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This chapter introduces to the foundations of geopedology. Geopedology, as it is considered in this book, refers to the relations between geomorphology and pedology, with emphasis on the contribution of the former to the latter. More specifically, geopedology is in the first instance a methodological approach to soil inventory, while providing at the same time a framework for geographic analysis of soil distribution patterns. The prefix geo in geopedology refers to the earth surface – the geoderma – and as such covers, in addition to geomorphology, concepts of geology and geography.

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  1. Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    J. A. Zinck

  2. Institute of Environmental Studies, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    J. A. Zinck

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  1. Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Joseph Alfred Zinck

  2. Institute of Environmental Studies, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Joseph Alfred Zinck  & Graciela Metternicht  & 

  3. Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental (CIGA), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    Gerardo Bocco

  4. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT), Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina

    Héctor Francisco Del Valle

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Zinck, J.A. (2016). Introduction. In: Zinck, J.A., Metternicht, G., Bocco, G., Del Valle, H.F. (eds) Geopedology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19159-1_2

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