Author : U. S. National Resources Board
Release : 2017-11-02
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis A Report on National Planning and Public Works in Relation to Natural Resources and Including Land Use and Water Resources by : U. S. National Resources Board

Download or read book A Report on National Planning and Public Works in Relation to Natural Resources and Including Land Use and Water Resources written by U. S. National Resources Board. This book was released on 2017-11-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Report on National Planning and Public Works in Relation to Natural Resources and Including Land Use and Water Resources: With Findings and Recommendations; December 1, 1934 The land surface of the continental United States is in round figures million acres. Nearly all of it is capable of some kind of use, although relatively small parts are not now employed and large areas are inadequately or wastefully used. The accompanying figure shows the present major uses of our land surface and also summarizes the uses 25 years from now as estimated in terms of requirements for various uses in relation to available land resources. Meeting our requirements for agricultural products is a primary consideration. These requirements will be determined largely by prospective population, stand ards of consumption, foreign trade, and probable changes in yields and carrying capacity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.