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UNINA9910254004203321 |
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Autore |
Howard Jeffrey |
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Titolo |
Anthropogenic Soils [[electronic resource] /] / by Jeffrey Howard |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2017.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIII, 231 p. 66 illus., 38 illus. in color.) |
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Collana |
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Progress in Soil Science, , 2352-4774 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soil science |
Soil conservation |
Environmental geography |
Geochemistry |
Agriculture |
Soil Science & Conservation |
Environmental Geography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents -- Characteristics of Anthropogenic Soils -- Nature and Significance of Anthropogenic Soils -- Geocultural Setting -- Anthropogenic Landforms and Surficial deposits -- Human Impacts on Soils -- Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Characteristics -- Soil Classification -- Artifacts -- Types of Anthropogenic Soils -- Anthropogenic soils in agricultural settings -- Anthropogenic soils in archaeological settings -- Mine-Soils -- Urban soils -- Use and Management of Anthropogenic Soils -- Problems associated with anthropogenic soils -- Revitalization of anthropogenic soils. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is a state-of-the-art review of the physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of anthropogenic soils, their genesis morphology and classification, geocultural setting, and strategies for reclamation, revitalization, use and management. |
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