{"product_id":"9780995656604","title":"Thin on the Ground: Soil Science in the Tropics Second Edition","description":"World population is increasing by some 80 million a year, largely in developing countries. Can the food requirements of this growing population be met? How can the limited resources of available land be sustainably managed? Where are the worst areas of land degradation to be found? Why are soils a major element of the environment?\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThin on the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer these questions by reviewing the successive stages of tropical soils research: soil survey, land evaluation, land use planning, and the evolution of earlier attempts the check soil erosion into the current approach of conservation agriculture. Priorities for today should be soil health monitoring, and linking modern methods of conservation with agricultural advisory services. The author's contention that population policy should be an integral part of agricultural development will not pass unchallenged. Includes 38 photographs, many of historical importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom reviews of the First Edition: \"A well-documented, lively and informative description.....The author has a magnificent capacity to synthesize large amounts of information from different disciplines.....Gives a strong sense of excitement....\u003cb\u003eA remarkable and valuable book for anyone concerned with third world development.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Young has over 40 years experience of all aspects of tropical soils, extending from survey and evaluation to conservation and management. As an early member of the World Agroforestry Centre he was the first to establish the potential of agroforestry in soil management. He has published 15 books, notably the comprehensive review, \u003ci\u003eLand Resources: Now and for the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been awarded doctorates by the Universities of Sheffield and East Anglia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Land Resources Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014123340016,"sku":"9780995656604","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780995656604_p0.jpg?v=1763901607","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995656604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}