Anthropogenic Soils

Jeffrey Howard (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XIII, 231 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-54330-7 (ISBN)

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This book is a state-of-the-art review of the physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of anthropogenic soils, their genesis morphology and classification, geocultural setting, and strategies for reclamation, revitalization, use and management.

Contents.- Characteristics of Anthropogenic Soils.- Nature and Significance of Anthropogenic Soils.- Geocultural Setting.- Anthropogenic Landforms and Surficial deposits.- Human Impacts on Soils.- Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Characteristics.- Soil Classification.- Artifacts.- Types of Anthropogenic Soils.- Anthropogenic soils in agricultural settings.- Anthropogenic soils in archaeological settings.- Mine-Soils.- Urban soils.- Use and Management of Anthropogenic Soils.- Problems associated with anthropogenic soils.- Revitalization of anthropogenic soils.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.04.2017
Reihe/Serie	Progress in Soil Science
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 231 p. 66 illus., 38 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	537 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
Schlagworte	agricultural science • Agriculture • Anthropocene • Anthrosol • Earth and Environmental Science • Environmental Geography • Geochemistry • Pedogenesis • Physical geography & topography • Physical geography & topography • Sedimentology & pedology • Sedimentology & pedology • Soil Science & Conservation • Soil Science & Conservation • Technosols • The Environment • Urban Geology
ISBN-10	3-319-54330-X / 331954330X
ISBN-13	978-3-319-54330-7 / 9783319543307
Zustand	Neuware