Soil and Water Resources: Research Priorities for the Nation

This publication represents the best collective judgment on research priorities by a group of informed and dedicated people concerned with the future role of our soil and water resources in meeting human needs. More than 100 scientists and leaders were invited to a National Workshop held February 23-27, 1981 in Madison, Wisconsin. The goal was to identify national research priorities regarding the uses, management, and conservation of our soil and water resources. Nine working panels were established--Water, Land, Humid Regions, Semi-Arid and Arid Regions, Policy, Forest Land, Rangeland, Urban and Recreational Lands, and Drastically Disturbed Lands. A unique feature of this Workshop was the establishment of cross-review panels--Resource Base, Soil Productivity, Socio-economic Impacts, Water Quality/Quantity, and Energy Constraints-to provide interactive dialogue among panels and to make certain that these important issues were addressed. Panel chairmen prepared working papers for use at the Workshop. The papers formed the basis for discussion and provided a background for selecting research priorities. Each panel revised the working papers during the Workshop to incorporate the collective judgments of panel members, and of the cross-review panels. Panels also summarized their deliberations and listed priority research needs. The summaries provided the foundation for selecting the six most important research priorities for the nation.

• Format: Misc.
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891188819
• ISBN13: 9780891188810
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Acsess