<P>Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, <I>The Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition</I>, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life. Based on the content of the bestselling and CHOICE-awarded <I>Encyclopedia of Natural Resources</I>, this new edition demonstrates the major challenges that the society is facing for the sustainability of all well-being on the planet Earth. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying natural resources are presented in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the main systems of land, water, and air. It reviews state-of-the-art knowledge, highlights advances made in different areas, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of remote sensing and geospatial data with field-based measurements in the study of natural resources.</P><br/><br/><P>Volume 2, <I>Landscape and Land Capacity</I>, covers s