Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences
W. H. Verheye, Research Director, National Science Foundation, Flanders, Belgium, and Geography Department, University of Ghent, Belgium
Land Cover, Land Use and Global Change
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders- Belgium and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Land Use and Land Cover, including their classification
Christophe Duhamel, Landsis g.e.i.e., Luxemburg
Land-Cover and Land-Use Mapping
Gerd Eiden, Landsis g.e.i.e., Luxemburg
Factors Influencing Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
Helen Briassoulis, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece
Land Use Changes during the Past 300 Years
Navin Ramankutty, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, USA
Kees Klein Goldewijk, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Department for Environmental Information Systems (CIM), The Netherlands
Land Use Changes Affected by Urban and Industrial Development
Marc Antrop, Department of Geography, University of Gent, Belgium
Land Use/Land-Cover Changes and Biodiversity Loss
Helena Freitas, Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Global Aggregate Impacts
Helen Briassoulis, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece
The Land-Use and Cover-Change (LUCC) Project
Helmut J. Geist, LUCC International Project Office, University of Louvain, Belgium
Africover Land Cover Classification and Mapping Project
John Latham, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Environment and Natural Resources Service (SDRN), FAO Headquarters, Italy
Antonio di Gregorio, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Africover Project, Kenya
Land Evaluation
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Soil Survey as a Basis for Land Evaluation
Jozef August Deckers, Institute for Land and Water Management, Catholic University Leuven (KUL), Belgium
Otto Coenraad Spaargaren, International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), The Netherlands
Stephane Dondeyne, Institute for Land and Water Management, Catholic University Leuven (KUL), Belgium
Qualitative and Quantitative Land Evaluations
Diego de la Rosa, Consejo Superior Investigaciones Scientificas-IRNAS, Spain
Cees A. van Diepen, Alterra, Wageningen University Research Centre, The Netherlands
The FAO Guidelines for Land Evaluation
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Freddy Nachtergaele, Land and Water Development Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
A. Parviz Koohafkan, Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), Land and Water Division (AGLL), Italy
Land Evaluation Systems Other than the FAO System
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Agro-Climate-Based Land Evaluation Systems
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Land Quality Indicators (LQI) : Monitoring and Evaluation
Julian Dumanski, Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research(CLBRR), Canada
Christian Pieri, Rural Development Sector, World Bank, USA
Biophysical Models in Land Evaluation
David G. Rossiter, Department of Earth Systems Analysis, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), The Netherlands
Economic Models of Land Evaluation: Local Decision-Making
M.A. Keyzer, B.G.J.S. Sonneveld and R.L. Voortman, Centre for World Food Studies, Free University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Economic Models of Land Evaluation: 2. Regional and Global Decision Making
M.A. Keyzer, M.D. Merbis and B.G.J.S. Sonneveld, Centre for World Food Studies, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Land Use Planning
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Land Use Planning for Sustainable Development
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Paul de Wit, Consultant, Belgium
Agro-Ecological Zones Assessments
Günther Fischer, Mahendra Shah and Harrij van Velthuizen,Land Use Change Project, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Freddy Nachtergaele, Land and Water Development Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
The Value and Price of Land
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Impact of Ethno-Cultural Factors and Land Tenure on Land Use and Land Use Planning
Paul Sarfo-Mensah, Bureau of Integrated Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Human-Induced Land Degradation
Donald Gabriels and Wim M. Cornelis, Department of Soil Management and Soil Care,Agriculture Faculty,University of Ghent, Belgium
The Corine Project on Soil Erosion Risk and Land Quality
Andrea Giordano, Dipartimento di Economia e Ingegneria Agraria Forestale e Ambientale (DEIAFA), Università di Torino, Italy
The ILUS Integrated Land Use Planning Concept
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
The Impact of the Participative Approach to Land-Use Planning
Veronica Ulbert, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Germany
Andrea Kutter, Global Environment Facility (GEF), USA
Land Use Management
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Management of Agricultural Land: Climatic and Water Aspects
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Management of Agricultural Land: Chemical and Fertility Aspects
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Management of Non-Arable Rural Land, Including Forests, Grasslands, and Shrub-lands
Amy R. Poteete, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, USA
Erling Berge, Department of Sociology and Political Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Centre of Advanced Study, Norway
Management of Dryland and Desert Areas
Eddy F. De Pauw, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria
Management of Mountainous Areas
Ulrike Tappeiner, Institute of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Austria and European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, Austria
Neil G. Bayfield, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory, UK
Soil Conservation
David William Sanders, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, UK
Land Rehabilitation
Martin Haigh, Europe World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, c/o Department of Geography, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Land Use Planning and Management in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas
Henrik Vejre, Department of Economy and Natural Resources, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark
Case Studies in Land Use Planning and Management
Deforestation in the Amazon: Past, Present and Future
Niro Higuchi, Dept. de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Brazil
Wim Sombroek, International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), The Netherlands
Dynamics of Land Use in Relation to the Green Revolution in India
Challa O, Ramamurthy V, and Venugopalan M.V., National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur, India.
The Impact of the Common Agricultural Policy on Land Use in Europe
Mark D.A. Rounsevell, Department of Geography, University of Louvain, Belgium
Eric Audsley, Silsoe Research Institute, UK
Diana J.R. Mortimer, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK
Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Russia
Elena V. Milanova and Maria M. Sennikova, Department of World Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University, Russia
Dry Lands and Desertification
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Desertification and Ancient Desert Farming Systems
Peter Fabian and Moti Haiman, Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel
Desertification and Pastoralism: A Historical Review of Pastoral Nomadism in the Negev Region
Steven A. Rosen, Archaeological Division,Ben- Gurion University, Israel
The Use of Shrubs in Livestock Feeding in Low Rainfall Areas
Abdelouahid Chriyaa, Centre dAridoculture, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Maroc (INRA), Morocoo
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: Policies and Programs for Implementation
Andrea Kutter, Global Environment Facility (GEF), USA
Desert Reclamation and Management of Dry Lands: Fertility Aspects
Isam I. Bashour, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Desert Reclamation and Management of Dry Lands: Water Aspects
Willy R. Dierickx, Technology and Food - Agricultural Engineering, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Belgium
The Salinity and Alkalinity Status of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
Willy R. Dierickx, Technology and Food - Agricultural Engineering, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Belgium
Desertification in China
Qinxue Wang and Kuninori Otsubo, Water and Soil Environmental Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Desertification and Deforestation in Africa
Roben Penny, Environmental and Developmental Practitioner/Consultant, South Africa
Water Harvesting and Water-Saving Techniques
Donald Gabriels, Wim M. Cornelis and Wouter Schiettecatte, Department of Soil Management and Soil Care, Ghent University, Belgium
Combating Desertification and Drought
Hiroshi Kadomura, Department of Environment Systems, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science, Rissho University, Japan
Climate Impacts of Land Degradation in the World’s Drylands
R. C. Balling, Jr., Office of Climatology, Arizona State University, USA
Monitoring the Desert Environment from Space: Examples from the Arab Region
Farouk El-Baz, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, USA
Soils and Soil Sciences
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
A Brief History of Soil Science
Eric C. Brevik, Department of Physics, Astronomy, and GeoSciences, Valdosta State University, USA
Pedogenesis and Soil Forming Factors
Antonie Veldkamp, Laboratory of Soil Science and Geology,Department of Environmental Sciences,Wageningen Agriculture University, The Netherlands
Soil Properties and Pedometrics
Richard Murray Lark, Environmetrics Group, Biomathematics and Bioinformatics Division,Rothamstead Research Station, UK
Soil Geography and Classification
Jozef August Deckers, Institute for Land and Water Management, Catholic University Leuven (KUL), Belgium
Otto Coenraad Spaargaren, International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), The Netherlands
Soil Physics
Willy R. Dierickx, Technology and Food - Agricultural Engineering, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Belgium
Soil Chemistry and Soil Fertility
Isam I. Bashour, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Soil Biology and Microbiology
Andreas de Neergaard, Department of Agricultural Sciences, The Royal Veterinary Agricultural University, Denmark
Soil Biochemistry
Qiaoyun Huang, Faculty of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Soil Mineralogy
A.D. Karathanasis, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA
Soil Microscopy and Micromorphology
Ewart Adsil Fitzpatrick, School of Biological Sciences,Department of Plant and Social Science,University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Forest, Range and Wildland Soils
M. Derek MacKenzie, Dept. of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Canada
Urban Soils
Michiel C. Laker, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Volcanic Soils
Vincent Ernest Neall, Institute of Natural Resoirces, Massey University, New Zealand
Soils of Cold and Temperate Regions
Stephen Nortcliff, Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, UK
Soils of Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Mediterranean Soils
Diego de la Rosa, Consejo Superior Investigaciones Scientificas-IRNAS, Spain
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Soils of the Humid and Sub-humid Tropics
Willy H. Verheye, National Science Foundation Flanders and Geography Department, University of Gent, Belgium
Stresses Caused by Edaphic Factors
Paul F. Reich, World Soil Resources, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USA
Friedrich H. Beinroth, Department of Agronomy and Soils, University of Puerto Rico, USA
Hari Eswaran, World Soil Resources, USDA/NRCS, USA
Soil Organic Matter Decline and Management
Ram C. Dalal, CRC for Greenhouse Accounting, Department of Natural Resources, Australia
Surender Mann, CRC for Greenhouse Accounting, Chemistry Centre, Australia
Beverly Henry, CRC for Greenhouse Accounting, Department of Natural Resources, Australia
Weijin Wang, CRC for Greenhouse Accounting, Department of Natural Resources, Australia
Soil Acidification
Malcolm E. Sumner, Department of Corp & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, USA