Advances in Soil and Water Conservation

ISBN-13: 9781575040837 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 300 str.

Pierce J. Pierce; Francis Pierce; Wilbur W. Frye

Opis

This text provides a detailed, scholarly treatment of important developments in soil and water conservation, and addresses the technological developments of erosion processes, methods for controlling erosion, policy and social forces shaping the agenda, and future directions. Topics covered in this text include: key governmental agencies and programs; research on processes of soil and water degradation; control practices and soil quality enhancement; conservation tillage; the connection between soil and water conservation and sustainable agriculture; and effects of technology and social influences on soil and water conservation.

Recenzje

"For the first time, the soil and water science and its adoption, sociology, and politics for soil and water conservation are integrated into one treatise."
- Dr. W.E. Larson, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota

Spis treści

Understanding and Controlling of Soil Erosion by Rainfall, Mechanics, Modeling, and Controlling Soil Erosion by Wind, Conservation Tillage for Erosion Control and Soil Quality, Soil Management Research for Water Conservation and Quality, Agricultural Technology and Adoption of Conservation Practices, R.R. Allmaras, D.E. Wilkins, O.C. Burnside. The Human Dimension of Soil and Water Conservation: A Historical and Methodological Perspective. The Connection between Soil Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture. Policy and Government Programs in Soil and Water Conservation, W.E. Larson, M.J. Mausbach, B.L. Schmidt, and Soil and Water Conservation: Soil Science in the Next Half Century.

O autorze

Pierce\, Francis J.