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Soil and water conservation

Frederick R. Troeh, J. Arthur Hobbs, Roy L. Donahue ; [editorial assistance, Miriam R. Troeh]

Prentice-Hall, c1991

2nd ed

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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.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA12434464
  • ISBN
    • 013830324X
  • LCCN
    90038945
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 530 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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