Soil Erosion and Environmental Management

By John M. Boardman

Book Overview

Soil erosion caused by water, wind and tillage, is a major problem affecting both agriculture and the natural environment. This book provides an up-to-date overview of soil erosion and environmental management from a global perspective, which will serve as an introductory textbook for students across a wide range of subjects, as well as professionals involved in continuing education. It draws on several disciplines, including soil science, geomorphology, hydrology, engineering, agriculture and broader aspects of land use from social and environmental contexts. It shows how soil erosion and soil loss are caused, monitored and predicted, and the effect on agricultural productivity and ecosystem services which these can cause. It includes material on issues that have been neglected in other books, such as erosion's off-site impacts, historical erosion, the measurement of erosion (and of its impacts), the need for long-term monitoring, and the economic and societal costs of erosion, including for biodiversity and climate change. The authors demonstrate how different agricultural and land use practices can limit or control erosion, and highlight the challenges of enabling change among farmers. Numerous case studies from around the world, including Europe, USA, Africa, China and Australia, are included as Boxes, to aid student learning. Additional resources are also provided on the authors' well-known website soilerosion.net.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138685712
• ISBN13: 9781138685710
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 6.1"