World Soil Erosion and Conservation (Paperback)

Overview D. Pimental; 1. Soil erosion and conservation in West Africa R. Lal; 2. Land degradation, famine and land resource scenarios in Ethiopia H. Hurni; 3. Soil erosion and conservation in China Wen Dazhong; 4. A case study in Dingxi County, Gansu Province, China L. McLaughlin; 5. Soil erosion and conservation in India T. N. Khoshoo and K. G. Tejwani; 6. Soil erosion and conservation in Australia K. Edwards; 7. Soil erosion and conservation in Argentina J. S. Molina Buck; 8. Soil erosion and conservation in the United Kingdom C. Arden-Clarke and R. Evans; 9. Soil erosion and conservation in Poland L. Ryszkowski; 10. Soil erosion and conservation in the humid tropics S. A. El-Swaify; 11. The management of world soil resources for sustainable agricultural production E. T. Craswell; 12. Soil erosion and agricultural productivity D. Pimental et al; 13. Vetiver grass for soil and water conservation: prospects and problems M. V. K. Sivamohan, C. A. Scott and M. F. Walter; References; Index.