Features:

• An up-to-date and streamline presentation
• Information on the rapidly growing use of no-till farming
• Application to various settings
• Consideration of soil and water pollution problems
• Economic and social limitations
• Historical and worldwide erosion problems and solutions
• Soil-loss equations for water erosion and wind erosion
• Erosion problems and techniques for conserving soil and water
• Water conservation and specific practices
• Examines recent concerns about various forms of pollution
• U.S. customary units as the principal units of measure with metric units
• Summary and discussion questions conclude each chapter

Written from an agronomic rather than an engineering perspective, this text explores a full range of topics and environmental issues. Comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible, it considers the hazards posed by erosion, sedimentation, and pollution, and describes the techniques needed to conserve soil and maintain environmental quality. Situations and examples are drawn from many places to represent a cross-section of the soils, climates and cultures of the world, as well as the full scope of agricultural, engineering, mining, and other uses of the land.

Contents

1. Conserving Soil and Water
2. Soil Erosion and Civilization
3. Geologic Erosion and Sedimentation
4. Water Erosion and Sedimentation
5. Wind Erosion and Deposition
6. Predicting Soil Loss
7. Soil Surveys as a Basis for Land Use Planning
8. Cropping Systems
9. Tillage Practices for Conservation
10. Conservation Structures
11. Vegetating Drastically Disturbed Areas
12. Pastureland, Rangeland, and Forestland Management
13. Water Conservation
14. Soil Drainage
15. Irrigation and Reclamation
16. Soil Pollution
17. Water Quality and Pollution
18. Economics of Soil and Water Conservation
19. Soil and Water Conservation Agencies in the United States
20. Soil and Water Conservation Around the World

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