TY - BOOK AU - Pirastru, Mario AU - Keesstra, Saskia AU - Di Prima, Simone AU - Castellini, Mirko AB - Human needs like food and clean water are directly related to good maintenance of healthy and productive soils. A good understanding of human impact on the natural environment is therefore necessary to preserve and manage soil and water resources. This knowledge is particularly important in semi-arid and arid regions, where the increasing demands on limited water supplies require urgent efforts to improve water quality and water use efficiency. It is important to keep in mind that both soil and water are limited resources. Thus, wise use of these natural resources is a fundamental prerequisite for the sustainability of human societies. This book collects 15 original scientific contributions addressing the state of the art of soil and water conservation research. Contributions cover a wide range of topics, including (1) recovery of soil hydraulic properties; (2) erosion risk; (3) novel modeling, monitoring and experimental approaches for soil hydraulic characterization; (4) improvement of crop yields; (5) water availability; and (6) soil salinity. This collection provides more insights into conservation strategies for effective and sustainable soil and water management. DO - 10.3390/books978-3-03897-853-4 ID - OAPEN ID: 33218 KW - single-ring infiltrometer KW - water and soil conservation KW - van Genuchten model KW - vegetable production KW - tillage erosion KW - water infiltration KW - saturated soil hydraulic conductivity KW - sustainable land management KW - subsurface flow KW - delta plain KW - tied ridges KW - adaptation KW - spatial scale KW - vineyards KW - Richards equation KW - Follow-the-Innovation KW - hillslope KW - crop yields KW - transdisciplinary research KW - the meshless method KW - TOPMODEL KW - upgrading strategies KW - bimsoils KW - fraction transpiration soil water KW - saturated hydraulic conductivity KW - soil infiltration KW - cereals KW - FDR sensor KW - EM38 KW - relative transpiration KW - infiltration KW - laboratory experiment KW - the Trefftz method KW - conservation agriculture KW - soil moisture storage KW - age of planting KW - DSSAT KW - Xin’anjiang model KW - local perception KW - numerical model KW - transient KW - soil tillage KW - field-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity KW - soil properties KW - soil erosion KW - polyurethane foam KW - multi-parameter evaluation KW - post-fire soil hydraulic characterization KW - shallow groundwater KW - distributed model KW - Beerkan method KW - environmental change KW - response surface methodology KW - soil KW - The Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) software KW - three-dimensional model KW - decision tree modeling KW - water availability KW - bottomless bucket method KW - field observation KW - Malawi KW - specific leaf water content KW - yield KW - unsaturated soil KW - critical hydraulic gradient (CHG) KW - sap flow KW - olive grove KW - infiltration rate KW - nitrogen use efficiency KW - field scattering KW - AquaCrop KW - microdose fertilization KW - data analysis procedures KW - macropore network KW - rainfall variability KW - soil block KW - innovation development KW - seedbed preparation KW - food security KW - peer effects KW - soil water content KW - electromagnetic induction meter (EM) KW - soil water storage L1 - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1225 LA - English LK - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/59658 PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute PY - 2019 SN - 9783038978534 SN - 9783038978527 TI - Soil Water Conservation. Dynamics and Impactnull ER -