Provides a unique and comprehensive assessment of soil erosion throughout Europe, an important aspect to control and manage if landscapes are to be sustained for the future. Written in two parts, Soil Erosion in Europe primarily focuses on current issues, area specific soil erosion rates, on and off-site impacts, government responses, soil conservation measures, and soil erosion risk maps. The first part overviews the erosion processes and the problems encountered within each European country, whilst the second section takes a cross-cutting theme approach. Based on an EU-funded project that has been running for four years with erosion scientists from 19 countries Reviews contemporary erosion processes and rates on arable and rangeland in Europe Looks at current issues, such as socio-economic drivers, controlling factors specific to the country and changes in land use Content: Chapter 1 Norway (pages 1–15): Lillian Oygarden, Helge Lundekvam, Arnold H Arnoldussen and Trond BorresenChapter 2 Sweden (pages 17–25): Barbro UlenChapter 3 Finland (pages 27–32): Sirkka Tattari and Seppo RekolainenChapter 4 Denmark (pages 33–42): Anita Veihe and Bent HasholtChapter 5 Iceland (pages 43–55): Olafur ArnaldsChapter 6 Lithuania (pages 57–65): Benediktas Jankauskas and Michael A. FullenChapter 7 Estonia (pages 67–71): Rein Kask, Illar Lemetti and Kalev SeppChapter 8 European Russia and Byelorus (pages 73–93): Aleksey Sidorchuk, Leonid Litvin, Valentin Golosov and Andrey ChernyshChapter 9 Poland (pages 95–106): Jerzy Rejman and Jan RodzikChapter 10 Czech Republic (pages 107–116): Tomas Dostal, Miloslav Janecek, Zdenet Kliment, Josef Krasa, Jakub Langhammer, Jiri Vaska and Karel VranaChapter 11 Slovakia (pages 117–138): Milos Stankoviansky, Emil Fulajtar and Pavel JamborChapter 12 Hungary (pages 139–153): Adam Kertesz and Csaba CenteriChapter 13 Romania (pages 155–166): Ion Ionita, Maria Radoane and Sevastel MirceaChapter 14 Bulgaria (pages 167–181): Svetla Rousseva, Assen Lazarov, Elka Tsvetkova, Ilia Marinov, Ivan Malinov, Viktor Kroumov and Vihra StefanovaChapter 15 Moldavia (pages 183–197): Miroslav D Voloschuk and Ion IonitaChapter 16 Ukraine (pages 199–204): Sergey BulyginChapter 17 Austria (pages 205–212): Peter Strauss and Eduard KlaghoferChapter 18 Germany (pages 213–230): Karl AuerswaldChapter 19 Switzerland (pages 231–244): Rainer Weisshaidinger and Hartmut LeserChapter 20 Italy (pages 245–261): Dino Torri, Lorenzo Borselli, Fausto Guzzetti, M. Costanza Calzolari, Paolo Bazzoffi, Fabrizio Ungaro, Devis Bartolini and M. Pilar Salvador SanchisChapter 21 Albania (pages 263–270): Spiro GrazhdaniChapter 22 Serbia and Montenegro (pages 271–277): Stanimir Kostadinov, Miodrag Zlatic, Nada Dragovic and Zoran GavrilovicChapter 23 Greece (pages 279–288): Constantinos Kosmas, Nicholas Danalatos, Dimitra Kosma and Panagiota KosmopoulouChapter 24 Macedonia (pages 289–296): Ivan Blinkov and Alexandar TrendafilovChapter 25 Slovenia (pages 297–310): Mauro Hrvatin, Blaz Komac, Drago Perko and Matija ZornChapter 26 Spain (pages 311–346): Albert Sole BenetChapter 27 Spain: Canary Islands (pages 347–357): A Rodriguez Rodriguez, Carmen D. Arbelo and J SanchezChapter 28 Portugal (pages 359–367): Celeste O. A. CoelhoChapter 29 France (pages 369–383): Anne?Veronique Auzet, Yves Le Bissonnais and Veronique SouchereChapter 30 Belgium (pages 385–411): Gert Verstraeten, Jean Poesen, Dirk Goossens, Katleen Gillijns, Charles Bielders, Donald Gabriels, Greet Ruysschaert, Miet