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Out of the earth : civilization and the life of the soil / by Hillel, Daniel.(CARDINAL)512568;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-310) and index.
Subjects: Agriculture.; Soil and civilization.; Soils.; Water and civilization.; Water-supply.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ground beneath us : from the oldest cities to the last wilderness, what dirt tells us about who we are / by Bogard, Paul,1966-author.(CARDINAL)491250;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-297) and index."When a teaspoon of soil contains millions of species, and when we pave over the earth on a daily basis, what does that mean for our future? What is the risk to our food supply, the planet's wildlife, the soil on which every life-form depends? Who much undeveloped, untrodden ground do we even have left? Paul Bogard set out to answer these questions in The Ground Beneath Us, and what he discovered is astounding. From New York (where more than 118,000,000 tons of human development rest on top of Manhattan Island) to Mexico City (which sinks inches each year into the Aztec ruins beneath it), Bogard shows us the weight of our cities' footprints. And as we see hallowed ground coughing up bullets at a Civil War battlefield; long-hidden remains emerging from below the sites of concentration camps; the dangerous, alluring power of fracking; the fragility of the giant redwoods, our planet's oldest living things; the surprises hidden under a Major League ballpark's grass; and the sublime beauty of our few remaining wildest places, one truth becomes blazingly clear-- the ground is the easiest resource to forget, and the last we should. Bogard's The Ground Beneath Us is deeply transporting reading that introduces farmers, geologists, ecologists, cartographers, and others in a quest to understand the importance of something too many of us take for granted-- dirt. From growth and to death and loss, and from the subsurface technologies that run our cities to the dwindling number of idyllic Edens that remain, this is the fascinating story of the ground beneath our feet.--
Subjects: Earth sciences.; Soil and civilization.; Soil science.; Underground ecology.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Soil improvement methods and their applications in civil engineering / by Mitchell, James K.(James Kenneth),1930-(CARDINAL)129424; North Carolina State University.Department of Civil Engineering.(CARDINAL)161088;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-130).
Subjects: Soil mechanics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Design guidelines for increasing the lateral resistance of highway-bridge pile foundations by improving weak soils / by Rollins, Kyle M.(CARDINAL)308676; Brown, D. A.(Dan A.)(CARDINAL)307630; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.(CARDINAL)138446; National Cooperative Highway Research Program.(CARDINAL)281856; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-98).Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration
Subjects: Technical reports.; Bridges; Earth pressure.; Lateral loads.; Piling (Civil engineering); Soil stabilization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A quarter century of geotechnical research / by DiMillio, Albert F.(CARDINAL)314173; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151).Final report;This report gives an overview and summarizes the results of the research conducted under the four geotechnical projects established during the 1970s. It describes the efforts and results of 25 years of research spanning three decades from 1973-1998. The main purpose of the report is to provide a summary of the FHWA geotechnical research activities over the last quarter of the 20th century. It is intended for the general engineers and administrative managers of FHWA and the SHA's. Also presented are descriptions of the various problems that were addressed; and the report discusses the objectives and scope of each project in detail, except for the Tunneling Project, which is reported elsewhere (see appendix B). A review of each project's organization and approach is presented before the results are noted and evaluated. Technology transfer and future research needs are also covered separately to highlight the important nature of each topic.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Pavements; Piling (Civil engineering); Soil mechanics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/century/ -- View Report;
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The natural and civil history of the French dominions in North and South America. Giving a particular account of the climate, soil, minerals, animals, vegetables, manufactures, trade, commerce and languages, together with the religion, government, genius, character, manners and customs of the Indians and other inhabitants. Illustrated by maps and plans of the principal places, collected from the best authorities / by Jefferys, Thomas,-1771.(CARDINAL)151408;
pt. 1. Containing a description of Canada and Louisiana.--pt. 2. Containing part of the islands of St. Domingo and St. Martin, the islands of St. Bartholomew, Guadaloupe, Martinico, La Grenada and the island and colony of Cayenne.Includes bibliographical references.
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The compaction of soil and rock materials for highway purposes / by Wahls, Harvey E.(CARDINAL)176313; Fisher, C. P.; Langfelder, Jay.(CARDINAL)146634; United States.Bureau of Public Roads.(CARDINAL)140366; North Carolina State University.Department of Civil Engineering.(CARDINAL)161088;
Includes annotated bibliography: pages 336-397.
Subjects: Soil stabilization.; Roads; Roads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Soil and sacrament : a spiritual memoir of food and faith / by Bahnson, Fred,1973-(CARDINAL)399513;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261) and index.The underground life of prayer : Advent, Mepkin Abbey, South Carolina -- Dwellers in the dust -- At play in the fields of the Lord : Eastertide, the Lord's Acre, North Carolina -- Out of Africa, into Babylon -- A new heaven, a new earth : Pentecost, Tierra Nueva, Washington -- Significant soil -- Surpassing civilization : Sukkot, Adamah Farm, Connecticut.
Subjects: Gardeners; Gardening; Gardens;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Animal, vegetable, junk / by Bittman, Mark,author.(CARDINAL)349204;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The food-brain feedback loop -- Soil and civilization -- Agriculture goes global -- Creating famine -- The American way of farming -- The farm as factory -- Dust and depression -- Food and the brand -- Soy and chicken -- The force-feeding of junk -- The green revolution -- The resistance -- Where we're at -- The way forward -- Conclusion: We are all eaters."From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--
Subjects: Agriculture; Agriculture; Food habits; Food habits;
Available copies: 33 / Total copies: 33
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Plan B 3.0 : mobilizing to save civilization / by Brown, Lester R.(Lester Russell),1934-(CARDINAL)144999; Brown, Lester R.(Lester Russell),1934-Plan B 2.0.; Earth Policy Institute.(CARDINAL)273932;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-371) and index.Entering a new world -- Deteriorating oil and food security -- Rising temperatures and rising seas -- Emerging water shortages -- Natural systems under stress -- Early signs of decline -- Eradicating poverty, stabilizing population -- Restoring the Earth -- Feeding eight billion well -- Designing cities for people -- Raising energy efficiency -- Turning to renewable energy -- The great mobilization.Provides alternative solutions to such global problems as population control, emerging water shortages, eroding soil, and global warming, outlining a detailed survival strategy for the civilization of the future.
Subjects: Environmental policy; Natural resources; Economic development;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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