Synthesis and Conclusions

Abstract

The book contains a preface and 33 chapters that cover a large array of subjects including the basics of geopedology, implementation methods and techniques, and applications in land degradation and land use planning. Subjects addressed by the contributing authors are diverse but complementary. This shows that geopedology can be seen as a far-reaching discipline to support the inventory, scientific study, and practical management of natural resources. Geopedology aims at integrating soils and geoforms, two basic components of the earth’s epidermis. Sets of examples that use different modalities or variants of geopedology are presented, from open soilscape approach for scientific research, to a more structured survey approach for mapping purposes.