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"Sustaning Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change is a two-part text bringing together the latest research in soil science and climatology and the ethical, political and social issues surrounding the stewardship of this vital resource. Chapters include scientific studies on micr...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470960257 |
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"Sustaning Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change is a two-part text bringing together the latest research in soil science and climatology and the ethical, political and social issues surrounding the stewardship of this vital resource. Chapters include scientific studies on microbial function, maintaining fertility, and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as ethical issues ranging from allocation of land use to policies needed for conservation. Based on topics presented by speakers at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's conference, this te |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470960257 (electronic bk.) 0470960256 (electronic bk.) 9780470960226 0470960221 |
| Index Number: | S591 |
| CLC: | S15 |
| Contents: | Front Matter -- Science, Ethics, and the Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis / Thomas J Sauer, Michael P Nelson -- Intellectual Inertia / John M Norman -- The Ethics of Soil / Paul B Thompson -- Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic / Susan L Flader -- Rural Response to Climate Change in Poor Countries / C J (Kees) Stigter -- Soil and Human Health / Eiliv Steinnes -- Agroecological Approaches to Help ₃Climate Proof₄ Agriculture While Raising Productivity in the Twenty-First Century / Norman Uphoff -- Ecological Integrity and Biological Integrity / Laura Westra -- Soil Ecosystem Services |