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1 online resource (264 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Author; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 Soil Degradation; 1.1. Chapter Summary; 1.2. Global Context; 1.3. The Degree of Soil Erosion; Chapter 2 Mechanics and Processes of Physical Erosion; 2.1. Physical Deterioration of the Soil; 2.2. Types and Processes of the Physical Deterioration of the Soil; 2.3. Surface Sealing, Hard Setting, Surface Crusting, and Compaction (PC); 2.4. Classes of Accelerated Erosion; 2.5. Waterlogging; Chapter 3 Factors Influencing Soil Erosion |
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3.1. Vicious Cycle of Poverty, Population, and Land DegradationChapter 4 Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Fertility; 4.1. Impact of Soil Degradation on the Poor; 4.2. Poverty Impact on Resource Management; 4.3. The Links Between Poverty and Land Degradation -- Mixed Empirical Evidence; 4.4. Household Level Effects of Degradation; 4.5. Conceptualizing The Linkages Between Poverty and Land Degradation; 4.6. Soil Erosion and the Global Carbon Budget; 4.7. Economic and Physical Significance of Erosion; 4.8. Social Significance of Soil Erosion; 4.9. Modeling Economic Impacts |
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4.10. Tool Box of Problem-Oriented MethodologiesChapter 5 Water Erosion; 5.1. Forms of Water Erosion; 5.2. Permissible Soil Loss or Tolerance Limits; 5.3. Indicators For Soil Erosion; 5.4. Water Erosion and Compaction; 5.5. Erosion and People; 5.6. Efficient Control Measures Based on Surveys; 5.7. Effects of Water Erosion on Water Supplies; 5.8. Potential Hazards and Extent of Damages; 5.9. Reclamation of Abandoned and Eroded Land; 5.10. Basis For The Actions of Governments In Conserving Soils; Chapter 6 Physical Conditions Affecting Water Erosion; 6.1. Physiography; 6.2. Climate; 6.3. Soil |
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Chapter 7 Assessment of Soil Erosion7.1. Rainfall Simulator Studies; 7.2. Runoff Plots; 7.3. Erosion Measurements Within Existing Fields; 7.4. Sediment Yield From River Basins; 7.5. Soil Loss Prediction With The Universal Soil Loss Equation; Chapter 8 Wind Erosion; 8.1. Processes; 8.2. Factors Influencing Wind Erosion; Chapter 9 Factors Controlling Erosion Processes; 9.1. Geology and Soils; 9.2. Climate; 9.3. Weathering; 9.4. Vegetation and Land Use; 9.5. Topography; 9.6. Humans; 9.7. Groundwater; Chapter 10 Soil Conservation Methods: A General Approach; 10.1. Landscape Classification |
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10.2. Design, Construction, And Environmental ManagementChapter 11 Erosion Mechanisms and Control Methods; 11.1. Wind Erosion; 11.2. Rain and Sheet Erosion; 11.3. Gully Erosion; 11.4. Fluvial Erosion; 11.5. Mass Movement; Chapter 12 Materials For Erosion Control; 12.1. Natural Stone And Rock; 12.2. Geotextiles; Chapter 13 Use of Vegetation in Erosion Control; 13.1. Selection; 13.2. Role of Vegetation In Surface Protection; 13.3. Role of Vegetation In Ground Stabilization; Chapter 14 The Way Forward; 14.1. Future For Soil Erosion Control: Global Status, Processes, and Trends In Soil Erosion |
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14.2. Trends In Soil Erosion |
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Soil erosion.
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Soil erosion. |
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Agriculture.
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Agriculture. |
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farming (activity or system) |
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Electronic books.
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Rafique, Mazhar.
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Print version: Imdad, Sumbal. Soil Erosion Aspects in Agriculture. Ashland : Delve Publishing, ©2019 |
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1773618180 |
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9781773618180 (electronic book) |
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