Human dimensions of soil and water conservation : a global perspective / Ted L. Napier, editor.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Napier, Ted L.

Series:

• Agriculture issues and policies series.
• Agriculture issues and policies
• Resource planning, development and management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Soil conservation--Social aspects.
• Water conservation--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Degradation of soil and water resources due to food and fibre production has been a concern for centuries in all societies on this planet. While some geographical regions of the world have experienced higher rates of degradation than others due to topography, rainfall, and level of technological development, societies in all regions of the globe have experienced reduced socio-economic viability due to soil displacement on agricultural land. Soil erosion frequently results in reduced productivity of crop land which contributes to loss of future farm income, decline in land value, and reduced output of food and fibre. This book presents and discusses the concerns and strategies being put into place in regards to soil and water conservation on a global level.

Contents:

• Evolution of United States Department of Agriculture soil and water conservation policies / Ted L. Napier
• Mandatory and voluntary conservation policies: competing visions or complementary approaches? / Silvia Secchi and Sethuram Soman
• Human dimensions of conservation adoption behaviors: the United States experience / Ted L. Napier
• The impact of information on the adoption of soil and water conservation practices at the farm-level / Coreen Cockerill and Ted L. Napier
• Legitimacy and watershed planning: some issues to be considered / Bruce Hall ... [et al.]
• Agricultural nonpoint source pollution abatement initiatives: effects on Lake Erie's water quality and farm economy / D. Lynn Forster
• What causes farmers to adopt agricultural and conservation technologies and how can we use that knowledge to improve policies, programs, and technologies? / Haluk Gedikoglu and Laura M.J. McCann
• A comparison of US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture approaches to environmental protection / Andrew Manale
• Genetically modified crops: implications for soil and water conservation / E. Neal Blue
• Mitigating US agrochemical use with integrated pest management: implications for conservation behavior and policy / John K. Thomas and Wm. Alex McIntosh
• Ecosystem banking as a quasi-market approach to conservation: building on U.S. wetland experience / Michael D. Kaplowitz and Frank Lupi
• Socio-economic factors influencing farmers: adoption of soil conservation practices in Europe / Katrin Prager and Helena Posthumus
• Implementing policies for soil and water conservation in European Union agriculture / G. Louwagie ... [et al.]
• Participation in the water framework directive in the UK and Denmark: meaningful or tokenistic? / Stuart Wright and Alex Dubgaard
• Economic progress, agricultural development, and environmental conservation: the challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa / Douglas Southgate and Douglas Graham
• Climate change and natural resources management in Sub-Saharan Africa / David Kraybill
• Changing behavior to more sustainable practice: Australian resource management experience / John Cary, David Kraybill
• Social factors, soil and water conservation and vulnerable populations in the Andean region of South America: what do we know? / Jeffrey Alwang and Andrew Sowell
• Human dimensions for conservation-effective natural resource management in the Tropics / Samir El-Swaify and Gerald G. Marten
• Human dimensions of soil and water conservation: Mongolia / Ian Hannam
• A synthesis of human dimensions of soil and water conservation: a global perspective / Edward B. Barbier.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-522-6