REN R495 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: George Perkins Marsh, Revegetation, Sesostris
14 Jan 2019
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6000-3000 b. c: water collected within embankments, drained, silt retained as fertilizer, 1st water fertilizer system on reclaimed land for agriculture developed along 3 rivers in. 2000 b. c: sesostris ii, reigned 1895-1878 bc in egypt, began land reclamation. 600 b. c. loss of forests and overgrazing lead to leaders in greece offering farmers financial compensation to plant olive trees along hill sides to stabilize soil. 1000 ad: fan chung-yen (989-1052): instituted land rec contributing to economic boom in agriculture and commerce. 1816: francesco mengotti: described methods for revegetation barren hillsides of italy imitating nature required attention to vegetation & soil. Sudbury recipe : developed to revegetate bare acid soils used internationally, long term studies. Prior to 1960s needed to leave site in a safe condition: needed to level to provide for drainage and agricultural operations. 1970s required segregation and replacement of topsoil, reclamation planning and productivity basis for rec success.
