The Land Conservation Conundrum of Eastern Barbados∗
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8375265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael A Carson (0000-0002-8146-2818, McGill University), S W TAM (Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 185-203 |
| Publication date | 1977-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1977.tb01132.x |
| OpenAlex | W1985920510 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Man-made changes have produced a severe land erosion problem in a small, cultivated drainage basin in eastern Barbados. The bedrock throughout most of the area is a stiff, over-consolidated mud. Symptoms of accelerated erosion include channel incision, stream capture, gullying, and extensive mass-movement. The underlying cause of the problem is increased magnitude and frequency of flood runoff following removal of the protective natural forest cover. Present “conservation'’practices aim at reducing infiltration on slopes and thereby accentuate flood runoff amounts and rates
Archaeology · Bedrock · Cartography · Drainage basin · Erosion · Flood myth · Geography · Geomorphology · Geotechnical engineering · Hydrology (agriculture) · Land cover · Land use · Landslide · Mass movement · Structural basin · Surface runoff · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geology · Land Rights and Reforms · Soil erosion and sediment transport
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2011 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |