Download or read book The Problems and Needs of Soil Conservation written by Hugh Hammond Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Conservation written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume is the first independent analysis of an important national data base, the National Resources Inventory. It cites potential uses of the NRI in controlling soil erosion; determining land use; deciding conservation treatment; classifying soils; and protecting groundwater quality. Methods for soil conservation activities, ranging from the ranking of the lands most susceptible to erosion to the measurement and prediction of both wind and water erosion, are recommended throughout the volume.

Download or read book Agriculture s Soil Conservation Programs Miss Full Potential in the Fight Against Soil Erosion written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agriculture s Soil Conservation Programs Miss Full Potential in the Fight Against Soil Erosion written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Regional Soil and Water Conservation Needs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation, Forestry, and Environment and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book To Protect Tomorrow s Food Supply Soil Conservation Needs Priority Attention written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil and Water Conservation Research and Education Progress and Needs written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principles of Soil Conservation and Management written by Humberto Blanco-Canqui and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

Download or read book Soil Conservation written by and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Conservation and Moisture Control as a National Problem and Methods of Procedure of the Federal Soil Erosion Service in the Stillwater Creek Basin written by United States. Soil Conservation Service and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Erosion written by António Vieira and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil erosion is a major environmental issue with a worldwide impact and direct and indirect effects on soil productivity and consequently on human survival. Although a natural process, soil erosion has increased significantly due to human intervention, especially in the last centuries, through diverse activities such as intensive agriculture, overgrazing, urban sprawl, deforestation, and industrial and mining activities. Presently, soil erosion and degradation promoted by human action have reached extreme levels, necessitating urgent measures to promote soil conservation and rehabilitation. This book presents perspectives on soil erosion occurring in different parts of the world as well as some successful initiatives and strategies for soil conservation and rehabilitation.

Download or read book Soil Conservation in Perspective written by R. Burnell Held and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews and evaluates the nationwide soil conservation effort in the United States and suggests broad outlines of a future conservation program. Originally published in 1965

Download or read book Soil and Water Conservation Research and Education Progress and Needs written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Conservation written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the foremost authorities in the field, this volume brings together the technical papers from which Volume 1 is drawn. The 10 papers and discussion from a National Research Council symposium cover such topics as soil erosion classification, evaluating how soil erosion damages productivity, calculating soil erosion, understanding ephemeral gully erosion, wind erosion, and the impact of range erosion on land use.

Download or read book Soil and Water Conservation Research and Education Progress and Needs written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act written by United States. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Section 6 of Public Law 95-192, the Soil and water resources conservation act of 1977..., requires the Secretary of Agricultre to develop a national soil and water conservation program to guide the Department's future conservation activities on the Nation's private and other nonfederal lands. This document, prepared in response to the Act, is based on an appraisal of existing resource conditions and trends and projected resource needs. It discusses the status of soil, water, and related resources; identifies resource problem areas; analyzes the effectiveness of existing conservation programs; establishes objectives for a national soil and water conservation program; develops alternative programs for meeting these objectives; assesses environmental impacts that would result from implementing the alternative soil and water conservation program; and presents the procedures under which the new programs would be evaluated."--p. iii.

Download or read book Farming Systems Development and Soil Conservation written by David Norman and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides a reasoned discussion on why it is desirable to incorporate elements of farming systems development (FSD) in handling issues related to the new approach to soil conservation and land husbandry. A conceptual framework is developed for the incorporation of the FSD approach, and FSD techniques are outlined that could be useful in identifying, designing, testing and implementing relevent soil conservation strategies. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; The problem of soil erosion, Changes in thinking about soil conservative or land husbandry, Implications concerning the new approach to soil conservation; Objectives and contents of the publication; Chapter 2: Sustainability and the Farming Systems Research Approach; Introduction, Sustainability, Farming systems development (FSD); Chapter 3: Using PSD for Soil Conservation Initiatives; Introduction, Possible soil conservation strategies, Interactive linkages, Involving the farmer, Studying the farm-household system, Studying the problems and causes of soil degradation, Short-term needs and long-run payoff, Preventing rather than curing soil erosion through improved land husbandry, Sustainability criteria; Chapter 4: Implementing the New Soil Conservation Approach: The Conceptual Framework; Introduction, Description/diagnoisis, Start-up activities, Definition of recommendation domains, Description of the degradation processes, Assessment of causes, effects and risks of degradation; Ranking of constraints (problems) to be addressed, Design, Preliminary selection of potentially suitable solutions, Ex ante evaluation of proposed strategies, Assessment of the need for policy adjustments, Final selection of strategies for testing/implementation, Testing/implementation, Introduction, Testing, Implementation (ie, dissemination), Implementation/dissemination impact, Monitoring degree of adoption, Proposed modifications; Chapter 5: Implementing The New Soil Conservation Approach: Steps,Tools and Techniques; Introduction, Specific steps in addressing the new approach to soil conservation, General background on data collection methods, The descriptive/diagnostic phase, Preparatory planning, Collection and review of secondary data, Field reconnaissance, Preliminary characterisation of farm household circumstances, Primary data collection to assess household circumstances and problem identification: informal exlploratory survey and analysis, Primary data collection to assess household circumstances and problem identification: verification activities, Analysis and description, Broad scale consideration for development of solutions, The design phase, Review of land use enterprise/farm management options, Selection of potential land use enterprises/farm management options, Development of technical and policy action proposals, Ex ante appraisal and possible revision, The testing/implementation phase, Determine the research needs, Research and extension planning, Implementation of research and extension activities, Dissemination impact phase, Monitoring and evaluation, Revision of research and extension activities and policy/support systems; Chapter 6: Implementing The New Soil Conservation Approach; The institutional setting for implementation, Concluding comments.