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Impact of humans on tropical landscapes: The challenge of soil erosion for rural development in the Black Volta River Basin, Ivory Coast
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kambire, S. Alla, K. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | In the Black Volta River catchment of northeastern Ivory Coast people practice traditional 'slash and burn' subsistence agriculture. This activity has negative agronomic consequences mainly caused by highly erodible soils. It was assumed that dynamic landscape changes are mainly controlled by natural processes linked to topography (morpho-pedological factors) and to vegetation cover. Direct measurements of erosion processes from a network of experimental plots on the slopes of the region's landscapes gave evidence that denudation by sheet erosion and gullying by torrents on steep slopes, poorly protected by vegetation, are mostly affected. Among recommended anti-erosion measures the 'stop strip' method seems to be the most appropriate for local farmers. Book Name: Natural Resources, Socio-Ecological Sensitivity and Climate Change in the Volta-Oti Basin, West Africa |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2020-0-16612-9&isbn=9781003106708&doi=10.1201/9781003106708-6&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 83 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Starting Page | 69 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781003106708-6 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-09-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Natural Resources, Socio-ecological Sensitivity and Climate Change in the Volta-oti Basin, West Africa Geography Urban and Regional Planning Erosion Landscapes Slopes Volta River |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
