Soil and water conservation
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Bibliographic Information
Soil and water conservation
Prentice-Hall, c1991
2nd ed
Available at 9 libraries
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Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Library
613.5||Tro||||図書館190000054867
Note
Rev. ed. of: Soil and water conservation for productivity and environmental protection. 1980
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This exploration of the hazards caused by erosion, sedimentation and pollution describes all the techniques needed to conserve soil and to maintain environmental quality. The book provides an analysis of the erosion process. It considers soil and water conservation problems and solutions around the world and in many different situations including agricultural, engineering, mining, urban, rangeland and forest sites. The influence of pollution and other environmental factors on the preferred solution to conservation problems is discussed together with economic considerations. There is also consideration of how society and government influence soil and water conservation.
Table of Contents
- Conserving soil productivity
- soil erosion and civilization
- geologic erosion and sedimentation
- water erosion and sedimentation
- wind erosion and deposition
- predicting soil loss
- soil surveys and land use planning
- cropping systems
- tillage practices for conservation
- conservation structures
- vegetating mining and construction sites
- pasture, range and forest management
- water conservation
- drainage of cropland
- irrigation and reclamation
- soil and water pollution
- economics of soil conservation
- soil and water conservation agencies
- soil and water conservation around the world.
by "Nielsen BookData"