Soil Quality for Crop Production and Ecosystem Health
Soil Quality for Crop Production and Ecosystem Health

Author: E.G. Gregorich

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1997-11-10

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0080541402

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Soil is a complex body that exists as many types, each with diverse properties that may vary widely across time and space as a function of many factors. This complexity makes the evaluation of soil quality much more challenging than that of water or air quality. Evaluation of soil quality now considers environmental implications as well as economic productivity, seeking to be more holistic in its approach.Thus, soil quality research draws from a wide range of disciplines, blending the approaches of biologists, physicists, chemists, ecologists, economists and agronomists, among others.This book presents a broad perspective of soil quality that includes these various perspectives and gives a strong theoretical basis for the assessment of soil quality.A short glossary provides definitions for terms used throughout the book.

Soils of Arid Regions
Soils of Arid Regions

Author: Harold E. Dregne

Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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THE ARID REGIONS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; CHARACTERISTICS OF ARID-REGION SOILS; AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAO PROPERTIES; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES.

Erosion, Transport and Deposition Processes
Erosion, Transport and Deposition Processes

Author: H.-R. Bork

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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A Symposium dedicated to Heinrich Rohdenburg was held in August and September 1989 at Königslutter, FRG. The papers contained in this volume are a selection of those presented at the symposium. Reflecting the wide range of geomorphological, hydrological, pedological, and geoecological research fields of Heiner Rohdenburg the papers of this Catena Supplement vary from general diagnoses and considerations concerning the evolution of landscapes, process studies in the laboratory and in the field to process-orientated models. Honouring the extraordinary, ecosystem-oriented work of Heiner Rohdenburg, the papers present the state of the art, indicating many directions for future research.

Soil Management for Sustainability
Soil Management for Sustainability

Author: R. Lal

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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In this book manuscripts presented originally at a World Association of Soil and Water Conservation conference held in 1989 are collected. Topics include basic processes (e.g. soil structure, soil erosion, soil compaction); management options (e.g. conservation tillage); policy issues and priorities

The Political Power of the Word
The Political Power of the Word

Author: Ivan Jaksic

Publisher: University of London Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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This is a collection of essays of the development of the press and the significance of political oratory in 19th-century Latin America.

Estado, región y poder local en América Latina, siglos XIX-XX
Estado, región y poder local en América Latina, siglos XIX-XX

Author: Pilar García Jordán

Publisher: Edicions Universitat Barcelona

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 844753197X

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Este volumen recoge los trabajos presentados, en el simposio Estado, región y poder local en América Latina, desarrollado en Barcelona el 29 y 30 de noviembre de 2006, por investigadores interesados en analizar y debatir, desde una mirada interdisciplinaria, cuestiones relativas a las características del estado-nación, el surgimiento y la articulación de diversos espacios regionales y la conformación de los poderes locales en la construcción de los estados latinoamericanos. La convocatoria fue organizada por el Taller de Estudios e Investigaciones Andino-Amazónicos (TEIAA), grupo de investigación consolidado de la Universitat de Barcelona (2005SGR 00250) que desde 1991 ha promovido diversas reuniones científicas ya en la Universidad de Barcelona, ya en congresos nacionales e internacionales (AHILA e ICA fundamentalmente), además de haber organizado un seminario permanente con la participación de investigadores de diversas disciplinas humanísticas y de las ciencias sociales, y de estudiantes de postgrado.

Poder local, poder global en América Latina
Poder local, poder global en América Latina

Author: Gabriela Dalla Corte

Publisher: Edicions Universitat Barcelona

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 762

ISBN-13: 8447532984

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Este libro es resultado del XI Encuentro-Debate América Latina Ayer y Hoy que la sección americanista del Departamento de Antropología Cultural, Historia de América y África de la Universidad de Barcelona organizó en noviembre de 2007. La finalidad de encuentros como éste, que vienen desarrollándose desde el año 1987, ha sido siempre intercambiar conocimientos con colegas americanistas tanto de España como del exterior. Se reflexiona en torno a la construcción del poder, tanto en clave local como global, para entender las realidades presente y pasada de América Latina a partir del estudio de diversos grupos sociales tales como las mujeres, las élites indígenas, los negros y esclavos, los sectores empresariales y políticos, entre otros.

Citizens, Politicians, and Providers
Citizens, Politicians, and Providers

Author: Ariel Fiszbein

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 0821360892

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This document aims to provide guidance to policymakers and development practitioners on how to shape public action to get better quality services for all in Latin America. Latin American countries have seen significant progress in the last 20 years in the coverage of social and infrastructure services. However, coverage gaps and poor quality of services remain a serious problem for many citizens, particularly the poor. While technical difficulties may still be a constraint for some sophisticated services, they are clearly not a difficulty for the most essential ones. Understanding questions of access and quality of services is about the behaviors of people, from teachers, to administrators, politicians, and rich and poor citizens. The main concern is whether those responsible for designing and delivering services are accountable to the citizens who are demanding the services and also paying the taxes and fees that finance these services.