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Record Nr.

UNINA9910418356003321

Autore

Trimble Stanley Wayne

Titolo

Historical agriculture and soil erosion in the upper Mississippi Valley hill country / / Stanley W. Trimble ; [foreword by Andrew Goudie]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2013

ISBN

0-429-09781-6

1-4665-5575-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xlviii, 242 pages ) : illustrations; digital file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoudieAndrew

Disciplina

631.45

Soggetti

Soil erosion - Driftless Area - History - 19th century

Soil erosion - Driftless Area - History - 20th century

Agriculture - Environmental aspects - Driftless Area - History - 19th century

Agriculture - Environmental aspects - Driftless Area - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. The physical region and primeval landscape -- 2. European settlement and changes of land use -- 3. The systematic effects of historical agriculture on the physical landscape -- 4. Upland gully erosion and its effects -- 5. The tributaries: zone of early, complex changes of process and form -- 6. The upper main valleys: zone of later complex changes of process and form -- 7. The lower main valleys: zone of perennial sedimentation -- 8. The great flood of August 2007 and its implications -- Conclusions -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This title presents a detailed study of the human impact, both bad and good, on the hydrology and hydrography (and, in turn, on human activity) of a large region of the United States.