Agricultural Land Use -Draft 1

This topic submitted by Laura Englehart ( englehle@muohio.edu ) on 1/23/03. [ Rivers Team: Laura Englehart-Section: Garrison/Green]

I would like to look at the human-environment interface with specific regard to agricultural land use. Similar to what Katie Gibson proposed, I would like to use the scientific perspective to test for fertilizers that have run-off into the water and examine the effects of such. I'd use the historical perspective by looking at the changes in land-use over time. Hopefully I can get access to data on previous stream conditions and water quality that I could compare to my findings. To use the social and cultural perspectives, it would be interesting to talk to farmers about the ways in which they use their lands and the types of chemicals they use and why. Do they realize that there may be adverse affects on the stream ecosystem from over-fertilization? What kinds of "environmentally friendly" tactics do they use, if any? I haven't developed this too well yet, but it's a start. Any suggestions?

--Laura

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