Francis J Pierce

Advances in Soil and Water Conservation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Advances in Soil and Water Conservation is an in-depth examination of the most important developments in soil and water conservation over the past 50 years. The book covers the technological developments of erosion processes, methods for their control, policy and social forces shaping the research agenda, and the future of conservation.

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This book is an outcome of the symposium on fifty years of soil and water conservation research: past accomplishments and future challenges held in Des Moines, IA in 1995. It addresses the technological developments, policies in erosion processes and conservation of soil and water in the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781575040837
• ISBN-10: 1575040832
• Artikelnr.: 21328623

Autorenporträt

Pierce\, Francis J.

Inhaltsangabe

Understanding and Controlling of Soil Erosion by Rainfall
Mechanics
Modeling
and Controlling Soil Erosion by Wind
Conservation Tillage for Erosion Control and Soil Quality
Soil Management Research for Water Conservation and Quality
Agricultural Technology and Adoption of Conservation Practices
R.R. Allmaras
D.E. Wilkins
O.C. Burnside. The Human Dimension of Soil and Water Conservation: A Historical and Methodological Perspective. The Connection between Soil Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture. Policy and Government Programs in Soil and Water Conservation
W.E. Larson
M.J. Mausbach
B.L. Schmidt
and Soil and Water Conservation: Soil Science in the Next Half Century.