Shifting ground : the changing agricultural soils of China and Indonesia / Peter H. Lindert.
Shifting ground : the changing agricultural soils of China and Indonesia / Peter H. Lindert.
Shifting ground : the changing agricultural soils of China and Indonesia / Peter H. Lindert.
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2000.
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N631.4951/1
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English
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xii, 351 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Preface -- I Judging Soil Trends -- 1. Current Concerns -- Alarm Bells -- What Soil Degradation Means -- The Importance of Soil Chemistry -- The Road Ahead -- 2. Previous Evidence -- Surveys of Degraded Land Areas: The Still-Life as a Documentary Film -- Guesswork on...
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2000.
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Massachusetts
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c2000.
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"Lindert's investigation suggests that human mismanagement is not on average worsening the soil quality in China and Indonesia. Human cultivation lowers soil nitrogen and organic matter, but has offsetting positive effects. Economic development and rising incomes may lead to even better soil. Beyond the importance of Lindert's immediate findings, t...
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Shifting ground : the changing agricultural soils of China and Indonesia / Peter H. Lindert.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-343).
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N631.4951/1
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74VvWj8xAQAl
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0262122278 (hc. : alk. paper)
9780262122276 (hc. : alk. paper)
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631.4951
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991012080539702626
