03791oam 2200553I 450 991078796890332120230110211459.00-429-18342-91-4987-0125-610.1201/b17304(CKB)2670000000560102(EBL)1693407(SSID)ssj0001356997(PQKBManifestationID)11733754(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001356997(PQKBWorkID)11359788(PQKB)11029509(OCoLC)890721282(MiAaPQ)EBC1693407(EXLCZ)99267000000056010220180331h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAgricultural resource use and management /edited by Kimberly EtingoffBoca Raton :CRC Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (343 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-77188-073-2 Includes bibliographical references.FRONT COVER; ABOUT THE EDITOR; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND HOW TO CITE; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; PART I - WATER; CHAPTER 1 - A STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE INTENSITY ON REGIONAL SURFACE WATER QUALITY AT MULTIPLE SCALES; CHAPTER 2 - DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERI-URBAN AREAS OF MEXICO CITY: BALANCING URBANIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; PART II - SOIL AND LAND; CHAPTER 3 - EVALUATION OF POST-HARVEST ORGANIC CARBON AMENDMENTS AS A STRATEGY TO MINIMIZE NITROGEN LOSSES IN COLE CROP PRODUCTIONCHAPTER 4 - SUSTAINABILITY OF US ORGANIC BEEF AND DAIRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: SOIL, PLANT AND CATTLE INTERACTIONSCHAPTER 5 - CHANGES OF SOIL BACTERIAL DIVERSITY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE IN A SEMI-ARID ECOSYSTEM; PART III - ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GASES; CHAPTER 6 - A GREENHOUSE GAS AND SOIL CARBON MODEL FOR ESTIMATING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN CANADA; CHAPTER 7 - DIESEL CONSUMPTION OF AGRICULTURE IN CHINA; CHAPTER 8 - ENERGY SAVINGS BY ADOPTING PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN RURAL USACHAPTER 9 - REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS THROUGH IMPROVED IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY FROM PAKISTANPART IV - IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH; CHAPTER 10 - IMPACT OF A GROWING POPULATION IN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: EXPLORING THE GLOBAL SITUATION WITH A MICRO-LEVEL EXAMPLE; CHAPTER 11 - CROP BREEDING FOR LOW-INPUT AGRICULTURE: A SUSTAINABLE RESPONSE TO FEED A GROWING WORLD POPULATION; CHAPTER 12 - SPATIAL-TEMPORAL VARIATION OF POPULATION GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA; AUTHOR NOTES; BACK COVERAgriculture is one of the prime users of water, particularly in arid places with already-limited water resources, and its effects are diverse and far reaching. Providing a nuanced study of agricultural resource management, this informative book takes a four-pronged approach, covering research on: The impact of agriculture on water The impact of agriculture on soil quality and its ecological health Energy and greenhouse gases The impact of a growing population on agricultural resourcesTopics include the connection between chemical fertilizer use in agriculture and stream water quality; beef aAgricultureEnvironmental aspectsAgricultural innovationsAgricultureEnvironmental aspects.Agricultural innovations.333.7616Etingoff KimFlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910787968903321Agricultural resource use and management3813308UNINA