Soil Classification: A Global Desk Reference

by Eswaran; Hari

• ISBN13: 9780849313394
• ISBN10: 0849313392
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-26
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Developments in soil classification have accompanied parallel progress in our understanding of the soil system. However the theories behind the classifications and the purposes for which they were created have changed over time. In this groundbreaking reference, eminent soil scientists, many of whom were involved in the design of their respective national or international systems, evaluate developments in soil classification during the last century. They review the concepts, practices, and goals that led to the creation of individual classification systems and recommend modifications to national and international classification systems to meet new demands.

Table of Contents

CONCEPTS AND INNOVATIONS IN SOIL CLASSIFICATION

Philosophies of Soil Classification: From Is to Does, S.W. Buol

How Good is Our Classification? R. Dudal

Soil Classifications: Past and Present, R.J. Ahrens, T.J. Rice, and H. Eswaran

Conceptual Basis for Soil Classification: Lessons from the Past, R.W. Arnold and H. Eswaran

Soil Classification and Soil Research, W.E.H. Blum and M.C. Laker

Back to the Old Paradigms of Soil Classification, J. Bouma

Incorporating Anthropogenic Processes in Soil Classification, R.B. Bryant and J.M. Galbraith

Developments in Soil Chemistry and Soil Classification, G. Uehara

DEVELOPMENTS IN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS

Demands on Soil Classification in Australia, R. W. Fitzpatrick, B. Powell, N.J. McKenzie, D. J. Maschmedt, N. Schoknecht, D. W. Jacquier

Development of Soil Classification in China, Z.T. Gong, G.L. Zhang, and Z.C. Chen

The Brazilian Soil Classification System, F. Palmieri, H.G. Santos, I.A. Gomes, J. Lumbreras, and M.L.D. Aglio

The Future of the FAO Legend and the FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World, F.O.F. Nachtergaele

The Current French Approach to a Soilscapes Typology, M. Jamagne and D. King

New Zealand Soil Classification - Purposes and Principles, A.E. Hewitt

Changing Concepts of Soil and Soil Classification in Russia, S.V. Goryachkin, V. D. Tonkonogov, M. I. Gerasimove, I. I. Lebedeva, L. L. Shishov, and V. O. Tarulian

Advances in South African Soil Classification System, M.C. Laker

Soil Taxonomy and Soil Survey, C.A. Ditzler, R.J. Engel, and R.J. Ahrens

Classification of Soils of the Tropics: A Reassessment of Soil Taxonomy, F.H. Beinroth and H. Eswaran

Anticipated Developments of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources, J. Deckers, P. Driessen, F. Nachtergaele, O. Spaargaren, and F. Berding