Natural disasters, urban vulnerability, and risk management: a theoretical overview

EA Gencer - … between urban development, vulnerability, and risk …, 2013 - Springer
In his foreword to “Living with Risk,” the United Nations' Secretary General, Kofi Annan
raised awareness to human-induced conditions that increase vulnerability to natural …

Modeling land use/land cover change using remote sensing and geographic information systems: case study of the Seyhan Basin, Turkey

E Zadbagher, K Becek, S Berberoglu - Environmental monitoring and …, 2018 - Springer
Land use and land cover (LULC) changes affect several natural environmental factors,
including soil erosion, hydrological balance, biodiversity, and the climate, which ultimately …

Possible policies and actions to protect the soil cultural and natural heritage of Europe

EAC Costantini - Geoderma Regional, 2023 - Elsevier
Soils are healthy when they can continuously provide several ecosystem services. Among
them, there are cultural services for humans and the archive of geological …

[图书][B] The soil underfoot: Infinite possibilities for a finite resource

GJ Churchman, ER Landa - 2014 - books.google.com
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 …

Desertification: prevention and restoration

C Zucca, S Bautista, B Orr… - Managing soils and …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Policy and management approaches and strategies to address desertification can be
broadly grouped as prevention and reversal. Desertification is framed within multiscale …

Vertisols

H Özcan, S Aydemir, MA Çullu, H Günal, M Eren… - the Soils of Turkey, 2018 - Springer
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[PDF][PDF] Vulnerability to desertification in Lebanon based on geo-information and socioeconomic conditions

T Darwish, P Zdruli, R Saliba, M Awad… - … and Engineering. B, 2012 - academia.edu
Desertification caused by land degradation and overexploitation of natural resources is
threatening large parts of eastern and southern Mediterranean. The actual state of …

Anthroscapes: a robust basis for mapping land quality and sustainable land use patterns

S Kapur, E Akça, C Zucca, S Berberoğlu… - … Port Cities: A Study of …, 2019 - Springer
The excess exploitation of natural resources dates back to the eighteenth century. Several
attempts were made to assess the sustainability of natural resource use by humans. Some …

Calcisols and leptosols

E Akça, S Aydemir, S Kadir, M Eren, C Zucca… - The soils of …, 2018 - Springer
Calcisols are soils with substantial accumulation of secondary lime and the name of
Calcisols derives from the Latin calx which means lime. They are described as “Soils having …

[图书][B] Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, Four Volume Set

SE Jorgensen - 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine Encyclopedia of
Environmental Management gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems …