Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications

Part I Soil Survey and Classification Strategies in Different Ecological Zones.- 1 Innovative Thinking for Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Resources in Abu Dhabi Emirate Through Scientific Soil Inventory and Policy Development.- 2 Demands on Soil Classification and Soil Survey Strategies: Special Purpose Soil Classification Systems for Local Practical Use.- 3 Reconnaissance Soil Survey for the State of Kuwait.- 4 Do the Emerging Methods of Digital Soil Mapping have Anything to Learn from the Geopedologic Approach to Soil Mapping and Vice Versa?.- 5 Soil Thematic Map and Land Capability Classification of Dubai Emirate.- 6 Land Evaluation Interpretations and Decision Support Systems - Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate.- 7 Conceptual Soil-Regolith Toposequence Models to Support Soil Survey and Land Evaluation.- 8 Anhydrite Formation on the Coastal Sabkha of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.- 9 Fundamental Steps for Regional and Country Level Soil Surveys.- 10 Assessment of Soil Diversity in Western Siberia Using WRB 2006.- 11 Classification of the Topsoil Fabrics in Arid Soils of Central Asia.- 12 Digital Mapping of Gypsic Horizon Morphotypes and Soil Salinity in an Old Alluvial Piedmont Plain of Uzbekistan.- 13 Soils in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: The Past as Key for the Future.- 14 Classification, Characterization and Suitability Evaluation of the Savanna Soils of Oyo North of Nigeria.- 15 Use of Soil Survey Database for the Probabilistic Evaluation of Soil Cover Transformation in the Semi-Arid Zone of Western Siberia.- 16 Soil Suitability of Northern State of Sudan to Irrigated Agriculture.- 17 Effects of Plants on Soil Forming Processes: Case Studies from Arid Environments.- 18 The Sand LandSoil System Placement (Taxonomy) and Society.- 19 Digital Soil Mapping Using Spectral and Terrain Parameters and Statistical Modeling Integrated into GIS-Northwestern Coastal Region of Egypt.- 20 Studies on the Micromorphology of Salt-Affected Soils from El-Fayoum Depression, Egypt.- 21 Correlation of Students' Estimation and Laboratory Determination of Soil Texture.- 22 Soil Classification and Genesis in Part of Khorasan Province.- 23 Classification, Characterization and Management of Some Agricultural Soils in the North of Egypt.- 24 Semi-Arid Soils of Eastern Indonesia: Soil Classification and Land Uses.- Part II Land Use Planning and Policy Implications.- 25 Land Use Planning and Policy Implication-Bridging between Science, Politics and Decision Making.- 26 Application of Soil Survey in Land Use Planning and Policy Development.- 27 General Framework for Land Use Planning in United Arab Emirates.- 28 Spatial Mapping and Analysis of Integrated Agricultural Land Use and Infrastructure in Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape - South Africa.- 29 Agricultural Land Conversion: Application of Land Capability Classification in Land Use Planning of Embaderho Village in Eritrea.- 30 Assessment of Land Use Planning and Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Policy Implications on Agriculture.- 31 Soil Use Planning and Decelerating Crop Productivity: Policy Implications for Indian Punjab.- 32 Land Use Planning for Sustainable Development Using Geoinformatics: Policy Implications for Drylands.- 33 Remote Sensing and Geographical Information as an Aid for Land Use Planning and Implications to Natural Resources Assessment: Case Study - South India.- 34 Common Land Resources-The Present Status and Need for Their Conservation inNorth India .- 35 Participatory Soil and Land Evaluation Mapping: An Alternative Approach to Improve Soil and Land Evaluation Information for Decision Makers .- 36 Land Suitability Assessment of the Proposed Uranium Mining Area in North East Botswana.- 37 Sustainable Development and Management Policies for Soil and Water Conservation in Egypt .- Part III New Trends in Land Degradation and Desertification.- 38 New Trends in Land Degradation and Desertification Research and the Role of the Association DesertNet International in Sharing Knowledge and Promoting Sustainable Land Management.- 39 Land Use Planning for Controlling Land Degradation in Kuwait.- 40 Methodological Approach to Estimate In-site Costs of Desertification When Empirical Data are Not Available.- 41 Managing the Hazards of Drought and Shifting Sands in Drylands-The Case Study of Kuwait.- 42 Determining Degraded Soils of Southern Kazakhstan Through Assessing Stability of Soil Aggregates.- Part IV Modeling of Soil and Groundwater Contamination.- 43 Application of a Screening Model to Evaluate Pesticide Contamination in Soil and Groundwater for Sustainable Agriculture in Oman.- 44 Modeling of Soil Contamination and Its Remediation by In-Situ Solvent Flushing.- Part V Innovations in Research, Development, Education and Extension.- 45 Sharing Information to Accelerate Implementation of Reclamation and Improvement of Degraded Lands: WASWAC Experience.- 46 Innovations in Soil Chemical Analyses-New ECs and Total Salts Relationship for Abu Dhabi Emirate Soils.- 47 Quality Assurance Standards-USDA Perspective of the Extensive Soil Survey of Abu Dhabi Emirate.- 48 The Role of Mycorrihza in the Reclamation of Degraded Lands in Arid Environments.- 49 Preliminary Interpretation of Environmental Isotopes Datain the Ain El Atti Area (Tafilalt).- 50 Use of Lombrica to Enhance Soil Fertility for Crop Production in Madagascar.- Author's Index.- Subject Index.