The Earth's Face
Landscape and its relation to the health of the soil
Published on 1. January 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-906155-24-0 (ISBN)
Description
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer was a pioneer of biodynamics, first in Switzerland and then in the USA in the pre- and post-war years. This wide-ranging book reflects his concern for the different landscapes of the earth, and the effects of industrialisation and mechanisation on our environment.
He studies various landscapes, including plains, mountains and woods as well as urban centres, parks and gardens, and explores what factors -- natural and artificial -- lead to the maintenance or loss of soil fertility.
He calls on all people to take responsibility for our landscapes. His opinions and vision for the future are remarkably relevant today, sixty years on from the original publication.
He studies various landscapes, including plains, mountains and woods as well as urban centres, parks and gardens, and explores what factors -- natural and artificial -- lead to the maintenance or loss of soil fertility.
He calls on all people to take responsibility for our landscapes. His opinions and vision for the future are remarkably relevant today, sixty years on from the original publication.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Launceston
United Kingdom
Illustrations
60 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
329 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-906155-24-0 (9780906155240)
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Persons
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (1899-1961) was born in Munich. He visited the USA several times in the 1930s, was awarded a doctorate for his groundbreaking Sensitive Crystallisation theory as a blood test for detecting cancer, and emigrated there in 1940. He pioneered biodynamic agriculture in the USA and helped found the Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Association. He died in Spring Valley, New York.
Content
1. Introduction
2. Landscapes
3. Problems of the Plain
4. Problems of the Mountains
5. Problems of the Woods
6. Urban Civilization, Industry and the Landscape
7. Park and Garden, Beauty and Utility
8. Some Basic Biological Principles
9. Our Past, Present and Future Shaping of Environment
10. Landscape Consciousness and Man's Responsibility
2. Landscapes
3. Problems of the Plain
4. Problems of the Mountains
5. Problems of the Woods
6. Urban Civilization, Industry and the Landscape
7. Park and Garden, Beauty and Utility
8. Some Basic Biological Principles
9. Our Past, Present and Future Shaping of Environment
10. Landscape Consciousness and Man's Responsibility