R. P. C. Morgan

Soil Erosion and Conservation (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405144674
• Artikelnr.: 38406104

Autorenporträt

Roy Morgan is Emeritus Professor in Soil Erosion Control in the National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI), Cranfield University, UK. He is a founder member and past President of the European Society for Soil Conservation and, before retirement, was the Deputy Director of NSRI. He has some 35 years' experience in lecturing, research and consultancy on soil erosion, with particular interests in erosion assessment, erosion modelling and the use of vegetation in soil protection. His work has taken him to many countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe and has involved the design of soil protection measures on farmland, road banks and pipeline corridors.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword vii
Preface ix
1 Soil erosion: the global context 1
Box 1. Erosion, population and food supply 9
2 Processes and mechanics of erosion 11
Box 2. Initiation of soil particle movement 42
3 Factors influencing erosion 45
Box 3. Scale and erosion processes 65
4 Erosion hazard assessment 67
Box 4. Upscaling detailed field surveys to national surveys 93
5 Measurement of soil erosion 95
Box 5. Sediment budgets 113
6 Modelling soil erosion 116
Box 6. Uncertainty in model predictions 149
7 Strategies for erosion control 152
Box 7. Planning a soil conservation strategy 172
8 Crop and vegetation management 175
Box 8. Selecting vegetation for erosion control 197
9 Soil management 200
Box 9. Tillage erosion 210
10 Mechanical methods of erosion control 212
Box 10. Laying out terraces and waterways 241
11 Implementation 244
Box 11. Land Care 254
12 The way ahead 257
References 262
Acknowledgements 297
Index 299

Rezensionen

"Overall, this is a well written and logically structured book thatwill be of great value to advanced undergraduate and graduatestudents studying soil erosion issues."
Teaching Earth Sciences

"...a key text in its field providing us with considerablesubstance to understand and teach this topic."
TENews, 14 June 2005

"...builds on the success of the two previous successfuleditions. These have long been the mainstay for students of soilerosion and conservation. The Book states, 'a thoroughunderstanding of the processes of erosion and their controllingfactors is a prerequisite for designing erosion control measures ona sound scientific basis wherever they are needed. The aim ofproducing a text with a global perspective on research and practiceis also retained"...) The book does admirably achieve its missionand is written in a clear and comprehensible style."
European Society for Soil Conservation Newsletter, August2005

"...an...admirable text built on the author's 35 years ofresearch and teaching. The book is intended for both undergraduatesand postgraduates studying soil erosion and conservation as partsof courses in agriculture, engineering and various branches ofgeography and environmental science. It is likely also to remain avaluable companion for them as they move into professional roles asconservation officers, civil and agricultural engineers andenvironmental consultants the world over. If you fall into any ofthese classess then buy it...I strongly recommend it."
European Journal of Soil Science, November 2005

"The book is clearly organized and well-written...The materialhelps both students and practitioners to learn and enhance theirknowledge on erosion control and soil conservation practice...thisis a fine book that can only be recommended further."
Environmental Geology, June 2006

"The third edition of this internationally recognized textbookwill be invaluable to upper-level and graduate students."
Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment

"Professor Roy Morgan's third edition of Soil Erosion andConservation is an authoritative, well-researched andaccessible contribution to the study of soil erosion and itscontrol."
Environmental Conservation