Farm land erosion in temperate plains environments and hills : proceedings of the international symposium on Farm Land Erosion, Paris, Saint-Cloud, France, 25-29 May 1992

During the last twenty years, mutations within agricultural systems in France and Europe have brought on a spectacular worsening of soil erosion and degradation. This volume, contributed to by scientists from 25 countries, discusses how this risk can be evaluated, and which solutions should be adopted without radically disturbing the socio-economic orientation of major agricultural regions. It is an excellent starting point for the development of new research themes, and will be of great value to soil and environmental scientists, and to all those involved in land irrigation and drainage. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv EDITORIAL , Pages v-vi , Stanislas Wicherek EDITORIAL , Pages vii-viii , Stanislas Wicherek Acknowledgments to organizations participating in the Symposium Organismes remerciés pour leur participation à l'organisation du Symposium , Page ix The Soil Asset : Preservation of a natural resource , Pages 1-16 , S. Wicherek Simple methods of characterizing erosive rainfall with reference to the South Downs, southern England , Pages 17-29 , J. Boardman, D.T. Favis-Mortlock Effect of cultivation techniques on the hydrodynamic and mechanical behaviour of the “Lauragais-Terreforts” , Pages 31-46 , D. Boudjemline, E. Roose, F. Lelong On-site and Off-site Damages by Erosion in Landscapes of East Germany , Pages 47-59 , M. Frielinghaus, R. Schmidt Water input / output and soil erosion on a cultivated watershed , Pages 61-70 , A. Kertesz, D. Loczy, G.Y. Varga Characteristics of runoff generating rains on bare loess soil in South-Limbourg (The Netherlands) , Pages 71-86 , F.J.P.M. Kwaad Assessment of soil erodibility : the relationship between soil properties, erosion processes and susceptibility to erosion , Pages 87-96 , Y. Le Bissonnais, M.J. Singer, J.M. Bradford The effects of tillage system and annual crop residue on rill morphology , Pages 97-106 , G.F. McIsaac, J.K. Mitchell On the Question of Aggregate Stability of Soils , Pages 107-109 , O. Nestroy The role of test plot measurements in a long-term soil. Erosion research project in Switzerland , Pages 111-123 , D. Schaub, V. Prasuhn Assessment of factors affecting ephemeral gully erosion in cultivated catchments of the Belgian Loam Belt , Pages 125-136 , K. Vandaele Impact of agriculture on soil degradation : modelisation at the watershed scale for a spatial management and development , Pages 137-153 , S. Wicherek, G. Chêne, M. Mekharchi Remarks on Flow for an Evaluation of Erosion Risks (examples in the Parisian Basin) , Pages 155-163 , M. Dacharry, Y. Veyret, S. Wicherek Soil erosion under irrigation in Bulgaria , Pages 165-171 , G. Dochev, M. Neshkova, R. Rafailov, V. Krasteva Long-term effects of erosion on soil degradation , Pages 173-176 , Ph. Duchaufour Extent, Frequency and Rates of Rilling of Arable Land in Localities in England and Wales , Pages 177-190 , R. Evans Regional assessment of runoff and erosion risk. Example of the Nord/Pas-de-Calais region, France , Pages 191-205 , D. King, Y. Le Bissonnais, R. Hardy Assessment of Soil Losses in Brie (France) : Measuring suspended loads in rivers with a graduated monitoring network , Pages 207-220 , M.J. Penven, T. Muxart, A. Andrieu, S. Chambolle Gully typology and gully control measures in the European loess belt , Pages 221-239 , J. Poesen The extinction of some perennial grass vegetation and the degradation of chernozem due to anthropo-zoogenial factors, in some steppes of Ukrainian SSR , Pages 241-251 , J.G. Ray, A.P. Travleev, N.A. Belova Assessment of Soil Erosion in Quebec (Canada) with Cs-137 , Pages 253-259 , C. Bernard, M.R. Laverdière Combination of single storm erosion and hydrological models into a geographic