Record Details

Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations

ResearchWorks at the University of Washington


View Original Item
 
Field Value
 
Title Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
 
Creator Montgomery, David
 
Subject soil
soil science
soil erosion models
soil erosion
erosion control
soil conservation
soil management
plowing
sediment transport
sediment deposition
geology
soil weathering
water
 
Description Montgomery will review the importance of soil in sustaining civilizations. He will ask the question: can soil erosion limit the lifespan of civilizations? He will discuss contemporary and long-term (geological) erosion rates -- and agricultural erosion rates in particular.
 
Publisher University of Washington Water Center
 
Date 2011-06-03T21:43:31Z
2011-06-03T21:43:31Z
2008-02-14
 
Type Presentation
Recording, oral
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1773/16567
 
Language en_US
 
Relation 2008 Annual Review of Research;Montgomery
 
Institute of Museum and Library Services National Endowment for the Humanities Greater Western Library Alliance