LEADER 02773nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910437793203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a94-007-5642-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-5642-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000343175 035 $a(EBL)1083607 035 $a(OCoLC)835633319 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000879741 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11459109 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000879741 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10871951 035 $a(PQKB)10207944 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-5642-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1083607 035 $a(PPN)169141888 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000343175 100 $a20130123d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe soils of Italy /$fEdoardo A.C. Costantini, Carmelo Dazzi, editors 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (359 p.) 225 0 $aWorld soils book series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a94-007-5641-0 327 $aIntroduction -- Research in pedology: an historical perspective -- Climate -- Geology and geomorphology -- Vegetation and land use.-  Time as a soil-forming factor in Italy -- Pedodiversity -- Soil function and ecological services -- Soil threats -- Soil management -- Soils, humans and industry -- Future soil issues. 330 $aThe Soils of Italy is the first comprehensive book on Italian pedology in seventy years. Taking advantage of the authors? large experience and of the most up-to-date  information and technology, this book treats the main soil types of Italy, their diffusion, their functions, ecological use, and the threats to which they are subjected during centuries of intensive management. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines, such as urban development, medicine, economics, sociology, and archaeology. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles. Factors of soil formation are also treated, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations. The book also includes a history of pedological research in Italy, spanning over a century. . 410 0$aWorld Soils Book Series,$x2211-1255 606 $aEnvironmental sciences 606 $aSoils$zItaly 615 0$aEnvironmental sciences. 615 0$aSoils 676 $a577.570945 701 $aCostantini$b Edoardo A. C$078895 701 $aDazzi$b Carmelo$0309144 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437793203321 996 $aThe soils of Italy$94185110 997 $aUNINA