SCOPE 32
Land Transformation In Agriculture
Edited by:
M. G. Wolman - The Johns Hopkins University
and
F.G.A. Fournier - Inspecteur General Honoraire de Recherche de l'ORSTROM
Published on behalf of the:
Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)
of the
International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
by:
JOHN WILEY & SONS
Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore
Copyright 1987: Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
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Title Pages
Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors to the Main Report
1. Introduction to Land Transformation in Agriculture - M.G. Wolman and F.G.A. Fournier
2. Agricultural Land Use in Space and Time - P. Buringh and R. Dudal
3. Transformation of the Land in Pre-industrial Time - I.G. Simmons
4. The Industrial Revolution and Land Transformation - D. Grigg
5. Agricultural Practices Leading to Land Transformation: Introduction - M.G. Wolman and
F.G.A. Fournier
5.I The Impact of Irrigation - L. Shanan
5.II The Impact of Mechanization - G. Spoor, R. Carillon, L. Bournas and E.H. Brown
5.III Limiting Degradation Caused by Soil Erosion - N.W. Hudson
5.IV The Impact of Wetland Reclamation - K. Ruddle
5.V The Use of Fertilizers and Soil Amendments - R.A. Olson
5.VI Plant Protection and Land Transformation - L. Brader
6. Criteria for Observing and Measuring Changes Associated with Land Transformation -
C. Cheverry, F. Fournier and S. Henin
7. Conclusions and Recommendations - M.G. Wolman and F.G.A. Fournier
8. Land Transformation in Israel - D.H.K. Amiran
9. Influence of Large-scale Farming Methods on Soil Exploitation in Czechoslovakia - M. Bartos
10. Effects of Intensification of Agriculture on Nature and Landscape in the Netherlands -
W.B. Harms, A.H.F. Stortelder and W. Vos
11. Saline Seeps in the Northern Great Plains of the USA and the Southern Prairies of Canada -
R.B. Daniels
12. Soil Erosion and Degradation in the Southern Piedmont of the USA - R.B. Daniels
13. USDA Soil Depletion Study of the Southern Iowa River Basin, USA - R.B. Daniels
14. Reclamation of Areas Affected by Open-cast mining in the North Bohemian Brown Coal Basin,
Czechoslovakia - S. Stys
15. Changes and Consequences Related to the Transformation of Small Villages into Rural Cities in
Czechoslovakia - M. Gottlieb and J. Pavlu
