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Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
by David R. Montgomery
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Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations David R Montgomery An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are―and have long been―using up Earths soil Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain cultivated soils erode bit by bit slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations by David R Montgomery I’ve long read about the rise and fall of civilizations based on the health of their soils However David Montgomery’s Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations provided a deeper more riveting account of the repeated rise and fall rise and fall rise and fall of civilizations due to failure to learn from the past Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations David R Montgomery Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations Kindle edition by David R Montgomery Download it once and read it on your Kindle device PC phones or tablets Use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations Dave Montgomery Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations In this engaging lecture Montgomery draws from his book Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations to trace the role of soil use and abuse in the history of societies and discuss how the rise of Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations David Montgomery review The bulk of Dirt however is a history of agriculture with a focus on soils This starts with the origin of agriculture at least in the Middle East the civilizations based on fertile river valleys in Egypt and Mesopotamia and the rise and fall of Greece Rome and the Maya and Pueblo Book review of Dirt the erosion of civilization Peak The bedrock of any civilization is food and water You’d think the top priority of nations would be ensuring farmers were taking good care of the land because this history of erosion is wellknown and has been for centuries Related article “Peak soil Industrial agriculture destroys ecosystems and civilizations Biofuels make it worse“ Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations With a New Preface An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are—and have long been—using up Earths soil Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain cultivated soils erode bit by bit slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations David R Montgomery Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are—and have long been—using up Earths soil Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain
