水土保持

Ⅰ、Textbook:

Troeh, F. R., J. A. Hobbs, and R. L. Donahue 2004 Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection. 4th ed. Prentice Hall, Inc.

 

Ⅱ、Teaching contents:

        Chapter 1: Conserving soil and water

        Chapter 2: Soil erosion and civilization

        Chapter 3: Geologic erosion and sedimentation

        Chapter 4: Water erosion and sedimentation

        Chapter 5: Wind erosion and deposition

        Chapter 6: Predicting soil loss

        Chapter 7: Soil surveys as a basis for land use planning

        Chapter 8: Cropping systems

        Chapter 9: Tillage practices for conservation

        Chapter 10: Conservation structures

        Chapter 11: Vegetating drastically disturbed areas

        Chapter 12: Pastureland, rangeland, and forestland management

        Chapter 13: Water conservation

        Chapter 14: Soil drainage

        Chapter 15: Irrigation and reclamation

        Chapter 16: Soil pollution

        Chapter 17: Water quality and pollution

        Chapter 18: Economics of soil and water conservation

        Chapter 19: Soil and water conservation agencies in US and Taiwan

        Chapter 20: Soil and water conservation around the world

       

Ⅲ、Grading rules:

Final exam. (40%), group paper (30%), and oral presentation (30%).