Van Den Eeckhaut, Tom Vanwalleghem and Gerard GoversChapter 31 The Netherlands (pages 413–426): Frans J. P. M. Kwaad, Ad P. J. de Roo and Victor G. JettenChapter 32 Luxembourg (pages 427–438): Erik L. H. CammeraatChapter 33 Britain (pages 439–453): John Boardman and Bob EvansChapter 34 Ireland (pages 455–462): David Favis?MortlockChapter 35 Past Soil Erosion in Europe (pages 463–476): Andreas Lang and Hans Rudolf BorkChapter 36 Soil Erosion in Europe: Major Processes, Causes and Consequences (pages 477–487): John Boardman and Jean PoesenChapter 37 Soil Surface Crusting and Structure Slumping in Europe (pages 489–500): Louis?Marie Bresson, Yves Le Bissonnais and Patrick AndrieuxChapter 38 Sheet and Rill Erosion (pages 501–513): Olivier Cerdan, Jean Poesen, Gerard Govers, Nicolas Saby, Yves Le Bissonnais, Anne Gobin, Andrea Vacca, John Quinton, Karl Auerswald, Andreas Klik, Franz F. P. M. Kwaad and M. J. RoxoChapter 39 Gully Erosion in Europe (pages 515–536): Jean Poesen, Tom Vanwalleghem, Joris de Vente, Anke Knapen, Gert Verstraeten and Jose A. Martinez?CasasnovasChapter 40 Piping Hazard on Collapsible and Dispersive Soils in Europe (pages 537–562): Hazel FaulknerChapter 41 Wind Erosion (pages 563–582): Roger Funk and Hannes Isaak ReuterChapter 42 Shallow Landsliding (pages 583–598): Olivier Maquaire and Jean?Philippe MaletChapter 43 Tillage Erosion (pages 599–608): Kristof Van Oost and Gerard GoversChapter 44 Soil Losses due to Crop Harvesting in Europe (pages 609–621): Greet Ruysschaert, Jean Poesen, Gert Verstraeten and Gerard GoversChapter 45 Erosion of Uncultivated Land (pages 623–641): Bob EvansChapter 46 Land Levelling (pages 643–658): Lorenzo Borselli, Dino Torri, Lillian Oygarden, Saturnio De Alba, Jose A. Martinez?Casasnovas, Paolo Bazzoffi and Gergely JakabChapter 47 Pan?European Soil Erosion Assessment and Maps (pages 659–674): Anne Gobin, Gerard Govers and Mike KirkbyChapter 48 Assessing the Modified Fournier Index and the Precipitation Concentration Index for Some European Countries (pages 675–684): Donald GabrielsChapter 49 Pan?European Soil Erodibility Assessment (pages 685–693): Yves Le Bissonnais, Olivier Cerdan, Joel Leonard and Joel DaroussinChapter 50 Modelling Soil Erosion in Europe (pages 695–716): Victor Jetten and David Favis?MortlockChapter 51 Existing Soil Erosion Data Sets (pages 717–728): Jussi Baade and Seppo RekolainenChapter 52 Impacts of Environmental Changes on Soil Erosion Across Europe (pages 729–742): Mike KirkbyChapter 53 Muddy Floods (pages 743–755): John Boardman, Gert Verstraeten and Charles BieldersChapter 54 Reservoir and Pond Sedimentation in Europe (pages 757–774): Gert Verstraeten, Paolo Bazzoffi, Adam Lajczak, Maria Radoane, Freddy Rey, Jean Poesen and Joris de VenteChapter 55 Off?Site Impacts of Erosion: Eutrophication as an Example (pages 775–789): Seppo Rekolainen, Petri Ekholm, Louise Heathwaite, Jouni Lehtoranta and Risto UusitaloChapter 56 Economic Frame for Soil Conservation Policies (pages 791–803): Johannes Schuler, Harald Kachele, Klaus Muller, Katharina Helming and Peter ZanderChapter 57 Government and Agency Response to Soil Erosion Risk in Europe (pages 805–827): Michael A Fullen, Andres Arnalds, Paolo Bazzoffi, Colin A Booth, Victor Castillo, Adam Kertesz, Philippe Martin, Coen Ritsema, Albert Sole Benet, Veronique Souchere, Liesbeth Vandekerckhove and Gert VerstraetenChapter 58 Agri?Environment Measures and Soil Erosion in Europe (pages 829–839): Paolo Bazzoffi and Anne Gobin