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    Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

    Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

    SOIL, WATER AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES ON CAMPUS COURSES

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    SWS 4233: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

     

    ALS3133 Agriculture & Environmental Quality

    Instructor:

    Masanori Fujimoto
    Research Assistant Professor,
    Aquatic Microbial Ecology
    (352) 294-3131
    mfujimoto@ufl.edu

     

    About the Course

    This course delves into the issues surrounding our two most valuable and most mistreated resources: soil and water. The objective of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the interconnectedness of soil and water conservation. The course focuses on soil and water management as it relates to relevant issues surrounding agriculture and sustainability.

    Topics discussed include: current soil and water resources, historical erosion and sedimentation problems, geologic
    vs. accelerated erosion, erosion prediction equations and reduction practices, government conservation programs; water quantity and quality, irrigation, drainage and salinity; stormwater management; water reuse; and corresponding environmental and societal issues.

    Credits: 3
    Semesters Offered: Summer
    General Education Requirement Course: No

    Prerequisites: None
    Textbook: Required: "When the Rivers Run Dry: Water-The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century" by Fred Pearce, Beacon Press, 2018.
    Recommended: “Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection”.
    4th Ed. F. Troeh et al.

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    Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    2181 McCarty Hall A, PO Box 110290, Gainesville, FL 32611-0290
    (352) 294-3151

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