Author: Michael E.. MeadowsPublisher:
ISBN: 9783443211073
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Annales de Geomorphologie Soil erosion and land degradation in reg....
Author: Michael E.. MeadowsPublisher:
ISBN: 9783443211073
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Annales de géomorphologie
Author: The Interactions between Sediments and Water
Author: Brian KronvangPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940173366X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This book focuses on sediments as a pollutant in natural freshwater and marine habitats, and as a vector for the transfer of chemicals such as nutrients and contaminants. Sediment-water research is carried out all over the world within a variety of disciplines. The selected papers cover three main topics relating to assessment and/or restoration of disturbed watersheds, sediment-water linkages in terrestrial and aquatic environments and evaluation of sediment and ecological changes in marine and freshwater habitats. Innovative research in both developed and less developed countries is included. Both fundamental research, insight into applied research and system management are covered. The volume will also appeal to readers involved in sediment geochemistry and dynamics, aquatic habitats, water quality, aquatic ecology, river morphology, restoration techniques and catchment management.
Knowledge for Sustainable Development
Author: UnescoPublisher: Oxford : EOLSS Publishers/UNESCO
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
Book Description
This three volume set presents a multidisciplinary examination of the global life support systems on which we depend by providing a selection of articles on sustainable development issues written by international experts. Volume 1 focuses on the earth and atmospheric sciences, mathematical, biological and medical sciences, social sciences and humanities, physical sciences, engineering and technology resources. Volume 2 covers chemical sciences, energy science and water engineering, as well as the main issues related to environmental sciences and ecological resources. Volume 3 offers a comprehensive view of food and agricultural engineering resources, the management of human and natural resources, economic and institutional resources, information technology and systems management, as well as a regional overview of sustainable development issues. Each article includes a bibliography, a glossary and a guide to further information available as part of the on-line Encyclopedia version (http://www.eolss.net).
Alternative Irrigation
Author: Christopher J BarrowPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135048355
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the potential of the crucial approach, which can contribute so much to reducing land degradation and improving conservation and sustainability.
Wind Erosion and Dust Dynamics
Author: Dirk GoossensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dust control
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Outer Banks of North Carolina
Author: Robert DolanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coast changes
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Soil Erosion and Carbon Dynamics
Author: Eric J. RoosePublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 113546054X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
The most complete, nonpartisan source of information on this hot agronomic topic available today, this book brings together a diverse group of papers and data to resolve the debate between sedimentologists and soil scientists and agronomists over whether the effects of soil erosion on carbon and atmospheric CO2 is beneficial or destructive. Divided into four sections, it offers data on how soil erosion affects soil, water, and air quality. Topics include mineralization rate, inundation, sediment deposition, and global warming potential, as well as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions, and the implications of soil erosion on the global carbon cycle and carbon budget.
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Rock Art
Author: Bruno DavidPublisher: Oxford Handbooks
ISBN: 0190607351
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1185
Book Description
This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online. For more information, please read the site FAQs.
Alluvial Fans
Author: Adrian M. HarveyPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862391895
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Alluvial fans are important sedimentary environments. They trap sediment delivered from mountain source areas, and exert an important control on the delivery of sediment to downstream environments, to axial drainages and to sedimentary basins. They preserve a sensitive record of environmental change within the mountain source areas. Alluvial fan geomorphology and sedimentology reflect not only drainage basin size and geology, but change in response to tectonic, climatic and base-level controls. One of the challenges facing alluvial fan research is to resolve how these gross controls are reflected in alluvial fan dynamics and to apply the results of studies of modern fan processes and Quaternary fans to the understanding of sedimentary sequences in the rock record. This volume includes papers based on up-to-date research, and focuses on three themes: alluvial fan processes, dynamics of Quaternary alluvial fans and fan sedimentary sequences. Linking the papers is an emphasis on the controls of fan geomorphology, sedimentology and dynamics. This provides a basis for integration between geomorphological and sedimentological approaches, and an understanding how fluvial systems respond to tectonic, climatic and base-level changes.