Footprints in the soil [[electronic resource] ] : people and ideas in soil history / / edited by Benno P. Warkentin

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (573 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.4; 631.4/9 22; 631.49
• Soggetto topico: Soil science - History; Soils
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WarkentinBenno P
• Note generali: "Stories about the accumulation of soil knowledge over the millenia."; "International Union of Soil Sciences; 18th WCSS 2006; Soil Science Society of America"--P. [ii].
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Footprints in the Soil: People and Ideas in Soil History; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Special Acknowledgment and Appreciation to Dan Yaalon; Section I: Early Understanding of Soils; Chapter 1. Soil Scientists in Ancient Rome; Introduction; Soil Terminology and Soil Concepts; Methods for Testing Soils; Suitability Descriptions; Concluding Remarks; Sources: Editions and Abbreviations; References; Chapter 2. Aztec Soil Knowledge: Classes, Management, and Ecology; Sources; Aztec Soil Descriptions: Texts and Glyphs ; Aztec Agricultural Soil ClassesControl of the Soil Environment; Non-agricultural Application of Aztec Soil Knowledge; Retrospect; References; Chapter 3. The Heritage of Soil Knowledge Among the World's Cultures; Introduction; Significance of Indigenous Knowledge; Approaches to Indigenous Knowledge Documentation and Evaluation; Case Studies to Illustrate the Scope of Indigenous Knowledge of Soil; Soil Knowledge Among Cultures in Humid Tropical Lowlands; Soil Knowledge Among Cultures in Arid and Semiarid Lands; Soil Knowledge Among Cultures in Mountain Regions; Conclusions; Acknowledgments ; ReferencesChapter 4. Some Major Scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Müller) Have Described Soil Profiles and Developed Soil Survey Techniques Before 1883; Abstract; Introduction; 1563,1580: The Auger and Its Use Described by Bernard Palissy; 1734: Description of Soil Horizons, Erosion and Geochemical Cycles by Georges-Louis Ledere de Buffon; 1791: William Bartram, Traveller and Observer of Soils of the United States; 1812: Mapping and Agricultural Soils Analysis by Daniel Albrecht Thaer; 1837: Pedological Profile Drawings by Charles Darwin; 1870-1877: A. Orth ; 1879,1884: The Natural Forms of Humus and the Birth of Pedology with the Danish Forester P.E. MüllerConclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 5. Souls and Soils: A Survey of Worldviews; Introduction; Summary; References; Section II: Soil as a Natural Body; Chapter 6. The Roots of Dokuchaev's Scientific Contributions: Cadastral Soil Mapping and Agro-Environmental Issues; Introduction; The Scientific Societies; Maps and Cadasters; Grain Yields and Ecological Issues; Conclusion; References ; Chapter 7. Philosophical Developments in Pedology in the United States: Eugene Hilgard and Milton WhitneyIntroduction; The Calm Before the Storm; Stormy Skies; A Deluge Begins; ""There is More to Come""; Acknowledgments; Appendix; References; Inset; Chapter 8. Development of the Soil Cover Pattern and Soil Catena Concepts; Introduction; Early Soil Surveys and Initial Accumulation of Soil Cover Pattern Data; Soil Catena Concept as a Component of a Soil Geography Paradigm; Soil Landscape Models and the Soil Cover Pattern Concept; Summary; References Cited ; Chapter 9. A History of Soil Geomorphology in the United States
• Sommario/riassunto: The history of science discipline is contributing valuable knowledge of the culture of soil understanding, of the conditions in society that fostered the ideas, and of why they developed in certain ways. This book is about the progressive "footprints? made by scientists in the soil. It contains chapters chosen from important topics in the development of soil science, and tells the story of the people and the exciting ideas that contributed to our present understanding of soils. Initiated by discussions within the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences, th
• Titolo autorizzato: Footprints in the soil
• ISBN: 1-281-05109-8; 9786611051099; 0-08-047787-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457232703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II