Table of Contents |
| Basic Concepts: Degradation, Resilience, and Rehabilitation / Winfried E. H. Blum | 1 |
| Soil Quality and Sustainability / R. Lal | 17 |
| Methodologies for Assessment of Soil Degradation Due to Water Erosion / John M. Laflen, Eric J. Roose | 31 |
| Modeling Erosion by Water and Wind / Calvin W. Rose | 57 |
| Soil Crusting / C. Valentin, L. M. Bresson | 89 |
| Hardsetting / C. E. Mullins | 109 |
| Assessment, Prevention, and Rehabilitation of Soil Structure Caused by Soil Surface Sealing, Crusting, and Compaction / D. Gabriels, R. Horn, M. M. Villagra [et al.] | 129 |
| Soil Compaction / I. Hakansson, W. B. Voorhees | 167 |
| The Characteristics of Soil Organic Matter Relative to Nutrient Cycling / E. A. Paul, H. P. Collins | 181 |
| Soil Processes and Greenhouse Effect / R. Lal | 199 |
| Acidification / Malcolm E. Sumner | 213 |
| Estimating Nutrient Balances in Agro-Ecosystems at Different Spatial Scales / E. M. A. Smaling, O. Oenema | 229 |
| Salt Buildup as a Factor of Soil Degradation / I. Szabolcs | 253 |
| Sodic Soils / P. Rengasamy | 265 |
| Soil Pollution and Contamination / B. R. Singh | 279 |
| Acid Sulfate Soils / M. E. F. van Mensvoort, D. L. Dent | 301 |
| Long-Term Characterization: Monitoring and Modeling / J. Bouma | 337 |
| Scaling and Extrapolation of Soil Degradation Assessments / L. T. West, D. D. Bosch | 359 |
| Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Soil Degradation Assessments / G. W. Petersen, Egide Nizeyimana, B. M. Evans | 377 |
| Remote Sensing Applications to Soil Degradation Assessments / Egide Nizeyimana, G. W. Petersen | 393 |
| Mapping Soil Degradation / Marcel R. Hoosbeek, Alfred Stein, Ray B. Bryant | 407 |
| Revisiting the Glasod Methodology / L. R. Oldeman, G. W. J. van Lynden | 423 |
| Desertification Assessment / H. E. Dregne | 441 |
| Agronomic Impact of Soil Degradation / R. Lal | 459 |
| Methods of Economic Assessment of On-Site and Off-Site Costs of Soil Degradation / John G. Lee, Douglas D. Southgate, John H. Sanders | 475 |
| The On-Farm Economic Costs of Erosion / Pierre Crosson | 495 |
| Methods for Assessing the Impacts of Soil Degradation on Water Quality / Gary M. Pierzynski, G. M. Hettiarachchi, J. K. Koelliker | 513 |
| Research and Development Priorities / R. Lal | 547 |
| Index | 555 |