Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania (Registro nro. 64598)
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| LC control number | 13005503 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | HC |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gilson, Jewett C. |
| Fuller form of name | (Jewett Castello), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1844-1926 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2007 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2007-11-19 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania" by Jewett C. Gilson is a geographical treatise written in the early 20th century. The text explores the idea that regions deemed "waste" or "unproductive" by conventional standards actually possess significant hidden wealth, which is crucial to the well-being of human civilization. The author delves into various locations around the globe, highlighting their unique contributions to the economy and ecology, thereby challenging the notion of wastefulness in nature. The opening of the work introduces the concept that what might appear to be unproductive or barren land is, in fact, essential for the balance of life on Earth. Gilson discusses how regions such as deserts and polar areas serve significant ecological functions, contributing resources like fresh water and essential minerals that support other, more fertile lands. He argues that while some areas may not yield direct agricultural benefits, their geological and climatic features play vital roles in the global ecosystem. This profound exploration sets the stage for a detailed examination of specific "waste places" in subsequent chapters, revealing their potential and intricacies that have often been overlooked. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Waste lands |
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| Uncontrolled term | Oceania -- Economic conditions |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23546">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23546</a> |
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