information system , Pages 261-270 , H. Chakroun, F. Bonn, J.P. Fortin The use of caesium-137 to investigate soil erosion and sediment delivery from cultivated slopes in the Polish Carpathians , Pages 271-283 , W. Froehlich, D.L. Higgitt, D.E. Walling The effect of water erosion and tillage movement on hillslope profile development : a comparison of field observations and model results , Pages 285-300 , G. Govers, T.A. Quine, D.E. Walling The value of caesium-137 measurements for estimating soil erosion and sediment delivery in an agricultural catchment, Avon, UK. , Pages 301-315 , D.L. Higgitt, D.E. Walling Le modèle E s de Jan DE PLOEY. Discussion et nouvelles applications , Pages 317-322 , B. Kaiser Towards improved hypothesis testing in erosion-process research , Pages 323-337 , D.M. Lawler Use of Caesium-137 in Study of Pedogeomorphic Processes , Pages 339-346 , M. Lehotsky, M. Stankoviansky, V. Linkes Impact of Modelling in furrow irrigation erosion , Pages 347-355 , Z. Popova, I. Petrova Assessing recent rates of soil loss from areas of arable cultivation in the UK , Pages 357-371 , T.A. Quine, D.E. Walling Rainfall Simulation Tests for Parameter Determination of a Soil Erosion Model , Pages 373-388 , M. Schramm, D. Prinz Soil erosion and badlands areas , Pages 389-401 , P. Ballerini, M. Brunori, S. Moretti, G. Rodolfi Agriculture on the Brazilian basaltic plateau. Cultivation practices and soil conservation : First results of the Potiribu project , Pages 403-414 , N.M. dos R. Castro, P. Chevallier, A.L.L. Silveira da Evaluation of Erosion Processes on an Area of the Karla basin in Larissa, Greece , Pages 415-427 , S.A. Floras, I. Sgouras Terrace degradation and soil erosion on Naxos Island, Greece , Pages 429-450 , R. Lehmann Soil erosion evaluation on hillslopes in Taiwan , Pages 451-462 , K.F.A. Lo, S.H. Chiang, B.W. Tsai “Possibilities for an environmentally-sound restructuring of agriculture in the new Bundesländer” , Pages 463-470 , C. AHL Field experiments on the reduction of sediment yield from arable land to receiving watercourses (N-Kraichgau, SW-Germany) , Pages 471-480 , J. Baade, D. Barsch, R. Mäusbacher, G. Schukraft Analysis of catastrophic erosion in Czechoslovakia : The reflections of the structure of agriculural land and the physical conditions of soils , Pages 481-496 , M. Kundrata, J. Ungerman A specific strategy set up with farmers to succeed erosion control : The experience of a French region “Pays de Caux” , Pages 497-502 , J.F. Ouvry, L. Ligneau Control of overland runoff and talweg erosion: a land management approach , Pages 503-514 , F. Papy, V. Souchère Effect of hog manure and fertilizer application on runoff and drainage water quality , Pages 515-524 , A.R. Pesant, G. Gangbazo, G. Barnett, D. Cluis, J.-P. Charuest Tillage and Crop Residue Management Practices for Soil Erosion Control , Pages 525-534 , J.F. Power, J.E. Gilley, W.W. Wilhelm, L.N. Mielke, J.W. Doran Influences agro-pastorales sur les caractéristiques physico-chimiques de la rivière l'Assomption (Canada) , Pages 535-549 , C. Pronovost, M. Bouchard Erosion hydrique et entraînement mécanique des terres par les outils dans les côteaux du sud-ouest de la France. La nécessité d'établir un bilan avant toute mesure anti-érosive , Pages 551-562 , J.C. Revel, M. Guiresse, N. Coste, J. Cavalie, J.L. Costes Soil Degradation in Hungary , Pages 563-569 , P. Szabó Erosion...a current environmental problem ? The GCES, a new strategy for fighting erosion to resolve this dilemna of a growing society , Pages 571-585 , E. Roose AUTHOR INDEX , Page 587 During the last 20 years, mutations within agricultural systems have brought about a worsening of soil erosion and degradation. This volume discusses how this risk can be evaluated, and which solutions should be adopted without disturbing the socioeconomic orientation of major agricultural regions.