Land Classifications, Sustainable Land Management, and Ecosystem Health

1. Land Evaluation 1.1. Soil Interpretations 1.2. Land Capability and Land Suitability 1.2.1. Development of the Land Capability Classification in USA 1.2.2. The Canada Land Inventory (CLI) A Modified Land Capability Classification 1.2.3. Land Capability Systems in Europe 1.3. Physical and Integral Land Evaluation 1.4. The International Framework for Land Evaluation 1.5. Quantitative Land Evaluation Using Computer Models 1.6. Yield Potential Analyses A Computerized Application of Land Evaluation 1.7. The International Framework for Evaluation of Sustainable Land Management 1.8. Land Quality Indicators 2. Sustainable Land Management and Ecosystem Health 2.1. Opportunities for Sustainable Land Management and Improved Ecosystem Health through the International Conventions 3. Sustainable Land Management and Sustainable Agriculture – Capturing Opportunity Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketches