Soil Erosion and Conservation 3rd Edition by Morgan ISBN 1405117818 9781405117814

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ISBN 10: 1405117818

ISBN 13:  9781405117814

Author: R. P. C. Morgan

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.

Table of contents: 

Soil Erosion: The Global Context.

Processes and Mechanics of Erosion.

Factors Influencing Erosion.

Erosion Hazard Assessment.

Measurement of Soil Erosion.

Modelling Soil Erosion.

Strategies for Erosion Control.

Crop and Vegetation Management.

Soil Management.

Mechanical Methods of Erosion Control.

Implementation.

The Way Ahead.

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