Soil health and environmental sustainability application of geospatial technology /
This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping and modelling of soil pollution and land resources. This book explores state-of-the-art techniques based on open sources software & R statistical programming and modelling in modern geo-computation techniques specifically focusing on th...
| Other Authors: | Shit, Pravat Kumar,, Adhikary, Partha Pratim,, Bhunia, Gouri Sankar,, Sengupta, Debashish,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
2022.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxiv, 729 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
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Environmental science and engineering (Springer (Firm))
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| Summary: |
This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping and modelling of soil pollution and land resources. This book explores state-of-the-art techniques based on open sources software & R statistical programming and modelling in modern geo-computation techniques specifically focusing on the recent trends in data mining/machine learning techniques and robust modelling in soil resources. Soil and agricultural systems are an integral part of the global environment and human wellbeing, providing multiple goods and services essential for people worldwide and crucial for sustainable development. Soil contamination is an environmental hazard and has become a big issue related to environmental health. The challenge of the twenty-first century is to reduce the contaminant load and bring it to below permissible level. The contamination is not only a problem affecting local environments at the place of occurrence but also spreading to other regions because of easy transportation of pollutants. This leads to direct and indirect contamination of land and aquatic systems, surface water and groundwater, inducing significant risks for natural ecosystems. In this context, the spatial modelling, prediction, efficient use, risk assessment, protection and management of soil resources in the agriculture system are the key to achieving sustainable development goals and ensuring the promotion of an economically, socially and environmental sustainability future. The aim of this book on soil contaminants and environmental health: application of geospatial technology is to identify the soil and sediment quality, sources of contaminants and risk assessment and focuses on the decision-making and planning point of view through GIS data management techniques. This book covers major topics such as spatial modelling in soil and sediments pollution and remediation; radioactive wastes, microbiology of soil and sediments, soil salinity and sodicity, pollution from landfill sites, soil erosion and contamination from agricultural activities, heavy metal pollution and health risk; environmental impact and risk assessment, sustainable land use, landscape management and governance, soil degradation and risk assessment, agricultural soil pollution, pollution due to urban activities, soil pollution by industrial effluents and solid wastes, pollution control and mitigation in extreme environments. The content of this book is of interest to researchers, professionals and policy-makers whose work is in soil science and agriculture practices. The book equips with the knowledge and skills to tackle a wide range of issues manifested in geographic data, including those with scientific, societal and environmental implications. |
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| Item Description: |
Part I. Measurement, Monitoring and Mapping of Soil and Land Resources -- Open-Source Satellite Repository and Geographic Information System (GIS) for Soil Resource Mapping -- Applicability of Open Source Satellite Data and GIS for Soil Resources Inventorying and Monitoring -- Application of Discrete Element Method Simulation in Environmental Modeling -- Geospatial Techniques and Methods for Sustainability in Agricultural Management -- Soil and Vegetation in Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve and Their Correlation -- Salt Affected Soils: Global Perspectives -- Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in Assessment of Salt Affected Soils for Management in Large Scale Soil Survey -- Status and Challenges of Monitoring Soil Erosion in Croplands of Arid Regions -- Application of RUSLE and MUSLE Models to Assess Erosion Sensitivity of a Sub-watershed Using ArcSWAT Interface -- Delineation of Irrigation Management Zones Using Geographical Weighted Principal Component Analysis and Possibilistic Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Approach -- Part II. Geospatial Modeling and Risk Assessment -- Soil Quality Assessment: Integrated Study on Standard Scoring Functions and Geospatial Approach -- Spatial Pattern Analysis and Identifying Soil Pollution Hotspots Using Local Moran's I and GIS at a Regional Scale in Northeast of Iran -- Soil Quality Assessment in Hilly and Mountainous Landscape -- Soil Pollution Due to Sewage Sludge and Industrial Effluents -- Spatial Distribution and Radiological Risk Quantification of Natural Radioisotopes in the St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh -- Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contaminations in Soil and Water Ecosystem -- Microplastics, Their Toxic Effects on Living Organisms in Soil Biota and Their Fate: An Appraisal -- Part III. Soil Health and Sustainable Management -- Sustainable Land Use, Landscape Management and Governance -- Characterization and Mapping of Soils for Sustainable Management Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Northeastern Bihar, India -- Soil Pollution by Industrial Effluents, Solid Wastes and Reclamation Strategies by Microorganisms -- Pollutants Bioremediation Using Biosurfactants: A Novel Approach for Improving Soil Health -- Agroforestry Systems for Carbon Sequestration and Food Security: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation -- Alley Cropping Agroforestry System for Improvement of Soil Health -- Performance of Rice-Lentil Cropping Under Different Tillage Influencing Soil Suppressiveness: A Short Term Approach -- Role of Soil Microbes in Soil Health and Stability Improvement -- Rhizospheric Soil-Plant-Microbial Interactions for Abiotic Stress Mitigation and Enhancing Crop Performance -- Strategies for Heavy Metals Remediation from Contaminated Soils and Future Perspectives -- Phytoremediation of Arsenic Polluted Soil by Brassica Nigra L -- Assessment of Ecological and Human Health Risk of Soil Heavy Metals Pollution: Study from Chotanagpur Plateau Region, India -- Bioremediation Approaches for Curbing the Potential of Toxic Element for Sustainable Agriculture. This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping and modelling of soil pollution and land resources. This book explores state-of-the-art techniques based on open sources software & R statistical programming and modelling in modern geo-computation techniques specifically focusing on the recent trends in data mining/machine learning techniques and robust modelling in soil resources. Soil and agricultural systems are an integral part of the global environment and human wellbeing, providing multiple goods and services essential for people worldwide and crucial for sustainable development. Soil contamination is an environmental hazard and has become a big issue related to environmental health. The challenge of the twenty-first century is to reduce the contaminant load and bring it to below permissible level. The contamination is not only a problem affecting local environments at the place of occurrence but also spreading to other regions because of easy transportation of pollutants. This leads to direct and indirect contamination of land and aquatic systems, surface water and groundwater, inducing significant risks for natural ecosystems. In this context, the spatial modelling, prediction, efficient use, risk assessment, protection and management of soil resources in the agriculture system are the key to achieving sustainable development goals and ensuring the promotion of an economically, socially and environmental sustainability future. The aim of this book on soil contaminants and environmental health: application of geospatial technology is to identify the soil and sediment quality, sources of contaminants and risk assessment and focuses on the decision-making and planning point of view through GIS data management techniques. This book covers major topics such as spatial modelling in soil and sediments pollution and remediation; radioactive wastes, microbiology of soil and sediments, soil salinity and sodicity, pollution from landfill sites, soil erosion and contamination from agricultural activities, heavy metal pollution and health risk; environmental impact and risk assessment, sustainable land use, landscape management and governance, soil degradation and risk assessment, agricultural soil pollution, pollution due to urban activities, soil pollution by industrial effluents and solid wastes, pollution control and mitigation in extreme environments. The content of this book is of interest to researchers, professionals and policy-makers whose work is in soil science and agriculture practices. The book equips with the knowledge and skills to tackle a wide range of issues manifested in geographic data, including those with scientific, societal and environmental implications. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxiv, 729 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783031092701 3031092708 |