Soils Climate And Society

Author : John D. Wingard,Sue Eileen Hayes
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607322139

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Soils, Climate and Society by John D. Wingard,Sue Eileen Hayes Pdf

Much recent archaeological research focuses on social forces as the impetus for cultural change. Soils, Climate and Society, however, focuses on the complex relationship between human populations and the physical environment, particularly the land--the foundation of agricultural production and, by extension, of agricultural peoples. The volume traces the origins of agriculture, the transition to agrarian societies, the sociocultural implications of agriculture, agriculture's effects on population, and the theory of carrying capacity, considering the relation of agriculture to the profound social changes that it wrought in the New World. Soil science plays a significant, though varied, role in each case study, and is the common component of each analysis. Soil chemistry is also of particular importance to several of the studies, as it determines the amount of food that can be produced in a particular soil and the effects of occupation or cultivation on that soil, thus having consequences for future cultivators. Soils, Climate and Society demonstrates that renewed investigation of agricultural production and demography can answer questions about the past, as well as stimulate further research. It will be of interest to scholars of archaeology, historical ecology and geography, and agricultural history.

Author : H. W. Scharpenseel,M. Schomaker,A. Ayoub
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:610452596

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Soils on a warmer earth : effects of expected climate change on soil processes, with emphasis on the tropics and sub-tropics by H. W. Scharpenseel,M. Schomaker,A. Ayoub Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444638687

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Climate Change Impacts on Soil Processes and Ecosystem Properties by Anonim Pdf

Climate Change Impacts on Soil Processes and Ecosystem Properties, Volume 35 presents current and emerging soil science research around the areas of soil processes and climate change, also evaluating future research needs. The book combines the five areas of soil science (microbiology, physics, fertility, pedology, and chemistry) to give a comprehensive assessment. This integration of topics is rarely done in a single publication due to the disciplinary nature of the soil science areas, so users will find it to be a comprehensive resource on the topic. Provides an analysis of all areas of soil science in the context of climate change impact on soil processes and ecosystem properties Presents information that is displayed in an accessible form for practitioners and disciplines outside of soil science Contains a concluding section in each chapter which assesses key areas Includes a discussion on future research and direction

Author : H. W. Scharpenseel,M. Schomaker,A. Ayoub
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 0444888381

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Soils on a warmer earth by H. W. Scharpenseel,M. Schomaker,A. Ayoub Pdf

Author : Majeti Narasimha Var Prasad,Marcin Pietrzykowski
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128180334

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Climate Change and Soil Interactions by Majeti Narasimha Var Prasad,Marcin Pietrzykowski Pdf

Climate Change and Soil Interactions examines soil system interactions and conservation strategies regarding the effects of climate change. It presents cutting-edge research in soil carbonization, soil biodiversity, and vegetation. As a resource for strategies in maintaining various interactions for eco-sustainability, topical chapters address microbial response and soil health in relation to climate change, as well as soil improvement practices. Understanding soil systems, including their various physical, chemical, and biological interactions, is imperative for regaining the vitality of soil system under changing climatic conditions. This book will address the impact of changing climatic conditions on various beneficial interactions operational in soil systems and recommend suitable strategies for maintaining such interactions. Climate Change and Soil Interactions enables agricultural, ecological, and environmental researchers to obtain up-to-date, state-of-the-art, and authoritative information regarding the impact of changing climatic conditions on various soil interactions and presents information vital to understanding the growing fields of biodiversity, sustainability, and climate change. Addresses several sustainable development goals proposed by the UN as part of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development Presents a wide variety of relevant information in a unique style corroborated with factual cases, colour images, and case studies from across the globe Recommends suitable strategies for maintaining soil system interactions under changing climatic conditions

Author : Rattan Lal,B. A. Stewart
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780429945441

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Soil and Climate by Rattan Lal,B. A. Stewart Pdf

Climate is a soil-forming factor and soil can mitigate climate change through a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and sequestration of atmospheric CO2. Thus, there is a growing interest in soil management practices capable of mitigating climate change and enhancing environmental quality. Soil and Climate addresses global issues through soil management and outlines strategies for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This volume in the Advances in Soil Science series is specifically devoted to describe state-of-the-knowledge regarding the climate–soil nexus in relation to: Soil Processes: weathering, decomposition of organic matter, erosion, leaching, salinization, biochemical, transformations, gaseous flux, and elemental cycling, Soil Properties: physical, chemical, biological, and ecological, Atmospheric Chemistry: gaseous concentrations of (CO2, CH4, N2O), water vapors, soot, dust, and particulate matter, Mitigation and Adaptation: source and sink of GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), land use and soil management, soil C sink capacity, permafrost, Soil Management: sequestration of organic and inorganic C, nutrient requirements, water demands, coupled cycling of H2O, N, P, S, and Policy and Outreach: carbon farming, payments for ecosystem services, COP21, SDGs, land degradation neutrality Special topics on soil as a source or sink of CO2, silicate weathering and carbon sequestration, nutrients required for carbon sequestration, physical protection and the mean resident time, and predicting soil carbon stocks are discussed in detail throughout the book.

