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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780315403321

Titolo

The sustainable management of vertisols [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J. Keith Syers, Frits Penning de Vries, and Phibion Nyamudeza ; with the assistance of Robin L. Leslie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, : CABI Pub., c2001

ISBN

1-280-81197-8

9786610811977

0-85199-894-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Collana

IBSRAM proceedings ; ; no. 20

Altri autori (Persone)

SyersJohn K (John Keith)

Penning de VriesF. W. T

NyamudezaPhibion

Disciplina

631.4

Soggetti

Vertisols - Africa

Soil management - Africa

Vertisols

Soil management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"In association with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Vertisols: Genesis, Properties and Soilscape Management for Sustainable Development; 2 Soil and Water Conservation Strategies for Vertisols: Past Experiences and Challenges Ahead for Africa; 3 Sustainable Nutrient Management of Vertisols; 4 New Tools for Research and Development to Promote Sustainable Land Management; 5 Vertisols Management in Malawi; 6 Vertisols Management in South Africa; 7 Vertisols Management in the Sudan; 8 Vertisols Management in Tanzania; 9 Vertisols Management in Zambia; 10 Vertisols Management in Zimbabwe

11 Improving the Productivity of Vertisols for Smallholders on the Accra Plains of Ghana12 From Plot to Watershed Management: Experience in Farmer Participatory Vertisol Technology Generation and Adoption in Highland Ethiopia; 13 Low-cost Animal-drawn Implements for Vertisol Management and Strategies for Land-use Intensification; 14 Indian



Vertisols: ICRISAT's Research Impact - Past, Present and Future; 15 Planning and Facilitating a 'Negotiated Learning and Action System': Participatory Research to Improve Soil Management Practices on Indian Vertisols and Alfisols

16 Research Approaches to Developing Sustainable Management Practices on Australian Vertisols17 The Vertisols of Texas; 18 Research Needs and Opportunities for Farming Vertisols Sustainably; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text reviews the state of knowledge on the management of vertisols in Africa, with comparative chapters covering other parts of the world.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299823903321

Autore

Fischer Robert

Titolo

The Automotive Transmission Book / / by Robert Fischer, Ferit Küçükay, Gunter Jürgens, Rolf Najork, Burkhard Pollak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-05263-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

Powertrain, , 1613-6349

Disciplina

388

620

629.2

Soggetti

Automotive engineering

Transportation

Automotive Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Core tasks of vehicle transmissions -- Shift dynamics and shift comfort -- Power transfer elements -- Actuation, servo and auxiliary systems -- Transmission designs for passenger cars -- Power train electrification -- Transmission applications outside of the passenger vehicle sector.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents essential information on systems and interactions



in automotive transmission technology and outlines the methodologies used to analyze and develop transmission concepts and designs. Functions of and interactions between components and subassemblies of transmissions are introduced, providing a basis for designing transmission systems and for determining their potentials and properties in vehicle-specific applications: passenger cars, trucks, buses, tractors, and motorcycles. With these fundamentals the presentation provides universal resources for both state-of-the-art and future transmission technologies, including systems for electric and hybrid electric vehicles.