Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, The Handbook of
Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for
understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the
degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life.
Based on the content of the bestselling and CHOICE-awarded
Encyclopedia of Natural Resources, this new edition demonstrates
the major challenges that the society is facing for the
sustainability of all well-being on the planet Earth. The
experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying natural
resources are presented in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along
the main systems of land, water, and air. It reviews
state-of-the-art knowledge, highlights advances made in different
areas, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of remote
sensing and geospatial data with field-based measurements in the
study of natural resources. Volume 2, Landscape and Land Capacity,
covers soils and landscape issues, their diversity and importance,
and how soils are related to the landscapes in which they form. It
includes discussions on land conservation, land-use and land-cover
changes, and urban environments and unravels the complex bond
between humans and soils. New in this edition are discussions on
habitat conservation and planning, landscape epidemiology and
vector-borne disease, and landscape patterns and changes. This
volume demonstrates the key processes, methods, and models used
through several practical case studies from around the world.
Written in an easy-to-reference manner, The Handbook of Natural
Resources, Second Edition, as individual volumes or as a complete
set, is an essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper
understanding of the science and management of natural resources.
Public and private libraries, educational and research
institutions, scientists, scholars, and resource managers will
benefit enormously from this set. Individual volumes and chapters
can also be used in a wide variety of both graduate and
undergraduate courses in environmental science and natural science
at different levels and disciplines, such as biology, geography,
earth system science, and ecology.
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