Author : John Robert McNeill,Verena Winiwarter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1874267545

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Soils and Societies by John Robert McNeill,Verena Winiwarter Pdf

Described in Nature as 'a delight for the soil aficionado', this multi-authored collection examines the complex interrelations between societies in different parts of the world and the soils they relied on from the perspectives of geomorphology, archaeology, pedology and history. The geographical spread includes Mesoamerica, Africa, Europe, Australia, India and Easter Island. Few things are more important to human survival than the fertility of the soils from which so much of our food comes. Yet few aspects of the relationship between human society and the environment get so little attention. This book explores some of the enormous variety in the ways that people have worked with, thought about, damaged and restored soils. It also shows some of the ways in which soils, their properties and their histories have influenced human affairs. Soils are the substrate of all human society: from the palaeolithic to the present, their history is our history

Author : David R. Montgomery
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520933163

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Dirt by David R. Montgomery Pdf

Dirt, soil, call it what you want—it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are—and have long been—using up Earth's soil. Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations. A rich mix of history, archaeology and geology, Dirt traces the role of soil use and abuse in the history of Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, China, European colonialism, Central America, and the American push westward. We see how soil has shaped us and we have shaped soil—as society after society has risen, prospered, and plowed through a natural endowment of fertile dirt. David R. Montgomery sees in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming the hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations.

Author : Anne Richer de Forges,Florence Carré,Alex B. McBratney,Johan Bouma,Dominique Arrouays
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351606004

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Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces by Anne Richer de Forges,Florence Carré,Alex B. McBratney,Johan Bouma,Dominique Arrouays Pdf

Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces contains contributions presented at the 2nd Global Soil Security conference, held 5-6 December 2016 in Paris. These chapters focus on how to achieve soil security. This involves scientific, economic, industrial and political engagement to inform soil-users, policy makers and citizens with the objective of implementing appropriate actions. The contributions to this book address the five dimensions of soil security, namely: capability, condition, capital, connectivity and codification.

Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080554962

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Soil in the Environment by Daniel Hillel Pdf

Soil in the Environment is key for every course in soil science, earth science, and environmental disciplines. This textbook engages students to critically look at soil as the central link in the function and creation of the terrestrial environment. For the first time, Dr. Hillel brilliantly discusses soils as a natural body that is engaged in dynamic interaction with the atmosphere above and the strata below that influences the planet's climate and hydrological cycle, and serves as the primary habitat for a versatile community of living organisms. The book offers a larger perspective of soil’s impact on the environment by organizing chapters among three main processes: Physical, Chemical, and Biology. It is organized in a student-friendly format with examples, discussion boxes, and key definitions in every chapter. The book provides students of geology, physical science, and environmental studies with fundamental information and tools for meeting the natural resource challenges of the 21st century, while providing students of soil science and ecology with the understanding of physical and biological interactions necessary for sustainability. First textbook to unite soil science and the environment beyond what is traditionally taught Incorporates current knowledge of such hot topics as climate change, pollution control, human expropriation of natural resources, and the prospects for harmonious and sustainable development Organized in a student-friendly format with examples, discussion boxes, and key definitions in every chapter Full color throughout

Author : Thomas E. Loynachan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122196236

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Soils, Society, and the Environment by Thomas E. Loynachan Pdf

Author : Emmanuel Frossard,Winfried E. H. Blum,Benno P. Warkentin
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1862392072

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Function of Soils for Human Societies and the Environment by Emmanuel Frossard,Winfried E. H. Blum,Benno P. Warkentin Pdf

The papers in this volume address issues of soil formation, soil management, soil protection and the role of biodiversity that must be considered for a sustainable soil use. The papers are aimed at geoscientists in the broadest sense, and others concerned with soil use who will also find chapters relevant to their interests. Soils knowledge used within other Earth sciences is essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems, for the solutions of problems in environmental quality and for sustainable use of soils by humans.

Author : Daniel Hillel,Jerry L. Hatfield
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UVA:X004811667

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Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment by Daniel Hillel,Jerry L. Hatfield Pdf

Provides a wide range of scientific knowledge on all aspects of soil science, as well as the links of soils and soil science to environmental management, food production, biodiversity, climate change, and many other areas of significant concern.

Author : Eric Lichtfouse
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048133338

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Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science by Eric Lichtfouse Pdf

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environmentally-friendly solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, and social sciences. Indeed, sustainable agriculture decipher mechanisms of processes that occur from the molecular level to the farming system to the global level at time scales ranging from seconds to centuries. For that, scientists use the system approach that involves studying components and interactions of a whole system to address scientific, economic and social issues. In that respect, sustainable agriculture is not a classical, narrow science. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats only negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats problem sources. Because most actual society issues are now intertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions. It will therefore help all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for future generations.

Author : John D. Wingard,Sue Eileen Hayes
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781457174117

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Soils, Climate and Society by John D. Wingard,Sue Eileen Hayes Pdf

Much recent archaeological research focuses on social forces as the impetus for cultural change. Soils, Climate and Society, however, focuses on the complex relationship between human populations and the physical environment, particularly the land--the foundation of agricultural production and, by extension, of agricultural peoples. The volume traces the origins of agriculture, the transition to agrarian societies, the sociocultural implications of agriculture, agriculture's effects on population, and the theory of carrying capacity, considering the relation of agriculture to the profound social changes that it wrought in the New World. Soil science plays a significant, though varied, role in each case study, and is the common component of each analysis. Soil chemistry is also of particular importance to several of the studies, as it determines the amount of food that can be produced in a particular soil and the effects of occupation or cultivation on that soil, thus having consequences for future cultivators. Soils, Climate and Society demonstrates that renewed investigation of agricultural production and demography can answer questions about the past, as well as stimulate further research. It will be of interest to scholars of archaeology, historical ecology and geography, and agricultural history.