Soil Conservation in Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781617260124 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 359 str.

R Burnell Held

Opis

This volume is part of the collection which brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues.

Spis treści

PART I. BACKGROUND AND SETTING Chapter l. MAN AND RESOURCES Chapter 2. THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT, 1890-1920 Chapter 3. THE SOIL CONSERVATION MOVEMENT SINCE 1933 Chapter 4. EVOLVING CONTENT OF THE SOIL CONSERVATION PROGRAM, 1930-1964 Chapter 5. SOIL CONSERVATION AND RAPID AGRICULTURAL CHANGE PART II. PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION Chapter 6. CLASSIFYING THE LAND AND ITS EROSION HAZARD Chapter 7. LAND USE IN RELATION TO CAPABILITY Chapter 8. MEASURES OF PROGRESS ON SOIL CONSERVATION SINCE 1930 Chapter 9. THE UNFINISHED SOIL CONSERVATION JOB Chapter 10. FORCES IMPEDING AND PROMOTING SOIL CONSERVATION PART III. THE NEXT GENERATION Chapter 11. THE FUTURE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY Chapter 12. SOIL CONSERVATION IN A CHANGING FUTURE

O autorze

Held, R. Burnell ; Clawson, Marion