Faculty of Science

Objectives

To provide a detailed study of soil erosion and its control as well as various land use practices and their implications to land degradation

Contents

A study of the significance of Runoff; the mechanics of accelerated erosion and factors affTo provide a detailed study of soil erosion and its control as well as various land use practices and their implications to land degradationTo provide a detailed study of soil erosion and its control as well as various land use practices and their implications to land degradationecting it; types of water erosion; sheet and rill erosion; gully erosion and wind erosion; The worlds land resources with emphasis on the national land resources and land use patterns; The effects of various land use patterns on soil erosion control and management; Land degradation, its causes, effects management, and control.