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Environmental Impacts of Mountain Biking: Science Review and Best Practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Mountain biking is still a relatively new activity whose environmental impact and contribution to trail degradation is poorly understood. As with all recreational pursuits, it is clear that mountain biking contributes some degree of environmental ...
Jeff Marion, Jeremy Wimpey
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Soil and Water Conservation Planning: Policy Issues and Recommendations [PDF]

open access: yes
This article is prepared for the Upland Policy Conference on March 14, 1988. It discusses the degree of soil erosion in various watersheds based on classified descriptive parameters.
David, Wilfredo P.
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GOVERNMENT POLICY, WIND EROSION, AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY IN SEMI-ARID AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS HIGH PLAINS [PDF]

open access: yes
The 1996 farm bill challenges agricultural producers to pursue conservation objectives while allowing flexibility and reducing subsidies. The nature of this challenge for semi-arid rainfed, wind-erosion-prone agriculture is explored via a behavioral ...
Bunn, Julie A.
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Rainfall-induced runoff from exposed streambed sediments: an important source of water pollution.

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Quality, 2015
S. Frey   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Household Level Financial Incentives to Adoption of Conservation Agricultural Technologies in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes
Although several studies have been conducted to determine the viability of conservation agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, almost all such studies are fragmented – often country specific – and with undue emphasis on output effects. However, assessment of
Donovan, Cynthia   +2 more
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Linking Economic Policy and Environmental Outcomes at a Watershed Scale [PDF]

open access: yes
Do the most promising policies to promote sustainable upland farming originate at the local or national level? Will coordination of local and national efforts produce better outcomes?
Shively, Gerald, Zelek, Charles
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