Soils and Environment

ISBN-13: 9780415068888 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 392 str.

S. Ellis; Steve Ellis; Antony Mellor

Opis

This text examines the ways in which soils are both influenced by, and themselves influence, the environment. It analyzes the propeties, processes and classification of soils, before discussing soils within the context of environmental history, and as components of natural environmental systems. Soil-human interactions are then examined in relation to landuse systems, environmental problems and management, soil survey and land evaluation.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Soil Constituents and Properties 3. Soil Formation - Processes and Profiles 4. Soil Formation and Environment 5. Soils and the Past 6. Soils in Natural Systems 7. Soils in Landuse Systems 8. Soils and Environmental Problems 9. Soil Survey and Land Evaluation 10. Conclusions Glossary References Index

O autorze

S. Ellis is a lecturer in Geography and Earth Resources at the University of Hull. A. Mellor is a senior lecturer in Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle.