TY - BOOK ID - 14302031 TI - Sustainable land management : learning from the past for the future AU - Kapur, S. AU - Eswaran, Hari. AU - Blum, W. E. H. PY - 2011 SN - 364214781X 9786612996115 1282996118 3642147828 PB - Heidelberg : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Natural resources -- Management. KW - Sustainable agriculture. KW - Sustainable development KW - Land use KW - Agriculture KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Business & Economics KW - Agriculture - General KW - Ecology KW - Economic History KW - Environmental aspects KW - Sustainable development. KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Land KW - Land utilization KW - Use of land KW - Utilization of land KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Environment. KW - Geobiology. KW - Geographical information systems. KW - Agriculture. KW - Landscape ecology. KW - Soil science. KW - Soil conservation. KW - Soil Science & Conservation. KW - Landscape Ecology. KW - Biogeosciences. KW - Geographical Information Systems/Cartography. KW - Economics KW - Land cover KW - Landscape assessment KW - NIMBY syndrome KW - Economic development UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14302031 AB - Soil quality is threatened by many human-induced activities, but can also be improved by good land management. In the relatively short history of mankind on earth, the landscape and soils of the world have been drastically modified from their "natural " state. Landscapes altered by man's activities are termed "Anthroscapes" which are inextricably linked to culture and history. The challenges for today's scientists are to devise and implement sustainable land management strategies in order to preserve the land for the benefit of future generations. This book is a valuable compendium of the research experiences so far gained in studies of the context and concept of the "Anthroscape" and highlights the potential future contributions of such research to sustainable development. ER -