Vast amounts of topsoil are washed or blown away from arable land only to accumulate in rivers, reservoirs, harbors, and estuaries, thereby creating a double disaster: a vital resource disappears from where it is desperately needed and is deposited where it is equally unwanted. For developing nations, soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens
- Title : Vetiver Grass: A Thin Green Line Against Erosion
- Author : Panel on Vetiver
- Rating : 4.73 (286 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-2-30
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 188 Pages
- Asin : 0309042690
- Language : English
Vast amounts of topsoil are washed or blown away from arable land only to accumulate in rivers, reservoirs, harbors, and estuaries, thereby creating a double disaster: a vital resource disappears from where it is desperately needed and is deposited where it is equally unwanted. For developing nations, soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens. This book assesses vetiver's promise and limitations and identifies places where this grass can be deployed without undue environmental risk.. Vetiver, a little-known tropical grass, offers one practical and inexpensive way to control erosion on a huge scale in both humid and semi-arid regions. Despite much rhetoric and effort, little has been done to overcome this problem. Hedges of this deeply rooted species catch and hold back sediments while the stiff foliage acts as a filter that also slows runoff and keeps moisture on sitePanel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council
About the Author Panel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research CouncilHighly recommended, but I sure wish they'd have covered the Night Attack.. There are alot of diet books out there. I gave it a 2 star because I liked the beginning. This is especially true when looking at the borders between hardware and software which he sees little distinction. This section gets back to what makes you happy. My objective was to find a short book to use as a recommended or even required background reading, so that students could get some very simple technical foundations and learn some useful distinctions, e.g. Coverage of the Pennsylvania Railroad is excellent for the Erie Mainline from Erie to Corry and the Chautaqua Branch that ran from Oil City North to Brocton, NY. Dee did get on my nerves a bit with all of the running and being afraid. Most of the adventure books I read have so many reviews that they don't really need another one from me (Endurance, Into Thin Air, etc.). The beauty of this book is that it addresses the challenges of the walking wounded in the work world, as well as those entrepreneurs confined to bed as a result of a debilitating illness. Here's hoping that Daco can do a book on the Superhornet real soon.. The Erie and Pittsburgh Branch that ran north from New Castle and joined the NYC west of Girard gets scant coverage, however. If you
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