Attitudes toward soils and their societal relevance: Then and now

Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-12

  Yaalon, Dan H ^a   Arnold, Richard W ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Civilization rise and fall; Climate change; Environmental ethics; Pedosphere; Soil care; Soil convention; Soil degradation; Soil functions

Indexed keywords

SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033956258     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200001000-00003     Document Type: Article

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