Anthropogenic Soils
Published on 3. April 2017
Book
Hardback
XIII, 231 pages
978-3-319-54330-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
28 s/w Abbildungen, 38 farbige Abbildungen
XIII, 231 p. 66 illus., 38 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
541 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-54330-7 (9783319543307)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-54331-4
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Content
Contents.- Characteristics of Anthropogenic Soils.- Nature and Significance of Anthropogenic Soils.- Geocultural Setting.- Anthropogenic Landforms and Surficial deposits.- Human Impacts on Soils.- Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Characteristics.- Soil Classification.- Artifacts.- Types of Anthropogenic Soils.- Anthropogenic soils in agricultural settings.- Anthropogenic soils in archaeological settings.- Mine-Soils.- Urban soils.- Use and Management of Anthropogenic Soils.- Problems associated with anthropogenic soils.- Revitalization of anthropogenic soils.