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Thomas J Sauer - Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change - 9780470958575 - V9780470958575
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Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change

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Description for Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change Hardcover. Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Ethics is a multi-disciplinary volume exploring the ethical, political and social issues surrounding the stewardship of our vital soil resources. Editor(s): Norman, John; Sauer, Thomas J.; Sivakumar, Mannava V. K. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 670.

Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Ethics is a multi-disciplinary volume exploring the ethical, political and social issues surrounding the stewardship of our vital soil resources. Based on topics presented by an international group of experts at a conference convened through support of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, chapters include scientific studies on carbon sequestration, ecosystem services, maintaining soil fertility, and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as ethical issues ranging from allocation of land use to policies needed for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Bringing together the latest research ... Read more

Key Features:

  • Written by an international group of authors representing a cross-section of scientists, thought leaders, and policy-makers
  • Includes chapters on the potential effects of climate change on forest soil carbon, microbial function, and the role of soils and biogeochemistry in the climate and earth system
  • Explores historical development of land use ethics and stewardship

 

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470958575
SKU
V9780470958575
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Thomas J Sauer
Thomas J. Sauer is a Research Soil Scientist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Ames, Iowa. John M. Norman is Emeritus Professor of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mannava V. K. Sivakumar is Director of the Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch of the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

Reviews for Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change
“This book provides a useful primer in ethics and the philosophy of science in the context of soils. I enjoyed reading it and it is refreshing to see the attention given to the interaction between science and policy.”  (European Journal of Soil Science, 1 August 2012 “There is also a useful body of information that provides a basic ... Read more

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