Soil erosion in developing countries: a socio-economic appraisal

Ananda, Jayanath; Herath, Gamini

doi:10.1016/s0301-4797(03)00082-3

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“…With local economic development, soil erosion becomes more frequent and severe (Ananda and Herath, 2003;Bakker et al, 2005). The construction of roads and residential areas and the inappropriate use of agricultural and forest land contribute to the concentration of fast surface runoff, as well as sediment transportation from the gravitating surfaces to the channel network.…”

Section: Torrential Floods and Erosionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Torrential floods and town and country planning in Serbia

Ristić

Kostadinov

Abolmasov

et al. 2012

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Torrential floods are the most frequent natural catastrophic events in Serbia, causing the loss of human lives and huge material damage, both in urban and rural areas. The analysis of the intra-annual distribution of maximal discharges aided in noticing that torrential floods have a seasonal character. The erosion and torrent control works (ETCWs) in Serbia began at the end of the 19th century. Effective protection from torrential floods encompasses biotechnical works on the slopes in the watershed and technical works on the torrent beds, within a precisely defined administrative and spatial framework in order to achieve maximal safety for people and their property. Cooperation to overcome the conflicts between the sectors of the water resources management, forestry, agriculture, energetics, environmental protection and local economic development groups is indispensable at the following levels: policy, spatial planning, practice, investments and education. The lowest and most effective level is through the Plans for Announcement of Erosive Regions (PAERs) and the Plans for Protection from Torrential Floods (PPTFs), with Hazard Zones (HZs) and Threatened Areas (TAs) mapping on the basis of the hydrologic, hydraulic and spatial analysis of the factors that are important for the formation of torrential floods. Solutions defined through PAERs and PPTFs have to be integrated into Spatial Plans at local and regional levels.

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Section: Torrential Floods and Erosionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Torrential floods and town and country planning in Serbia

Ristić

Kostadinov

Abolmasov

et al. 2012

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…Relaxing assumptions imposed in Boserup's scheme, this research reveals the conditions leading to the process of land expansion (30,(42)(43)(44) or land abandonment and migration (23,24,27,(45)(46)(47) vs. intensification. This brings us back to the original enduring theme and articulation of those conditions leading to Boserupian, Malthusian, or other outcomes (48).…”

Section: Agricultural Changementioning

confidence: 96%

Ester Boserup: An interdisciplinary visionary relevant for sustainability

Turner

Fischer‐Kowalski

2010

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…However, estimation of soil erosion loss is often difficult due to the complex interplay of many factors,such as climate, land cover, soil, topography, and human activities. In addition to the biophysical parameters,social, economic, and political components also influence soil erosion (Ananda and Herath, 2003). Accurate andtimely estimation of soil erosion loss or evaluation of soil erosion risk has become an urgent task.Scientists have been involved in soil erosion research for a long time, and many models for soil erosion lossestimation have been developed (Wischmeier and Smith, 1978 Lal (2001) highlighted major empirical models for predicting soilerosion loss.…”

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confidence: 99%