User:EBCarleton/Gravel pit/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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Bibliography[edit]

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

Government of Alberta, & Farmer's Advocate Office. (2019, May). Surface Material Extraction Pits in Alberta: What Landowners Need to Know. Government of Alberta. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/41670ee3-cef1-4659-b64b-84b956900593/resource/990ade55-ad3d-4fe7-9b7a-e50626448a3c/download/surface-material-extraction-pits2019.pdf
- This is a pamphlet published by the Government of Alberta discussing surface material extraction pits, including gravel pits, and their regulations in Alberta. It establishes that gravel pits are considered a type of surface material extraction pit, which is important to note for finding more information on the subject of gravel pits.
Eden, M. A., & French, W. J. (2005). AGGREGATES. Elsevier EBooks, 1, 34–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/b0-12-369396-9/00254-9
- This is the chapter of a Geological Encyclopedia that has been cited in scholarly articles. It describes the uses and sources of aggregates, including those produced by gravel pits.
Government of Alberta. (2012, September 17). Code of Practice for Pits. Kings-Printer.alberta.ca; Alberta King’s Printer. https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/1266.cfm?page=PITS.cfm&leg_type=Codes&isbncln=9780779765560
- This is a document outlining the laws surrounding gravel pit operations in Alberta, which includes a useful list of definitions of terms related to gravel pit operations.
Davidovic, N., Zoran Bonic, & Verka Prolovic. (2012). Waste glass as additive to clayey material in subgrade and embankment of road pavement. Facta Universitatis, 10(2), 215–222. https://doi.org/10.2298/fuace1202215d
- This article includes a description of a typical road structure, which is an example of how aggregates mined at gravel pits are used.
Vucic, J. M., Cohen, R. S., Gray, D. K., Murdoch, A. D., Arnab Shuvo, & Sharma, S. (2019). Young gravel-pit lakes along Canada’s Dempster Highway: How do they compare with natural lakes? Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 51(1), 25–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1565854
- This article discusses gravel pits used for road maintenance along the Dempster Highway in Yukon.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References[edit]

Outline of proposed changes[edit]

Adding a description of gravel pits:

What they produce
General physical characteristics
Where they are located

Adding a description of gravel pit products:

Aggregates, concrete
What the produced materials are used for

Significance:

Why gravel pits are important, specifically to isolated populations
- Road infrastructure, jobs in remote locations

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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