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The Geopedologic Approach

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The relationships between geomorphology and pedology can be analyzed from different perspectives: conceptual, methodological, and operational. Geopedology (1) is based on the conceptual relationships between geoform and soil which center on the earth’s epidermal interface, (2) is implemented using a variety of methodological modalities based on the three-dimensional concept of the geopedologic landscape, and (3) becomes operational primarily within the framework of soil inventory, which can be represented by a hierarchic scheme of activities. The approach focuses on the reading of the landscape in the field and from remote-sensed imagery to identify and classify geoforms, as a prelude to their mapping along with the soils they enclose and the interpretation of the genetic relationships between soils and geoforms. There is explicit emphasis on the geomorphic context as an essential factor of soil formation and distribution.

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    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

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

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Zinck, J.A. (2016). The Geopedologic Approach. 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_4

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