of two volumes that together provide a global overview of the impact of agriculture on soil degradation, tracing the most critical drivers like the use and abuse of agrochemicals, mechanization, overgrazing, irrigation, slash and burn agriculture, and the use of plastics.

Soil degradation caused by agriculture practices is a complex issue which depends on the interaction of social, economic, political, and environmental aspects. In this book, expert contributors elucidate the extension of the effects of agriculture on soil degradation in Europe, a continent with different cultures and political backgrounds that affect agricultural practices. Readers will also find in this book authoritative solutions to minimize the effects of agriculture intensification and land-use in this continent.

Divided into 12 chapters, the book offers a European perspective on soil quality and sustainable management, including case studies about the impact of chemical agentslike fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and soil acidification and microplastics pollution in agriculture practices from countries such as Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Germany, Portugal and Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students and environmental managers alike.

Chapter "Agricultural Land Degradation in the Czech Republic" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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This is the second of two volumes that together provide a global overview of the impact of agriculture on soil degradation, tracing the most critical drivers like the use and abuse of agrochemicals, mechanization, overgrazing, irrigation, slash and burn agriculture, and the use of plastics.

Soil degradation caused by agriculture practices is a complex issue which depends on the interaction of social, economic, political, and environmental aspects. In this book, expert contributors elucidate the extension of the effects of agriculture on soil degradation in Europe, a continent with different cultures and political backgrounds that affect agricultural practices. Readers will also find in this book authoritative solutions to minimize the effects of agriculture intensification and land-use in this continent.

Divided into 12 chapters, the book offers a European perspective on soil quality and sustainable management, including case studies about the impact of chemical agentslike fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and soil acidification and microplastics pollution in agriculture practices from countries such as Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Germany, Portugal and Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students and environmental managers alike.

Chapter "Agricultural Land Degradation in the Czech Republic" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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