TY - BOOK ID - 8430884 TI - Soil Erosion Issues in Agriculture AU - Godone, Danilo AU - Stanchi, Silvia PY - 2011 SN - 9535149164 9533074353 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Soil erosion. KW - Accelerated erosion KW - Soils KW - Erosion KW - Soil science, sedimentology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8430884 AB - The book deals with several aspects of soil erosion, focusing on its connection with the agricultural world. Chapters’ topics are various, ranging from irrigation practices to soil nutrient, land use changes or tillage methodologies. The book is subdivided into fourteen chapters, sorted in four sections, grouping different facets of the topic: introductive case studies, erosion management in vineyards, soil erosion issue in dry environments, and erosion control practices. Certainly, due to the extent of the subject, the book is not a comprehensive collection of soil erosion studies, but it aims to supply a sound set of scientific works, concerning the topic. It analyzes different facets of the issue, with various methodologies, and offers a wide series of case studies, solutions, practices, or suggestions to properly face soil erosion and, moreover, may provide new ideas and starting points for future researches. ER -