Human Dimensions of Soil & Water Conservation de Ted L. Napier

Human Dimensions of Soil & Water Conservation

Ted L. Napier

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.

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Introduction; Evolution of United States Department of Agriculture Soil & Water Conservation Policies; Mandatory & Voluntary Conservation Policies: Competing Visions or Complementary Approaches?; Human Dimensions of Conservation Adoption Behaviors: The United States Experience; The Impact of Information on the Adoption of Soil & water Conservation practices at the Farm-Level; Legitimacy & Watershed Planning: Some Issues to be Considered; Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement Initiatives: Effects on Lake Erie=s Water Quality & Farm Economy; What Causes Farmers to Adopt Agricultural & Conservation Technologies & How Can We Use that Knowledge to Improve Policies, Programs, & Technologies?; A Comparison of US Environmental Protection Agency & Department of Agriculture Approaches to Environmental Protection; Genetically Modified Crops: Implications for Soil & Water Conservation; Mitigating US Agrochemical Use with Integrated Pest Management: Implications for Conservation Behavior & Policy; Ecosystem Banking as a Quasi-Market Approach to Conservation: Building on U.S. Wetland Experience; Implementing Policies for Soil & Water Conservation in European Union Agriculture; Participation in the Water Framework Directive in the UK & Denmark: Meaningful or Tokenistic?; Economic Progress, Agricultural Development, & Environmental Conservation: The Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa; Climate Change & Natural Resources Management in Sub-Saharan Africa; John Cary, Changing Behavior to More Sustainable Practice: Australian Resource Management Experience; Social Factors, Soil & Water Conservation & Vulnerable Populations in the Andean Region of South America: What Do We Know?; Human Dimensions for Conservation-Effective Natural Resource Management in the Tropics; Human Dimensions of Soil & Water Conservation: Mongolia; A Synthesis of Human Dimensions of Soil & Water Conservation: A Global Perspective; Index.