Georges
STOOPS (Guest Editor). Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences, Brussels.
2003. 149 pp, ISBN 90-75652-29-1
This
book contains the proceedings of a symposium organised by the
“Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences” of Belgium on 6 March 2002
in Brussels. The aim of the symposium was to record part of the
history of tropical soil science (mainly in Africa) from Belgian,
French and Portuguese pioneers (the “Past”), and the way this
discipline evolves now (the “Future”).
Content
M. Deliens: Welcome
G. Stoops: Introduction
R. Dudal: Evolving Concepts in Tropical Soil Science: the Humid
Tropics
A.
Ruellan: The Contribution of Intertropical Pedology to the
Development of Soil Science. The Contribution of French Pedologists
R. Ricardo & A.
Réffega:
Contribution portugaise au développement de la science du sol
tropicale
J. Deckers, F. Nachtergaele & O. Spaargaren: Tropical Soils in
the Classification Systems of USDA, FAO and WRB
J. D’Hoore: The Soil Map of Africa (1/5,000,000). Joint Project
CCTA N°11
F. Nachtergaele & E. Van Ranst: Qualitative and Quantitative
Aspects of Soil Databases in Tropical Countries
C. Sys: Influence of Climate and Soil on Traditional Agriculture in
Tropical Africa
A. Ozer: Conclusions
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