Open AccessChallenges and opportunities in soil science: Learning from soils, learning from nature
Author(s) -
Felipe Macı́as
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
spanish journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2253-6574
DOI - 10.3232/sjss.2015.v5.n1.01
Subject(s) - soil water , quality (philosophy) , engineering ethics , earth science , environmental science , soil science , engineering , geology , epistemology , philosophy
As part of the celebration of 2015 as the International Year of Soils, a review of the current status of soil science is presented, in particular on the future challenges of this discipline, such as the fight against hunger, the improvement of quality of life, and the need for increasing scientific understanding of our environment. The most recent contributions of soil science offering interesting prospects are also presented.