The social production of soil

Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-8

  Swidler, Eva Maria ^a,b  

^a Villanova and St Joseph's Universities   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropedogenesis; Anthrosols; Cultural soilscapes; Landscape archaeology; Soil history

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; SOCIAL HISTORY; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL SCIENCE;

EID: 67149136703     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e318194274d     Document Type: Article

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