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Book Synopsis Soil Erosion Control in Drylands by : Mohammad Jafari
Download or read book Soil Erosion Control in Drylands written by Mohammad Jafari and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on drylands such as arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas where they form the main part of ecosystems, e.g., in Iran, but also around the world. Mismanagement and improper exploitation of these areas lead to more degradation day by day. Besides an introduction to the role and importance of vegetation cover in conserving soil against wind and water erosion, this book gives a scope of appropriate techniques and methods for vegetation establishment and maintenance, indicators for suitable plants selection for soil conservation, and soil erosion prevention and combat. It provides methods of soil erosion prevention and combating through the application of plants, using bioengineering systems for soil erosion control and the role of agroforestry in soil erosion prevention. This book can be helpful to those with an interest in countries with similar climates to Iran. In particular, this includes Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Book Synopsis Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming by : Junliang Tian
Download or read book Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming written by Junliang Tian and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-05-24 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've seen the Sudan, traveled in South and Central America and been all over Europe, but I've never seen what I've been able to see on this tour [of the Loess Plateau, China]." -Ed Skidmore, soil scientist, Wind Erosion Research Unit of the Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Manhattan, Kansas Overpopulation is at the core of most environmental problems. The impacts of continued growth-with world population reaching 6 billion in October 1999-are felt in most parts of the world. China, the most populous nation, illustrates many of the pivotal problems-and solutions. Although China faces the same effects of overpopulation as the rest of the world, it still feeds over a billion people on a tillable area that allows about one tenth of a hectare per person. The country's efforts to tie together soil and water conservation, dryland farming, and economic development have been largely successful. Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming explores these trials and the lessons learned from them. Copublished with the Soil and Water Conservation Society, this exhaustive text consists of the rewritten proceedings from the Society's conference held in Yangling, Shaanxi, China. It covers dryland farming systems and soil water management, environmental quality and sustainability, and erosion control techniques as they relate primarily to Mainland China. With additional global examples and a balance between conceptual and applied studies, it covers some of the most progressive work in soil erosion control and dryland farming from around the world. Soil exposure while land lies fallow is one of the greatest risks in dryland farming. New procedures and kinds of tillage help control erosion and improve water intake. Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming presents these techniques and technologies to give you a forward-looking perspective into the field, as well as the larger problem of tailoring food production to sustain the population.
Book Synopsis Five-point Program by : Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
Download or read book Five-point Program written by Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Recommended Practices for Soil Erosion Control by : Arthur Edgerton Seamans
Download or read book Recommended Practices for Soil Erosion Control written by Arthur Edgerton Seamans and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Patterns of Land Degradation in Drylands by : Eva Nora Mueller
Download or read book Patterns of Land Degradation in Drylands written by Eva Nora Mueller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theory of ecogeomorphic pattern-process linkages, using case studies from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. Sets forth a research agenda for the emerging field of ecogeomorphology in drylands land-degradation studies.
Book Synopsis Semiarid Soil and Water Conservation by : Finkel
Download or read book Semiarid Soil and Water Conservation written by Finkel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the erosion and conservation measures discussed are, for the most part, those under unirrigated agriculture. The use of irrigation could cause significant changes in the growing seasons, and in the agricultural calendar, especially in the warmer climates where temperature is not a limiting factor. It is further noted that much of the material in this volume has been prepared with the developing countries of the so-called Third World in mind. In many of these countries there is a dearth of basic data, such as long-term hydrological records, detailed soil and topographic surveys, and experimental results for various types of erosion control measures. Some design procedures cannot be imitated or copied directly from those of the technologically more advanced countries. Consequently, emphasis will be placed, wherever possible, upon simple empirical methods of design, and approximate solutions within the limitations of the available data, technical possibilities, and financial resources of the Third World countries. Much of the numerical data and calculations will be presented in the metric system.
Download or read book Advances in Soil Science written by and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of agriculture until about 1950, increased food production came almost entirely from expanding the cropland base. Since 1950, however, the yield per unit of land area for major crops has increased dramatically. Much of the increase in yields was because of increased inputs of energy. Between 1950 and 1985, the farm tractor fleet quadrupled, world irrigated area tripled, and use of fertilizer increased ninefold. Between 1950 and 1985, the total energy used in world agriculture increased 6. 9 times. Irrigation played a particularly important role in the rapid increase in food production between 1950 and 1985. The world's irrigated land in 1950 totaled 94 million hectares but increased to 140 million by 1960, to 198 million by 1970, and to 271 million hectares in 1985. However, the current rate of expansion has slowed to less than 1 % per year. The world population continues to increase and agricultural production by the year 2000 will have to be 50 to 60% greater than in 1980 to meet demands. This continued demand for food and fiber, coupled with the sharp decline in the growth rate of irrigation development, means that much of the additional agricultural production in future years must come from cultivated land that is not irrigated. Agricultural production will be expanded in the arid and semiarid regions because these regions make up vast areas in developing countries where populations are rapidly rising.
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9251314268 Total Pages :104 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (513 download)
Book Synopsis Soil erosion: the greatest challenge for sustainable soil management by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Soil erosion: the greatest challenge for sustainable soil management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Soil Erosion and Conservation by : R. P. C. Morgan
Download or read book Soil Erosion and Conservation written by R. P. C. Morgan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil Erosion and Conservation provides a comprehensive treatment of the processes of soil erosion, the methods that can be used for their control, and the issues involved in designing and implementing soil conservation programmes. Features of the third edition of this internationally recognised textbook include: New material on gully erosion, tillage practices, erosion risk assessment, use of erosion models, incentives for farmers and land users, and community approaches to erosion control Updated sections on the mechanics of wind erosion, soil erodibility, use of vegetation in erosion control, traditional soil conservation measures, socio-economic issues and the role of government Describes the methods used to assess the risk of erosion and predict rates of soil loss Outlines the social, economic, political and institutional constraints on implementing soil protection measures Covers erosion and its control for agriculture, grazing, forestry, mining land, road banks, pipeline corridors and recreation Provides worldwide coverage of the success and failure of erosion control using material from Europe, Africa, Australia, America and Asia An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at [email protected] for more information.
