The Soils of Turkey

The Soils of Turkey
Author: Selim Kapur
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2017-09-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3319643924

This book compiles all available and relevant information concerning the soils of Turkey, including the soil survey studies conducted by universities and governmental institutes from the early 1950s until today. Recent findings and advances include the description and analyses of new profiles from some parts of the country by the chapter authors; reflecting the latest version of the World Reference Base (WRB) soil system, they produce a refined soil map. The book offers valuable guidance on soil management for planners of agricultural strategies, land management experts concerned with terrestrial carbon management (soil-sequestered and biomass carbon) and climate change mitigation, and educators concerned with raising awareness for the long-neglected significance of Turkey’s soils.

Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey

Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey
Author: Catherine Kuzucuoğlu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 635
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030035158

This book on Turkish geomorphology offers location descriptions, based on their dynamics and evolution processes, including hydrology, tectonics, volcanism, slopes, coasts, ice/snow, and wind. It presents landforms as a result of evolution (Quaternary, Holocene, historic) and in relation to the elements determining and/or impacting this evolution (vegetation, soil, hydrology, geology, climate, sea level and human action) as well as the resulting landscapes. Richly illustrated with pictures from each site, including geomorphological maps and sections, it explains the risks associated with the geomorphological dynamics (on local and global scales), natural and/or cultural heritage (archaeology, prehistory, history, architectural specifications adapted to the landscape), as well as challenges for human society (endangered landscape, protection/conservation rules/statutes, posters/paintings.).

The Soil Underfoot

The Soil Underfoot
Author: G. Jock Churchman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2014-04-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1466571578

The largest part of the world's food comes from its soils, either directly from plants, or via animals fed on pastures and crops. Thus, it is necessary to maintain, and if possible, improve the quality-and hence good health-of soils, while enabling them to support the growing world population. The Soil Underfoot: Infinite Possibilities for a Finite

Septième Réunion Du Sous-comité Ouest Et Centre Africain de Corrélation Des Sols Pour la Mise en Valeur Des Terres

Septième Réunion Du Sous-comité Ouest Et Centre Africain de Corrélation Des Sols Pour la Mise en Valeur Des Terres
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251044544

This document contains the proceedings of a technical consultation on the soil resources information systems developed in the various countries in the European region and their incorporation into the European Soil Information System (EUSIS). The consultation was held in Rome 2-3 September 1999. It was convened by the European Commission and the FAO with support from the International Union of Soil Science. The purpose of the meeting was to promote the establishment of the EUSIS to enable easy inter-European exchange of data and experience and to facilitate problem solving. A summary report of the technical discussions, conclusions and recommendations are included. Detailed country reports are also included.

Transforming Socio-Natures in Turkey

Transforming Socio-Natures in Turkey
Author: Onur İnal
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2019-07-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429770715

This book is an exploration of the environmental makings and contested historical trajectories of environmental change in Turkey. Despite the recent proliferation of studies on the political economy of environmental change and urban transformation, until now there has not been a sufficiently complete treatment of Turkey's troubled environments, which live on the edge both geographically (between Europe and Middle East) and politically (between democracy and totalitarianism). The contributors to Transforming Socio-Natures in Turkey use the toolbox of environmental humanities to explore the main political, cultural and historical factors relating to the country’s socio-environmental problems. This leads not only to a better grounding of some of the historical and contemporary debates on the environment in Turkey, but also a deeper understanding of the multiplicity of framings around more-than-human interactions in the country in a time of authoritarian populism. This book will be of interest not only to students of Turkey from a variety of social science and humanities disciplines but also contribute to the larger debates on environmental change and developmentalism in the context of a global populist turn.

Status of Cadmium, Lead, Cobalt and Selenium in Soils and Plants of Thirty Countries

Status of Cadmium, Lead, Cobalt and Selenium in Soils and Plants of Thirty Countries
Author: Mikko Sillanpää
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1992
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9789251032381

Soil and plant data, methodology and interpretation; Analytical methods; methods of soil analysis; Methods of plant analysis; Expression of analytical data and statistical methods used; Evaluation of results of plant and soil analysis; Background data; Cadmium; Comparison of cadmium contents of the two indicator crops; Soil factors affecting the behavior of cadmium in soils and plants; Calibration of AAAc-EDTA extractable soil Cd with pH; Plant and soil cadmium in relation to fertilizer and soil phosphorus; Lead; Comparison for lead of the two indicator crops; Soil factors affecting the behaviour of lead in soils and plants; Cobalt; Selenium; Calibration of AAAc-EDTA extractable Se with contents of organic carbon in soils; Status of Cadmium, Lead, Cobalt andSelenium by countries; Europe and Oceania; Belgium; Background data; New data; Finland; Hungary; Italy; Malta; New Zealand; Latin America; Argentina; Brazil; Ecuador; Mexico; Peru; Far East; India; Republic of Korea; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Near East; Egypt; Iraq; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey; Africa; Ethiopia; Ghana; Malawi; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Zambia; National average analytical data on soils and plants.

The Soils of Israel

The Soils of Israel
Author: Arieh Singer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2007-09-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 354071734X

This book describes the soils of Israel, offering details of their distribution, chemical, physical, and mineralogical characteristics and agricultural attributes. The pathways to the formation of each soil type are discussed against the background of such soil-forming factors as climate, lithology and physiography. The distribution of the different soil types is explained, based on the relationships between soils and soil-forming factors. This the first reference on the topic since 1948.