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Author : Royston Philip Charles Morgan
Publisher : Longman Scientific and Technical
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Gardening
ISBN : MINN:31951D01273679L
Provides comprehensive treatment of soil erosion processes and their control and a practical approach of the design of soil conservation methods.
Author : Humberto Blanco-Canqui,Rattan Lal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781402087097
“Principles of Soil Management and Conservation” comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions. This book uniquely addresses the global issues including carbon sequestration, net emissions of CO2, and erosion as a sink or source of C under different scenarios of soil management. It also deliberates the implications of the projected global warming on soil erosion and vice versa. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. This volume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management. The book is also useful for practitioners, extension agents, soil conservationists, and policymakers as an important reference material.
Author : Menachem Agassi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000948660
Discusses the latest information regarding the processes and mechanisms responsible for runoff and erosion by water in arable lands--detailing state-of-the-art water and soil conservation methods. Elucidates the rehabilitation of agricultural lands depleted by human activity.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Erosion
ISBN : UOM:39015049335741
Author : Norman Hudson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Nature
ISBN : WISC:89033414384
Man and soil erosion; The mechanics of erosion; The physics of rainfall; The erosivity of rainfall; The erodibility of soil; The principles of mechanical protection; The estimation of surface run-off; The design of mechanical protection works; Land management; Control of werosion by crop management; Gully erosion; Erosion control on non-arable land; Wind erosion and its control; Erosion research methods; Pollution and soil erosion; Appendix 1, 2; indexes.
Author : Khan Towhid Osman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400775909
In view of the grave consequences of soil degradation on ecosystem functions, food security, biodiversity and human health, this book covers the extent, causes, processes and impacts of global soil degradation, and processes for improvement of degraded soils. Soil conservation measures, including soil amendments, decompaction, mulching, cover cropping, crop rotation, green manuring, contour farming, strip cropping, alley cropping, surface roughening, windbreaks, terracing, sloping agricultural land technology (SALT), dune stabilization, etc., are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to soil pollution and the methods of physical, chemical and biological remediation of polluted soils. This book will lead the reader from the basics to a comprehensive understanding of soil degradation, conservation and remediation.
Author : United States. Soil Conservation Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Soil conservation
ISBN : IND:30000090016167
Author : United States. Soil Conservation Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Land use
ISBN : UOM:39015028171182
Author : S.K. Mishra,V.P. Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401701471
The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) curve number (CN) method is one of the most popular methods for computing the runoff volume from a rainstorm. It is popular because it is simple, easy to understand and apply, and stable, and accounts for most of the runoff producing watershed characteristics, such as soil type, land use, hydrologic condition, and antecedent moisture condition. The SCS-CN method was originally developed for its use on small agricultural watersheds and has since been extended and applied to rural, forest and urban watersheds. Since the inception of the method, it has been applied to a wide range of environments. In recent years, the method has received much attention in the hydrologic literature. The SCS-CN method was first published in 1956 in Section-4 of the National Engineering Handbook of Soil Conservation Service (now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service), U. S. Department of Agriculture. The publication has since been revised several times. However, the contents of the methodology have been nonetheless more or less the same. Being an agency methodology, the method has not passed through the process of a peer review and is, in general, accepted in the form it exists. Despite several limitations of the method and even questionable credibility at times, it has been in continuous use for the simple reason that it works fairly well at the field level.
Author : Konstantinos X. Soulis
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783036508207
Probably, the most well-documented, and at the same time, simple conceptual method for predicting runoff depth from rainfall depth is the Soil Conservation Service curve number (SCS-CN) method. This Special Issue presents the latest developments in the SCS-CN methodology, including, but not limited to, novel applications, theoretical and conceptual studies broadening the current understanding, studies extending the method’s application in other geographical regions or other scientific fields, substantial evaluation studies, and ultimately, key advancements towards addressing the key remaining challenges, such as: improving the SCS-CN method runoff predictions without sacrificing its current level of simplicity; moving towards a unique generally accepted procedure for CN determination from rainfall-runoff data; improving the initial abstraction estimation; investigating the integration of SCS-CN method in long-term continuous hydrological models and the implementation of various soil moisture accounting systems; extending and adopting the existing CNs documentation in a broader range of regions, land uses and climatic conditions; and utilizing novel modeling, geoinformation systems, and remote sensing techniques to improve the performance and the efficiency of the method.
Author : Mirko Castellini,Concetta Eliana Gattullo,Anna Maria Stellacci
Publisher : Mdpi AG
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 3036524770
Soil degradation is one of the most topical environmental threats. A number of processes causing soil degradation, specifically erosion, compaction, salinization, pollution, and loss of both organic matter and soil biodiversity, are also strictly connected to agricultural activity and its intensification. The development and adoption of sustainable agronomic practices able to preserve and enhance the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and improve agroecosystem functions is a challenge for both scientists and farmers. The Special Issue entitled "Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation" collects 12 original contributions addressing the state of the art of sustainable agriculture and soil conservation. The papers cover a wide range of topics, including organic agriculture, soil amendment and soil organic carbon (SOC) management, the impact of SOC on soil water repellency, the effects of soil tillage on the quantity of SOC associated with several fractions of soil particles and depth, and SOC prediction, using visible and near-infrared spectra and multivariate modeling. Moreover, the effects of some soil contaminants (e.g., crude oil, tungsten, copper, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) are discussed or reviewed in light of the recent literature. The collection of the manuscripts presented in this Special Issue provides a relevant knowledge contribution for improving our understanding on sustainable agriculture and soil conservation, thus stimulating new views on this main topic.
Author : Hugh Hammond Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Soil conservation
ISBN : UFL:31262087197199
Author : Paul Munro
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789206258
“Empire forestry”—the broadly shared forest management practice that emerged in the West in the nineteenth century—may have originated in Europe, but it would eventually reshape the landscapes of colonies around the world. Melding the approaches of environmental history and political ecology, Colonial Seeds in African Soil unravels the complex ways this dynamic played out in twentieth-century colonial Sierra Leone. While giving careful attention to topics such as forest reservation and exploitation, the volume moves beyond conservation practices and discourses, attending to the overlapping social, economic, and political contexts that have shaped approaches to forest management over time.
Author : António Vieira,António José Bento Gonçalves
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1536196002
"Along its existence, humans have used Earth resources in a reckless way, having little consideration for its importance, and for the future generations and their needs. Considering the complexity of this subject, and the extreme difficulty of analyzing all aspects of soil degradation, the Editors nonetheless gather here some contributions, each one addressing different soil conservation problems, strategies or methodologies, trying to add some contributions for the understanding of the overall problem of soil degradation and conservation in the world. The seven chapters that comprise this book address topics related to soil degradation and conservation strategies, presenting some cases and methodological approaches, in different parts of the world, promoting scientific research developed with the objective of contributing to a better knowledge of the problem and to help in its mitigation"--
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Erosion
ISBN : UOM:39015020392877
This bibliography is a list of references to published material on soil erosion and soil and water conservation. Some of these references may not appear to deal directly with erosion or conservation, but they have a pertinent relationship to some phase of the subject.