Land abuse and soil erosion

Titre
Land abuse and soil erosion

Sommaire
Describes soil degradation from erosion, contamination, and intensive agriculture; presents diagrams of soil structure; and discusses sustainable agriculture, the efforts of national governments to protect soil, and future needs for soil protection.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2007

Understanding global issues

Description matérielle
56 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm.

Informations sur le programme
Science

Terme de vedette-matière
Soils.
 
Soils -- Environmental aspects.
 
Soil erosion.
 
Land degradation.
 
Environmental protection
 
Globalization.
 
Global issues.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Redlin, Janice L.

Résumé
Describes soil degradation from erosion, contamination, and intensive agriculture; presents diagrams of soil structure; and discusses sustainable agriculture, the efforts of national governments to protect soil, and future needs for soil protection.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781590362372
 
9781590365113

Informations de publication
New York, NY : Weigl Publishers, c2007.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Britannia333.73 REDBook30551000213138Non-Fiction