World Soil Resources and Food Security

Soil-The Basis of All Terrestrial Life

Ancient civilizations and cultures-Mayan, Aztec, Mesopotamian, Indus, and Yangtze-were built on good soils, surviving only as long as soils had the capacity to support them. In the twenty-first century, productive soil is still the engine of economic development and essential to human well-being. The quality of our soil resources, however, is threatened by human-induced and natural perturbations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143984450X
• ISBN13: 9781439844502
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 574 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"