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020			_a9780199668564 _q(hbk.)
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035			_a(OCoLC)914587768
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100	1		_aBardgett, Richard D., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEarth matters : _bhow soil underlies civilization / _cRichard D. Bardgett.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2016.
264		4	_c©2016
300			_axviii, 191 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-181) and index.
505	0		_aSoil and the distant past -- Soil and biodiversity -- Soil and the grower -- Soil and the city -- Soil and war -- Soil and climate change -- Soil and the future.
520			_aFor much of history, soil has played a major, and often central, role in the lives of humans. Entire societies have risen, and collapsed, through the management or mismanagement of soil; farmers and gardeners worldwide nurture their soil to provide their plants with water, nutrients, and protection from pests and diseases; major battles have been aborted or stalled by the condition of soil; murder trials have been solved with evidence from the soil; and, for most of us, our ultimate fate is the soil. In this book Richard Bardgett discusses soil and the many, and sometimes surprising, ways that humanity has depended on it throughout history, and still does today. Analysing the role soil plays in our own lives, despite increasing urbanization, and in the biogeochemical cycles that allow the planet to function effectively, Bardgett considers how superior soil management could combat global issues such as climate change, food shortages, and the extinction of species. Looking to the future, Bardgett argues that it is vital for the future of humanity for governments worldwide to halt soil degradation, and to put in place policies for the future sustainable management of soils.
650		0	_aSoils.
650		0	_aSoil science.
650		0	_aSoil and civilization.
650		7	_aSoil and civilization. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01124259
650		7	_aSoil science. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01124601
650		7	_aSoils. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01124682
650	0	4	_aSoil biology.
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