Soil Erosion and Conservation

<i>Soil Erosion and Conservation</i> 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.<br /> <p><br /> </p> <p>Features of the third edition of this internationally recognised textbook include:<br /> </p> <ul> <li>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<br /> </li> <li>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<br /> </li> <li>Describes the methods used to assess the risk of erosion and predict rates of soil loss<br /> </li> <li>Outlines the social, economic, political and institutional constraints on implementing soil protection measures<br /> </li> <li>Covers erosion and its control for agriculture, grazing, forestry, mining land, road banks, pipeline corridors and recreation<br /> </li> <li>Provides worldwide coverage of the success and failure of erosion control using material from Europe, Africa, Australia, America and Asia</li> </ul> <p>An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at <a href=”mailto:HigherEducation@wiley.com”>HigherEducation@wiley.com</a> for more information.</p>