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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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Introduction: General concepts and definitions of soil degradation
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R1. Chapter 1
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2
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Soil fertility, soil productivity, soil quality and soil health
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R1. Chapter 1
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3
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Soil degradation types and solutions
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R1. Chapter 1
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4
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Physical causes of soil degradation
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R1. Chapter 2
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5
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Chemical causes of soil degradation
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R1. Chapter 5
R2. Chapter 6
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6
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Biological causes of soil degradation
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R2. Chapter 8
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7
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The effects of soil degradation: land degradation / desertification and drought
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SR2. Chapter 1
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8
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Models used to determine soil quality and degradation: introduction of DIS4ME model
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
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9
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Models used to determine soil quality and degradation: application of DIS4ME model
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
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10
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Field study: Filling soil sampling and land survey forms to determine soil degradation
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
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11
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Determination of soil degradation: Collection of data
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
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12
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Determination of soil degradation: Analysis of data
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
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13
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Evaluation and modeling of obtained data
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
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14
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Submission of the prepared project as a result of field studies
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Presentation preparation
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