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Dirt [[electronic resource] ] : the erosion of civilizations / / David R. Montgomery
| Dirt [[electronic resource] ] : the erosion of civilizations / / David R. Montgomery |
| Autore | Montgomery David R. <1961-> |
| Edizione | [New ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.4/9
631.49 |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil science - History
Soils Soil erosion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-49201-5
9786613587244 0-520-95211-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Good Old Dirt -- 2. Skin of the Earth -- 3. Rivers of Life -- 4. Graveyard of Empires -- 5. Let Them Eat Colonies -- 6. Westward Hoe -- 7. Dust Blow -- 8. Dirty Business -- 9. Islands in Time -- 10. Life Span of Civilization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461223903321 |
Montgomery David R. <1961->
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dirt [[electronic resource] ] : the erosion of civilizations / / David R. Montgomery
| Dirt [[electronic resource] ] : the erosion of civilizations / / David R. Montgomery |
| Autore | Montgomery David R. <1961-> |
| Edizione | [New ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.4/9
631.49 |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil science - History
Soils Soil erosion |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agrarian society
agricultural american push westward ancient greece anthropologist anthropology archaeologists archaeology central america china colonialism cultural and historical context european colonialism geographer geography geologist geology history of importance of dirt mesopotamia protective vegetation roman empire running out of dirt |
| ISBN |
1-280-49201-5
9786613587244 0-520-95211-1 9780520258068 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Good Old Dirt -- 2. Skin of the Earth -- 3. Rivers of Life -- 4. Graveyard of Empires -- 5. Let Them Eat Colonies -- 6. Westward Hoe -- 7. Dust Blow -- 8. Dirty Business -- 9. Islands in Time -- 10. Life Span of Civilization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790282503321 |
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Montgomery David R. <1961->
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dirt : the erosion of civilizations / / David R. Montgomery
| Dirt : the erosion of civilizations / / David R. Montgomery |
| Autore | Montgomery David R. <1961-> |
| Edizione | [New ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.4/9
631.49 |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil science - History
Soils Soil erosion |
| ISBN |
1-280-49201-5
9786613587244 0-520-95211-1 9780520258068 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Good Old Dirt -- 2. Skin of the Earth -- 3. Rivers of Life -- 4. Graveyard of Empires -- 5. Let Them Eat Colonies -- 6. Westward Hoe -- 7. Dust Blow -- 8. Dirty Business -- 9. Islands in Time -- 10. Life Span of Civilization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816072503321 |
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Montgomery David R. <1961->
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Footprints in the soil [[electronic resource] ] : people and ideas in soil history / / edited by Benno P. Warkentin
| Footprints in the soil [[electronic resource] ] : people and ideas in soil history / / edited by Benno P. Warkentin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (573 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.4
631.4/9 22 631.49 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarkentinBenno P |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil science - History
Soils |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-05109-8
9786611051099 0-08-047787-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457232703321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Footprints in the soil [[electronic resource] ] : people and ideas in soil history / / edited by Benno P. Warkentin
| Footprints in the soil [[electronic resource] ] : people and ideas in soil history / / edited by Benno P. Warkentin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (573 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.4
631.4/9 22 631.49 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarkentinBenno P |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil science - History
Soils |
| ISBN |
1-281-05109-8
9786611051099 0-08-047787-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784598603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Footprints in the soil : people and ideas in soil history / / edited by Benno P. Warkentin
| Footprints in the soil : people and ideas in soil history / / edited by Benno P. Warkentin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (573 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.4
631.4/9 22 631.49 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarkentinBenno P |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil science - History
Soils |
| ISBN |
1-281-05109-8
9786611051099 0-08-047787-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815437603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
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