Book Synopsis Soil Conservation and Management in the Humid Tropics by : D. J. Greenland
Download or read book Soil Conservation and Management in the Humid Tropics written by D. J. Greenland and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction; Basic aspects of soil and water conservation; Characterization of soils and climates in relation to the erosion hazard; Management for erosion control; Farming systems and erosion hazard in Africa; Farming systems and erosion hazard in the far east; Farming systems and erosion hazard in Latin America; Towards erosion control in the humid tropics; Appendix; Author index; Subject index.
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9789251004746 Total Pages :312 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (47 download)
Book Synopsis Soil Erosion by Water by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Soil Erosion by Water written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1965 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Soil Conservation Districts for Erosion Control by :
Download or read book Soil Conservation Districts for Erosion Control written by and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of States have passed soil conservation district laws which enable the farmer and society to cooperate to control accelerated soil erosion. Early in 1936 the Department of Agriculture reached the conclusion that while soil conservation demonstrations could point the way, the States must provide adequate legal means of spreading tested soil conservation practices to all land suffering from erosion, if the problem is to be solved. The purpose of this publication is to discuss how the Department of Agriculture may cooperate with farmers through the mechanism provided by this State legislation.
Book Synopsis Combating Desertification Land Degradation and Climate Change: Management of Dry Lands by : T.S. Chouhan
Download or read book Combating Desertification Land Degradation and Climate Change: Management of Dry Lands written by T.S. Chouhan and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although much is known about the processes and effects of desertification, land degradation and climate change, little is understood about the links between them. Less still is known about how these processes are likely to interact in different social-ecological systems around the world, or how societies might be able to adapt to this twin challenge. This book identifies key vulnerabilities to the combined effects of climate change and land degradation around the world. It identifies triple-win adaptations that can tackle both climate change and land degradation, whilst supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services. Desertification, Land Degradation and Climate Change : Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation research results in sustainable land management, land degradation status and mitigation in the world. It includes background chapters with continental and international perspectives dealing with desertification, land degradation and climate change studies. The book assembles various topics of interest for a large audience. They include carbon sequestration and stocks, modern techniques to trace the trends of land degradation, traditional and modern approaches of resource-base conservation, soil fertility management, reforestation, rangeland rehabilitation, land use planning, GIS techniques in desertification risk cartography, participatory ecosystem management, policy analyses and possible plans for action. Various climatic domains in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas are covered. The book will be of interest to a variety of environmental scientists, agronomists, national and international policy makers and a number of organizations dealing with sustainable management of natural resources.
Book Synopsis Soil Erosion by : British Geomorphological Research Group
Download or read book Soil Erosion written by British Geomorphological Research Group and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concentrates on the application of erosion principles to erosion control, combining the perspectives of the geomorphologist and agricultural engineer. Covers mechanics and processes of soil erosion, methods of measurement and laboratory and field experimentation, approaches to erosion modelling, and implications of these to practical control. Treats water and wind erosion in depth.
Book Synopsis Soil Erosion Control (revised) by : Austin Earle Burges
Download or read book Soil Erosion Control (revised) written by Austin Earle Burges and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Soil Erosion and Its Prevention by : United States. Bureau of Agricultural Engineering. Library
Download or read book Soil Erosion and Its Prevention written by United States. Bureau of Agricultural Engineering. Library and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Erosion Control and Land Restoration by : Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich
Download or read book Erosion Control and Land Restoration written by Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is used as a required text for undergraduate, graduate, and short courses in many countries. It represents the most updated material in the field of erosion/sediment control and the recovery of degraded land, being a handy tool for researchers, educators, consultants, expert witnesses, and students in general. TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT I. INTRODUCTION TO EROSION PROCESSES Chapter 1. The phenomenon of soil erosion Chapter 2. Agents and types of erosion Chapter 3. Factors affecting soil erosion Chapter 4. Measurement of soil erosion UNIT II. HYDROLOGY AND DESIGN RUNOFF Chapter 5. Watershed hydrology Chapter 6. Precipitation and return period Chapter 7. Determining the design runoff UNIT III. METHODS AND PRACTICES Chapter 8. Geosynthetics Chapter 9. Fiber rolls Chapter 10. Silt fences Chapter 11. Hydroseeding Chapter 12. Design and implementation of turbidity curtains Chapter 13. Biotechnical and bioengineering techniques Chapter 14. Design of check dams Chapter 15. Design of stable non-vegetated channels Chapter 16. Design of stable vegetated channels Chapter 17. Design of stable channels with rip-raps Chapter 18. Design of terraces and infiltration trenches Chapter 19. Stabilization of bridges Chapter 20. Design of gabions Chapter 21. Design and implementation of groynes Chapter 22. Soil reinforcement Chapter 23. Lining of channels and riverside defenses Chapter 24. Rock slope stabilization Chapter 25. Post-fire erosion control Chapter 26. Coastal erosion control Chapter 27. Wind erosion control Chapter 28. Mine tiling remediation and phytoremediation Chapter 29. Dirt road stabilization and drainage Chapter 30. Land restoration in arid environments Chapter 31. Reservoir sediment management
