Essays about: "advantages soil erosion"

Found 5 essays containing the words advantages soil erosion.

  1. 1. Effect of soil tillage system and straw retention on soil aggregation and water capacity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Emma Lindqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : soil; tillage; structure; aggregation; straw; water capacity;

    Abstract : Arable land supplies food and it is therefore important to develop the production and land-use in a sustainable way. To grow crops for food should be both economical and environmentally sustainable and the soil structure and quality should be taken in consideration when cultivating our land. READ MORE

  3. 2. Slope processes and strength of material in silt rich ravines in Säterdalen, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Pontus Westrin; Nils Melin; [2015]
    Keywords : Ravine; Silt Ravine; Silt; Cohesion; Shear ring; Shear stress; Angle of repose; LIDAR; Stress; Strength of material; Säterdalen; Raviner; Dalarna; Jord; Silt; Siltravin; Hållfasthet; Kohesion; Lidar;

    Abstract : Slope processes are important to understand if we are to protect fragile environments. Every year slope development in weak soils put nearby infrastructure in risk zones of sliding and ravine erosion takes away field areal from farmers as they grow even larger. READ MORE

  4. 3. Soil carbon in small-holder plantain farms, Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry and non-agroforestry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Pia Björsell; [2014]
    Keywords : Soil carbon; agroforestry; Vi Agroforestry; Vi Skogen; small-holder farming; plantain; Uganda;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers in Uganda suffer from declining productivity. With a rapidly increasing population, marginal land is taken into production and the current land management leads to loss in soil fertility and escalation in soil erosion. READ MORE

  5. 4. IWESS, an integrated water, energy and sanitation solution : A holistic approach to reach sustainability trough organic waste management for the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Erik Martinsson; Emil Martinsson; Sören Säf; [2008]
    Keywords : ecological waste water treatment; slow sand filtration; deforestation; eutrophication; global warming; appropriate technologies; anaerobic process; biogas; source separation; nutrient re-circulation; waste water reuse; waste to resource; soil erosion; soil fertility; desertification;

    Abstract : The process of allocating necessary resources like clean water, fuel/energy and food have resulted in an unsustainable use of natural resources causing problems with Soil erosion, soil fertility, desertification, deforestation, eutrophication and global warming. The purpose of this study was to gain information on the functional design of a waste management system enabling the organic components of domestic waste to be processed as useful resources while at the same time allow them to be re-circulated. READ MORE

  6. 5. Markbehandling på boreal skogsmark med fokus på markberedning : en litteraturöversikt

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Silviculture

    Author : Eric Lammi; [2006]
    Keywords : markbehandling; markberedning; sådd; naturlig föryngring; hyggesbränning; nyrisplantering;

    Abstract : Syftet med föreliggande arbete är att utreda några markbehandlingsmetoders för och nackdelar, samt när och var de bör användas. De markbehandlingsmetoder som behandlas är plöjning, högläggning, harvning, fläckmarkberedning, inversmarkberedning, ångbehandling, mikropreparering, nedmyllning av frön samt grönrisplantering. READ MORE