Soil Carbon Management: Economic, Environmental and Societal Benefits

ISBN-13: 9781420044072 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 280 str.

J. M. Kimble; C. W. Rice; D. Reed

Opis

Highlighting the significant economic, environmental, and societal benefits that result from land management practices that maintain or increase soil carbon, each chapter of this book addresses a particular concern and potential options to manage it along with their real and perceived benefits. In particular, it focuses on the benefits of soil carbon sequestration, specifically for policymakers.

Spis treści

Soil Carbon Management: Economic, Environmental, and Societal Benefits. Economic and Societal Benefits of Soil Carbon Management: Policy Implications and Recommendations. On-Farm Benefits of Carbon Management: The Farmers’ Perspectives. Private and Public Values from Soil Carbon Management. Economic and Societal Benefits of Soil Carbon Management: Cropland and Grazing Land Systems. Organic Farming Enhances Soil Carbon and Its Benefits. Benefits of Soil Organic Carbon to Physical, Chemical, and
Biological Properties of Soil. Soil Physical Properties and Erosion. Wetlands and Global Carbon. Wildlife Benefits. Soil Carbon and the Mitigation of the Risks of Flooding. Environmental and Ecological Benefits of Soil Carbon Management: Surface Water Quality. Urban Lands and Carbon Management. Prairies, Savannas, and Forests and Global Carbon Management—The Challenges. Index.

O autorze

J. M. Kimble, C. W. Rice, D. Reed, S. Mooney, R. F. Follett, R. Lal