Introducing the history and global significance of peatlands, this book offers a detailed synthesis of the existing literature on peat erosion, while incorporating research ideas and data from two leading experts. It is of interest to those working in a context of organic sedime…
With damaging effects from the exacerbation of water colour problems and reservoir sedimentation, to the disruption of the role that peatlands play in the global carbon cycle, the erosion of upland blanket peat is a critical environmental problem. This book offers an introductio…
Soil atlas of Europe
by Commission européenne., Centre commun de recherche, Institut de l'environnement durable (Commission européenne. Centre commun de recherche), Institut de l'environnement durable (Commission européenne. Centre commun de recherche)., Soil and Waste Unit, European Soil Bureau Network
"Images of children starving because of environmental destruction have become an integral part of the way that Africa is perceived in the north. That is a typical signpost to the lie of the land. This book questions the reasoning behind such images." "How do environmental orthod…
Agricultural engineering: proceedings of the Eleventh International Congres…
by Dodd, Vincent A., Grace, Patrick M., International Commission of Agricultural Engineering, International Congress on Agricultural Engineering, Dublin, Ireland), Carr, M. K. V., Hess, T. M., Leeds-Harrison, P. B., Morris, J., Noble, D. H., Ogunmokun, A. A., Upcraft, M. J.
This introductory text aims to help students understand the behaviour of soils in the man-made and the natural environment. It is structured in two parts: Part A is an introduction to general soil properties and processes, whilst Part B considers soil in relation to the environm…
This introductory text aims to help students understand the behaviour of soils in the man-made and the natural environment. It is structured in two parts: Part A is an introduction to general soil properties and processes, whilst Part B considers soil in relation to the environm…
