Earth Matters : How Soil Underlies Civilization

Richard Bardgett

ISBN 10: 0199668566 / ISBN 13: 9780199668564

Edité par Oxford University Press Mär 2016, 2016

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Neuware - Earth Matters describes the importance of soil, the many ways in which we depend on it, and how humans have worked with the soil throughout history. Exploring the reasons for increasing recognition and respect for soil even among town and city dwellers, Bardgett concludes with a look at current efforts to stop widespread soil degradation.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9780199668564

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• Titre: Earth Matters : How Soil Underlies Civilization
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Mär 2016
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0199668566
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780199668564
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 223 L x 136 H x 27 P (en millimètres) 223 millimètres de largeur par 136 millimètres de hauteur par 27 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 353 grammes

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Synopsis

For much of history, soil has played a major, and often central, role in the lives of humans. Entire societies have risen, and collapsed, through the management or mismanagement of soil; farmers and gardeners worldwide nurture their soil to provide their plants with water, nutrients, and protection from pests and diseases; major battles have been aborted or stalled by the condition of soil; murder trials have been solved with evidence from the soil; and, for most of us, our ultimate fate is the soil.

In this book Richard Bardgett discusses soil and the many, and sometimes surprising, ways that humanity has depended on it throughout history, and still does today. Analysing the role soil plays in our own lives, despite increasing urbanization, and in the biogeochemical cycles that allow the planet to function effectively, Bardgett considers how superior soil management could combat global issues such as climate change, food shortages, and the extinction of species. Looking to the future, Bardgett argues that it is vital for the future of humanity for governments worldwide to halt soil degradation, and to put in place policies for the future sustainable management of soils.

À propos de l?auteur

Richard Bardgett is Professor of Ecology at the University of Manchester. He has studied soils and their ecology in many parts of the world, and authored and co-authored several books, including The Biology of Soil (OUP 2005) and Aboveground-Belowground Interactions (OUP 2010). He is an Editor of Journal of Ecology and was Vice President of the British Ecological Society (2011-2014).