Meet the editors

António Vieira is a geographer with a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2009). He is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, University of Minho (UM), Portugal, and an integrated member of the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), UM. He is a member of several scientific organizations, including the Portuguese Association of Geomorphologists (Chair from 2017 to 2019) and

the Portuguese Association of Risk, Prevention and Security (vice-president since 2015). He is also a member of FuegoRED and coordinator of the FESP International Network. Dr. Vieira's main research includes granitic geomorphology, geomorphological heritage and changes in land use, GIS and remote sensing, and their application to land use, geomorphological heritage, and soil erosion following forest fires and mitigation measures.

Silvio Carlos Rodrigues obtained a Ph.D. in Physical Geography from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in 1998 and is a full professor at the Institute of Geography, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil. He served as chair of the UGB in 2005–2006, secretary of the COMLAND of the IGA in 2010–2012, a full member of the CNPQ Advisory Committee on Physical Geography (CA-SA) in 2008–2010, and a full member

of the Chamber of Natural Resources (CRA) with FAPEMIG in 2014–2016. Dr. Rodrigues is editor-in-chief of *Sociedade & Natureza* and a member of UNESCO's EOLSS International Editorial Council. He is also a reviewer for the *Brazilian Journal of Geomorphology*, *Caminhos de Geografia*, and *Environmental Earth Sciences*. He has experience in geosciences, with emphasis on geomorphology, acting mainly on the following themes: geomorphology, geomorphological cartography, soil erosion, integrated environmental analysis, and geomorphological mapping.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface XI**

Methodologies for Evaluation of Soil Erosion **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 57**

**Chapter 5 73**

Experiences on Soil Conservation **91**

**Chapter 6 93**

RGB Spectral Indices for the Analysis of Soil Protection by

*by Henry Antonio Pacheco Gil and Argenis de Jesús Montilla Pacheco*

Spatial Estimation of Soil Erosion Risk Using RUSLE/GIS Techniques and Practices Conservation Suggested for Reducing Soil Erosion in

Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Soil Loss Estimation Using RUSLE

Determination of the Most Priority Conservation Areas Based on Population Pressure and Erosion Hazard Levels in Lesti Sub-Watershed,

The Impacts of Soil Degradation Effects on Phytodiversity and Vegetation Structure on Atacora Mountain Chain in Benin

Erosion Control Success Stories and Challenges in the Context of

*by Farris Okou, Achille Assogbadjo and Brice Augustin Sinsin*

Sustainable Landscape Management, Rwanda Experience

*by Nurhussen Ahmed Mohammed and Desale Kidane Asmamaw*

Vegetation Cover against Erosive Processes

Wadi Mina Catchment (Northwest, Algeria)

in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Ethiopia

Malang Regency, Indonesia *by Andi Setyo Pambudi*

(West Africa)

*by Jules Rutebuka*

**Section 2**

*by Ahmed Benchettouh, Sihem Jebari and Lakhdar Kouri*
