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It is the policy of the federal Canadian Forestry Service to sponsor research initiatives from the private sector that are judged to be pertinent to its mandate and offer particular promise towards the optimal management of Canadian forest resources. This book is based on such an initiative. It represents the philosophy of the author himself and is in no way constrained by the views of the sponsoring agency. Over the past two decades Dr J. A. C. Fortescue has become well known at a number of research centers throughout the world. He has pioneered the approach to environmental understanding that is comprehensively developed in this text. The limitations of traditional compartmentalized approaches are depre­ cated and the case is made for a holistic rethinking of basic concepts and princi­ ples. Landscape Geochemistry is the disciplinary outcome that gives expression to this rethinking. It may be viewed as the minimum scale of conceptual approach necessary in the environmental sciences to solve present-day problems and to exploit future opportunities.

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Author:   J. A. C. Fortescue ,  J A C Fortescue
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Volume:   35
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781461260479

ISBN 10:   1461260477
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   23 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction.- 1. General Overview.- 2. Outline of Historical Development of Geochemistry.- 3. A Philosophy for Environmental Geochemistry.- 4. Other Approaches to Environmental Geochemistry.- II. The Basics of the Discipline of Landscape Geochemistry.- 5. Definitions of Concepts and Principles.- 6. Element Abundance.- 7. Element Migration in Landscapes.- 8. Geochemical Flows in Landscapes.- 9. Geochemistry Gradients.- 10. Geochemical Barriers.- 11. Historical Geochemistry.- 12. Geochemical Landscape Classification.- 13. Chemical Complexity and Landscape Geochemistry.- 14. Scientific Effort and Landscape Geochemistry.- 15. Space and Landscape Geochemistry.- 16. Time and Landscape Geochemistry.- 17. Landscape Geochemistry as a Totality.- III. Applications of Landscape Geochemistry.- 18. Practical Applications of Landscape Geochemistry.- 19. A New Paradigm for Environmental Geochemistry.- IV. Summary and Conclusions.- 20. Overview.- Synopsis.- I. Introduction.- II. The Basics of the Discipline of Landscape Geochemistry.- III. Applications of Landscape Geochemistry.- IV. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- Author Index.

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