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Author : Madireddi V. Subba Rao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Soil conservation
ISBN : 9351301230
Author : Humberto Blanco-Canqui,Rattan Lal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : Douglas L. Karlen,Diane E. Stott,Maysoon M. Mikha
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780891189800
Approaches to Soil Health Analysis A concise survey of soil health analysis and its various techniques and applications The maintenance of healthy soil resources provides the foundation for an array of global efforts and initiatives that affect humanity. Whether they are working to combat food shortages, conserve our ecosystems, or mitigate the impact of climate change, researchers and agriculturalists the world over must be able to correctly examine and understand the complex nature of this essential, fragile resource. These new volumes have been designed to meet this need, addressing the many dimensions of soil health analysis in chapters that are concise, accessible and applicable to the tasks at hand. Soil Health, Volume One: Approaches to Soil Health Analysis provides a well-rounded overview of the various methods and strategies available to analysists, and covers topics including: The history of soil health and its study Challenges and opportunities facing analysists Meta-data and its assessment Applications to forestry and urban land reclamation Future soil health monitoring and evaluation approaches Offering a far-reaching survey of this increasingly interdisciplinary field, this volume will be of great interest to all those working in agriculture, private sector businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic-, state-, and federal-research projects, as well as state and federal soil conservation, water quality and other environmental programs.
Author : Jock R. Anderson,Jesuthason Thampapillai
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821314483
Author : Alfredo Sfeir-Younis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429723223
Soil erosion has become a problem of crisis proportions in developing countries around the globe, and better approaches to land management are desperately needed. This book provides analytical frameworks to guide the creation and appraisal of soil erosion control programs. The authors discuss a broad range of important issues involved in designing and implementing more effective soil conservation programs. The book begins with a discussion of the physical and economic dimensions of soil erosion and an estimation of the extent of the problem. It then explains how to improve the evaluation of soil conservation programs by integrating scientific knowledge with economic methods and procedures. A series of practical illustrations graphically demonstrates the application of the concepts derived from the theory. The most important organizational, institutional, technical, and macroeconomic aspects of soil and land management appraisal are outlined, and the major elements of project or program design are also pinpointed and illustrated. Finally, the book suggests areas most in need of future research.
Author : Lennart Annersten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Soil conservation
ISBN : WISC:89018029926
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Agricultural systems
ISBN : MINN:31951P004895220
Author : Katharina Helming,Thomas Koellner,Katrin Daedlow,Bernd Hansjürgens
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783039214792
The role of soils for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is multifarious. Soils are the essential basis for food and biomass provision in support of food security (SDG 2) and energy security (SDG 7). Soil carbon sequestration is paramount for climate action (SDG 13). Soil-mediated water purification and retention, nutrient and matter cycling, and soils habitat functions are essential for maintaining ecosystem services and biodiversity (SDG 15). Healthy soils perform well in all these functions simultaneously. However, the globally increasing demand for food, fiber, and bio-based products poses massive challenges to soil health. Minimizing trade-offs between biomass production and soil health requires systemic approaches to assessment and governance of sustainable soil management in agriculture and food systems. It provides interdisciplinary insights into key questions: What are the impacts of agricultural management practices on sustainability targets in specific geophysical and socio-economic contexts? What are the opportunities and risks of future trends such as climate change, digitalization, and emerging technologies for soil management and soil health? How can institutions and governance instruments be improved to enable decision makers to take action on sustainable soil management? The book was initiated in the frame of the National German research program ‘BonaRes—Soil as a sustainable resource for the bioeconomy’, and it is meant to trigger interdisciplinary thinking.
Author : Jon Hellin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439844243
This book is a timely contribution towards the debate on the most effective way to bring about sustainable farming in marginal areas. It offers a detailed analysis of the social, economic, and agro-ecological characteristic of both Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) and Better Land Husbandry (BLH) and an analysis of case studies of BLH from Central
Author : Jan de Graaff
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482280258
This book provides diverse information and critical know-how to implement appropriate methodology and cost-efficient monitoring and evaluation systems better suited to assess the impacts of soil conservation and wastershed multi-sectoral development activities. It draws on a worldwide experience of specialists and a large array of ground-truthing projects and programmes. This book will meet its objective if it contributes to convince financing institutions and project managers that integrated watershed management activities have the potential to generate highly desirable impacts for the society at large, which have to be accurately measured by adequate M&E systems.
Author : Neil William Johnson,United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Soil conservation
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000261606
Author : Michael A Fullen,John A Catt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444144727
The soil is a fundamental constituent of the Earth's system, maintaining a careful state of equilibrium within the biosphere. However, this natural balance is being increasingly disturbed by a variety of anthropogenic and natural processes, leading to the degradation of many soil environments. Soil Management provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the many problems, challenges and potential solutions facing soil management in the twenty-first century. Covering a range of topics, including erosion, desertification, salinization, soil structure, carbon sequestration, acidification and chemical pollution, the book also develops a prognosis for the future of soil management in the face of growing populations and global warming. Written with the needs of students in mind, each chapter provides a broad overview of a problem, analyses approaches to its solution and concludes with references and suggestions for further reading. Soil Management will be of great value to environmental science and geography undergraduates taking soil management courses in their second or third year.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251314265
Despite almost a century of research and extension efforts, soil erosion by water, wind and tillage continues to be the greatest threat to soil health and soil ecosystem services in many regions of the world. Our understanding of the physical processes of erosion and the controls on those processes has been firmly established. Nevertheless, some elements remain controversial. It is often these controversial questions that hamper efforts to implement sound erosion control measures in many areas of the world. This book, released in the framework of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (15-17 May 2019) reviews the state-of-the-art information related to all topics related to soil erosion.
Author : Ademola K. Braimoh,Paul L.G. Vlek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402067785
Poor land management has degraded vast amounts of land, reduced our ability to produce enough food, and is a major threat to rural livelihoods in many developing countries. This book provides a thorough analysis of the multifaceted impacts of land use on soils. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images, it brings together renowned academics and policy experts to analyze the patterns, driving factors and proximate causes, and the socioeconomic impacts of soil degradation.
Author : Douglas L. Karlen,Diane E. Stott,Maysoon M. Mikha
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780891189909
Volume 1 briefly reviews selected “Approaches to Soil Health Analysis” including a brief history of the concept, challenges and opportunities, meta-data and assessment, applications to forestry and urban land reclamation, and future soil health monitoring and evaluation approaches. Volume 2 focuses on “Laboratory Methods for Soil Health Analysis” including an overview and suggested analytical approaches intended to provide meaningful, comparable data so that soil health can be used to guide restoration and protection of our global soil resources.
