Soil Erosion and Conservation

by Morgan, R. P. C.

• ISBN13: 9781405117814
• ISBN10: 1405117818
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
1 Soil erosion: the global context	1	(10)
Box 1. Erosion, population and food supply	9	(2)
2 Processes and mechanics of erosion	11	(34)
Box 2. Initiation of soil particle movement	42	(3)
3 Factors influencing erosion	45	(22)
Box 3. Scale and erosion processes	65	(2)
4 Erosion hazard assessment	67	(28)
Box 4. Upscaling detailed field surveys to national surveys	93	(2)
5 Measurement of soil erosion	95	(21)
Box 5. Sediment budgets	113	(3)
6 Modelling soil erosion	116	(36)
Box 6. Uncertainty in model predictions	149	(3)
7 Strategies for erosion control	152	(23)
Box 7. Planning a soil conservation strategy	172	(3)
8 Crop and vegetation management	175	(25)
Box 8. Selecting vegetation for erosion control	197	(3)
9 Soil management	200	(12)
Box 9. Tillage erosion	210	(2)
10 Mechanical methods of erosion control	212	(32)
Box 10. Laying out terraces and waterways	241	(3)
11 Implementation	244	(13)
Box 11. Land Care	254	(3)
12 The way ahead	257	(5)
References	262	(35)
Acknowledgements	297	(2)
Index	299