- Presents a complete and updated information about the soils of Italy
- The cutting edge state of the art about the soil information of Italy
- Discusses issues on Italian soil resources: functions and threats
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- About this book
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The Soils of Italy is the first comprehensive book on Italian pedology in seventy years. Taking advantage of the authors’ large experience and of the most up-to-date information and technology, this book treats the main soil types of Italy, their diffusion, their functions, ecological use, and the threats to which they are subjected during centuries of intensive management. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines, such as urban development, medicine, economics, sociology, and archaeology. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles. Factors of soil formation are also treated, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations. The book also includes a history of pedological research in Italy, spanning over a century.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Research in Pedology: A Historical Perspective
Pages 1-17
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Climate and Pedoclimate of Italy
Pages 19-37
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Geology and Geomorphology
Pages 39-56
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Vegetation and Land Use
Pages 57-91
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Time as a Soil Forming Factor and Age of Italian Soils
Pages 93-104
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Soils of Italy
- Editors
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- Edoardo A.C. Costantini
- Carmelo Dazzi
- Series Title
- World Soils Book Series
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-5642-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-5642-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-5641-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-024-0536-1
- Series ISSN
- 2211-1255
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 354
- Number of Illustrations
- 61 b/w illustrations, 187 illustrations in colour
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