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1	Plowmans Folly more books like this by Edward Faulkner add to wishlist see all copies from $2.95!
2	Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth-Century America more books like this by Steven Stoll add to wishlist A major history of early Americans' ideas about conservation. Fifty years after the American Revolution, the yeoman farmers who made up a large part of the new country's voters faced a crisis. The very soil of American farms seemed to be failing, and agricultural prosperity, upon which the Republic was founded, was threatened. Steven Stoll's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Our plundered planet. more books like this by Fairfield Osborn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $149.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Soil and Water Management Systems more books like this by Glenn Schwab, Delmar D Fangmeier, William Elliot add to wishlist As our society places increasing importance on the management of our natural resources, natural resource managers in both public and private sectors will need to understand the essential elements of soil and water systems. The principles of soil and water systems are clearly presented, and examples are given to demonstrate the applications to ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $86.80! \| SVS
5	Soil Erosion in the Tropics: Principles and Management more books like this by Lal Rattan, R Lal add to wishlist Filling a need for all soil scientists, this comprehensive, volume on the problem of soil erosion, covers the principles and processes of wind and water erosion, with emphasis on the tropics. Because soil erosion is the single largest problem in maintaining food production worldwide, management practices advocated in this volume will be of ... see all copies from $143.13!
6	Soil and Water Conservation Engineering more books like this by Delmar D Fangmeier, William J Elliot, Stephen R Workman add to wishlist Designed to teach undergraduate and graduate students in agricultural and biological engineering programs the fundamentals in soil and water conservation in both urban and rural areas. see all copies from $23.95! new only from $23.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook more books like this by Steven J Goldman, K C Jackson, Taras A Bursztynsky (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $21.99!
8	Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection more books like this by Frederick R Troeh add to wishlist For sophomore/senior-level courses in Soil Conservation and Water Conservation in Agronomy or Soil Science Departments. Written from an agronomic rather than an engineering perspective, this introduction to soil and water conservation text explores a full range of topics and environmental issues, including some ignored or overlooked in other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.10! \| SVS
9	Soil and Water Conservation Handbook: Policies, Practices, Conditions, and Terms more books like this by Paul W Unger add to wishlist "Soil and Water Conservation Handbook" is a concise, compact encyclopaedia of the policies, practices, conditions and terms related to soil and/or water conservation. This handy A-to-Z guide contains descriptions of more than 700 entries, presented in a practical, non-technical format that is suitable for beginners as well as experts. It is a ... see all copies from $28.30! new only from $30.19!
10	For Love of the Land: A History of the National Association of Conservation Districts more books like this by R Neil Sampson add to wishlist In the spring of 1935, the skies of New York and Washington, D.C., were darkened by windblown soils from farms of Texas and Oklahoma. Congressmen could taste the grit in their mouths as they listened to Hugh Hammond Bennett testify about the need for a national soil conservation program. Conservation districts, local units of government designed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Soil Erosion Research Methods more books like this by R Lal add to wishlist This new edition of "Soil Erosion Research Methods" retains the themes and layout of the first edition. However, most chapters have been revised and some additional chapters have been added. There are new chapters on modeling wind and water erosion. Extensive revisions and updating have been done in chapters dealing with assessment of erosivity ... see all copies from $23.75! new only from $99.00!
12	Sedimentation engineering more books like this by American Society of Civil Engineers add to wishlist "Sedimentation Engineering, Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 54", is a valuable reference on sedimentation engineering and management. It provides an excellent source of information about mechanics of sediment transport and applications to the solution of sedimentation engineering problems. Originally published in 1975, "Manual 54" ... see all copies from $55.00! new only from $161.40!
13	Native Woody Plants of the United States more books like this by William Van Dersal add to wishlist Native Woody Plants of the United States Their Erosion-Control and Wildlife Values Tiy WILLIAM K. VAN DEKSAL ftiologiit Division of Conservation Operations Soil Conservation Service UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1939 For sale j the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price f 1.50 paper Since the initial appearanc ... see all copies from $7.14! new only from $33.56! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Conservation Farming in the United States: Methods and Accomplishments of the Steep Program more books like this by Edgar Michalson (Editor), Robert I Papendick, John Carlson add to wishlist Conservation Farming in the United States: The Methods and Accomplishments of the STEEP Program explains the success of the multidisciplinary STEEP (Solutions to Economic and Environmental Problems) conservation project, currently in its third decade, which focuses on the Palouse and the western Pacific Northwest. Topics addressed include ... see all copies from $29.39! new only from $75.52! \| SVS
15 view cover	World soil erosion and conservation more books like this by David Pimentel, PhD (Editor) add to wishlist Land degradation from soil erosion has been considered by many to be a problem of significant proportion, affecting some 30-50% of the earth's land surface. At the time of the first publication of this book in 1993, estimates indicated that 10-15 million hectares of land were being lost each year through erosion and salinisation from irrigation ... see all copies from $34.95! new only from $44.75! \| SVS
16	Farmland or Wasteland: A Time to Choose: Overcoming the Threat to America's Farm and Food Future more books like this by Sara Ebenreck (Editor), R. Neil Sampson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Soil Erosion, Conservation, and Rehabilitation more books like this by Menachem Agassi add to wishlist Discusses the latest information regarding the processes and mechanisms responsible for runoff and erosion by water in arable lands--detailing state-of-the-art water and soil conservation methods. Elucidates the rehabilitation of agricultural lands depleted by human activity. see all copies from $144.60! new only from $180.70! \| SVS
18 view cover	Eco- And Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Eco-Engineering, 13-17 September 2004 more books like this by A Stokes add to wishlist In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and vegetation in mountainous or sloping regions has become an international priority. How to avoid substrate mass movement through landslides and erosion using sustainable and ecologically sound techniques is rapidly becoming a ... see all copies from $136.73! new only from $136.73! \| first editions
19	Economic Models/AG Land Consrv-92 more books like this by Earl Orel Heady add to wishlist see all copies from $21.84! new only from $72.91! \| first editions
20 view cover	Combating Desertification with Plants more books like this by Dov Pasternak, Arnold Schlissel (Editor) add to wishlist This book deals with the role of plants in combating desertification. Desertification - the degradation of soils in drylands - is a phenomenon occurring in scores of countries around the globe. The number of people (in semiarid regions) affected by the steady decline in the productivity of their lands is in the hundred millions. This work provides ... see all copies from $49.00! new only from $103.56! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Earth: The Stuff of Life more books like this by H Wayne Pritchard, Firman E Bear, Wallace E Akin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.40!
22 view cover	Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho more books like this by Kate B Showers add to wishlist Once the grain basket for South Africa, much of Lesotho has become a scarred and treeless wasteland. In 'Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho', Kate B. Showers documents the causes of this devastation. see all copies from $27.95! new only from $27.95! \| SVS
23 view cover	Agroforestry for Soil Management more books like this by Anthony Young add to wishlist Agroforestry refers to land use systems in which trees grow in association with agricultural crops, pastures or livestock. From its inception agroforestry has contained a strong element of soil management. This is found in both indigenous and modern agroforestry systems. The earliest form of agroforestry, shifting cultivation, has objectives which ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $41.99!
24	Protecting Farmlands more books like this by John Theilacker, Frederick R Steiner add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.00!
25 view cover	Our Endangered Planet: Soil more books like this by Suzanne Winckler, Mary M Rodgers add to wishlist Discusses the formation and the role of different types of soils and how they have been endangered through unwise farming, mining, and grazing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.53!

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