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A Geoinformatics Approach to Water ErosionThe Case of Agricultural Catchments

A Geoinformatics Approach to Water Erosion: The Case of Agricultural Catchments [The on-siteOn-site consequencesand off-site consequencesOff-site consequences of water erosionErosion in agricultural catchmentsCatchment are caused by five types of hillslope processes: splash and sheet erosionSheet erosion, rilling, gulling, and pipingPiping. These processes are widely affected by the composition of clorptClorpt factors in the catchmentCatchment and on the hillslopes. First and foremost of the clorptClorpt factors are human-induced factors, such as cultivationCultivation method, tillage directionTillage direction, unpaved roadsUnpaved roads, and cropping systemsCropping system. These interact with environmental factorsEnvironmental factors such as rainfallRainfall characteristics, topographyTopography, vegetationVegetation cover, parent materialParent material, and bioturbation. This chapter reviews the processes, factors, and consequences of water erosionErosion in agricultural catchmentsCatchment around the world. In its final section, it focuses on the human agent, proposes an explanation as to why agricultural soils are not always treated in a pro-environmental manner by farmersFarmer, and explores the psychological barriers that may prevent farmersFarmer from cooperating with conservational efforts initiated by the authorities. Finally, this chapter also reviews the actions that have been found to be effective in spurring farmersFarmer to adopt conservation practices.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-91535-3
Pages
39 –74
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-91536-0_2
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[The on-siteOn-site consequencesand off-site consequencesOff-site consequences of water erosionErosion in agricultural catchmentsCatchment are caused by five types of hillslope processes: splash and sheet erosionSheet erosion, rilling, gulling, and pipingPiping. These processes are widely affected by the composition of clorptClorpt factors in the catchmentCatchment and on the hillslopes. First and foremost of the clorptClorpt factors are human-induced factors, such as cultivationCultivation method, tillage directionTillage direction, unpaved roadsUnpaved roads, and cropping systemsCropping system. These interact with environmental factorsEnvironmental factors such as rainfallRainfall characteristics, topographyTopography, vegetationVegetation cover, parent materialParent material, and bioturbation. This chapter reviews the processes, factors, and consequences of water erosionErosion in agricultural catchmentsCatchment around the world. In its final section, it focuses on the human agent, proposes an explanation as to why agricultural soils are not always treated in a pro-environmental manner by farmersFarmer, and explores the psychological barriers that may prevent farmersFarmer from cooperating with conservational efforts initiated by the authorities. Finally, this chapter also reviews the actions that have been found to be effective in spurring farmersFarmer to adopt conservation practices.]

Published: Feb 17, 2022

Keywords: Human intervention; Off-site consequences; On-site consequences; Soil conservation; Soil processes

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