Progress in Soil Science
- Serves as a companion book to Springer's Anthropogenic Landforms text
- Comprehensively discusses the development and characteristics of anthropogenic soils
- Useful to academics (soil scientists, horticulturalists, archaeologists, geologists), environmental scientists, governmental agencies, geotechnical consultants, urban planners, and engineers
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- About this book
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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.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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The Nature and Significance of Anthropogenic Soils
Pages 1-9
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Geocultural Setting
Pages 11-23
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Anthropogenic Landforms and Soil Parent Materials
Pages 25-51
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Human Impacts on Soils
Pages 53-62
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Artifacts and Microartifacts in Anthropogenic Soils
Pages 63-93
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Anthropogenic Soils
- Authors
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- Jeffrey Howard
- Series Title
- Progress in Soil Science
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-54331-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-54331-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-54330-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-85371-0
- Series ISSN
- 2352-4774
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 231
- Number of Illustrations
- 28 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
- Topics
