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The Restoration and Management of Derelict Land : Modern Approaches.

A broad discussion of modern restoration and the management needed after restoration. It deals with relevant topics such as restoration ecology; restoration planning; ecological and ecotoxicological risk assessment; management and adaptive management; restoration in the broader context of sustainabl...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bradshaw, A. D. (Anthony David) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: World Scientific 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface ; Acknowledgements ; The Editors ; Contributors ; Section 1. Basic Principles ; Chapter 1: Introduction
  • An Ecological Perspective ; Chapter 2: Degradation of Land and Its Relation to Public Health ; Chapter 3: Health Risk Assessment.
  • Chapter 4: The Importance of Soil Chapter 5: Physical Limitations ; Chapter 6: Soil Degradation and Nutrients ; Chapter 7: Problems of Toxicities ; Chapter 8: The Significance of Microbes ; Section 2. Practical Techniques ; Chapter 9: Handling of Soils and Cover Materials.
  • Chapter 10: Remediation of Chemical Limitations Chapter 11: The Development of Nitrogen Capital ; Chapter 12: The Use of Tolerant Plants and Hyperaccumulators ; Chapter 13: The Handling of Microbes ; Chapter 14: The Problems of Domestic Wastes.
  • Chapter 15: The Treatment of Modern Landfills Chapter 16: Using Natural Processes ; Section 3. Current Approaches ; Chapter 17: Ecosystem Degradation and Restoration Ecology in China ; Chapter 18: Reclamation After Tin Mining in Malaysia ; Chapter 19: Metal Mine Tailings in China.
  • Chapter 20: Control of Agricultural Land Degradation in Sri Lanka Chapter 21: Coastal Land Degradation and Restoration Strategies in the Philippines ; Chapter 22: The Assessment and Management of Acid Sulfate Soils in Bangladesh in Relation to Crop Production.