Author: Gerald W. OlsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil profiles
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Criteria for Making and Interpreting a Soil Profile Description
Author: Gerald W. OlsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil profiles
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Guidelines for Soil Description
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251055212
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Soils are affected by human activities, such as industrial, municipal and agriculture, that often result in soil degradation and loss. In order to prevent soil degradation and to rehabilitate the potentials of degraded soils, reliable soil data are the most important prerequisites for the design of appropriate land-use systems and soil management practices as well as for a better understanding of the environment. The availability of reliable information on soil morphology and other characteristics obtained through examination and description of the soil in the field is essential, and the use of a common language is of prime importance. These guidelines, based on the latest internationally accepted systems and classifications, provide a complete procedure for soil description and for collecting field data. To help beginners, some explanatory notes are included as well as keys based on simple test and observations.--Publisher's description.
Soils and the Environment
Author: Gerald OlsonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401169381
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
As we enter the last decades of the twentieth century, many persistent and perplexing problems continue to afflict humankind. Thus it is appropriate to address, in a new group of books, two of the monumental issues that haunt people throughout the world. Soils and the Environment by Professor Gerald W. Olson is the first book in this new publish ing program on Environment, Energy, and Society. The purpose of all these books will be to explore the many interrelated facets of these topics and to provide guidance for deal ing with problems and offering ideas for their solutions. Environment and energy are twin problems that occupy what many believe to be opposite sides of a two-headed coin. They are often viewed as being antithetical and incompatible. The various books in this program will try to place in perspective the options that are available to those who design policy and plan and manage societal matters. Typical of books being developed currently are ones on coal resources, environmental geoscience, environmental pollution, land-use planning, nuclear energy, mineral resources, and water resources. However, because soils are at the very heart of civilization and provide the building block for human sustenance, it is fitting to inaugurate this series with Dr. Olson's timely analysis of soils. Unfortu nately, these most vital resources seen. to have low priority in many farming enterprises, urbanization projects, deforestation schemes, and mining and developmental terrain changes.
Soil Analysis
Author: K. I. PeverillPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643063765
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
A practical guide to soil tests for Australian soils and conditions.
Forest Dynamics
Author: Daniel B. BotkinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195362233
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Over the past two decades, the author has developed and refined an extremely useful simulation model of forest growth. The JABOWA model was the first successful application of digital computer simulation to a complex natural ecosystem. Effects of global warming, acid rain, and commercial forest harvesting practices have been analyzed with this model. Offering a fresh perspective on ecological phenomena, Forest Dynamics provides all the information necessary to understand and use the model. Written for students and professionals in forestry and ecology, the book sets the forest model within the broader context of the science of ecology and the ecological issues that confront society in the management of forests. It also explains the theoretical foundations of the model.
EPA 530/SW.
Author: Urban Soils
Author: Phillip J. CraulPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471189039
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The soil which is found in large cities offer distinctive challenges to the landscape architect or horticulturist responsible for maintaining these urban plantings. Often compacted, contaminated, or otherwise unsuitable for use in major landscape projects, these soils require practical methods which can insure a successful outcome of a landscape project. This applications-oriented, introductory reference addresses numerous topics in the field of urban soil science.
Technical Resource Document
Author: Robert P. HartleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Geomorphology and Engineering
Author: Donald R. CoatesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000045676
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Whether the project is river engineering, soil mapping for landuse planning, or control of landslides, this volume, first published in 1976, illustrates that the professional partnership between geomorphology and engineering can significantly minimize environmental damage. The papers here were presented at the 7th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, and using the broad viewpoint of the planner, much new ground is covered: landfill design, prediction of geomorphic processes and their effects, and minimization of streamflow distortion.
Soil Science
Author: Sally D. LogsdonPublisher: ASA-CSSA-SSSA
ISBN: 9780891188490
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description