Category: Soil publications
Task Force: Soil Matters – Solutions under foot
This collection of papers seeks to illustrate the diversity of the soils and soil functions and shows the importance of soils for all aspects of our lives. Edited by Stephen Nortcliff on behalf of the IUSS, Nov. 2015, Catena Verlag, GeoEcology Essays. 160 pages, numerous figures, photos, tables. ISBN 978-3-923381-63-0. …
Soils within cities
Global approaches to their sustainable management – composition, properties, and functions of soils of the urban environment Levin/Kim/Morel/Burghardt/Charzynski/Shaw (Eds.), February 2017 by Schweizerbart Science Publishers in the series GeoEcology Essays, 253 pages, 113 figures, 23 tables, ISBN 978-3-510-65411-6. The book can be ordered from the IUSS Secretariat (iuss@umweltbundesamt.at) at the …
The Nexus of Soils, Plants, Animals and Human Health
Edited by Bal Ram Singh, Michael J. McLaughlin and Eric Brevik on behalf of the IUSS; Published as GeoEcology essay by Schweizerbart in November 2017. VII, 163 pages, 17 figures, 12 tables, 17×24cm, 480 g. ISBN 978-3-510-65417-8. The book can be ordered from the IUSS Secretariat (iuss@umweltbundesamt.at) at the price …
Soil and Sustainable Development Goals
Edited by Rattan Lal, Rainer Horn and Takashi Kosaki. Published in the series GeoEcology Essays in July 2018 by Schweizerbart. 196 pages, 49 figures, 21 tables, ISBN 978-3-510-65425-3, US-ISBN 1-59326-269-8. The book can be ordered from the IUSS Secretariat (iuss@umweltbundesamt.at) at the price of €29.90 plus shipping costs, reduced price …
Global Soil Proverbs. Cultural Language of the Soil
Ed.: Jae E. Yang; M. B. Kirkham; Rattan Lal; Sigbert Huber. Published in the CATENA series GeoEcology essays in December 2018; 275 pages, 165 figures, 10 tables, 17×24cm, 720 g, US-ISBN: 1-59326-271-X, ISBN 978-3-510-65431-4. The book can be ordered from the IUSS Secretariat (iuss@umweltbundesamt.at) at the price of EUR 34.90 …
“Soil Sciences Education: Global Concepts and Teaching”
Edited by Takashi Kosaki, Rattan Lal, Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez. Published in the CATENA series GeoEcology essays in December 2020; 198 pages, 96 figures, 28 tables, 17 x 24 cm, US-ISBN: 1-59326-272-8, ISBN 978-3-510-65523-6. The book can be ordered from the IUSS Secretariat (iuss@umweltbundesamt.at) at the price of EUR 29.90 …
Sustainable soil management as a key to preserve soil biodiversity and stop its degradation
Within the framework of the International Decade of Soils (IDS) 2015-2024 and continuing with the objective of publishing and distributing material relevant to the interests of the IUSS and its members an IUSS Open Access Book Series was launched under a Creative Commons license. This is the first book of …
Salty soil adventures
The IUSS goes to the school IUSS – FAO – GSP children’s book on soil salinization co-published in 2022 This book is the collection of some of the best entries of a scientific children’s booklet contest on salt-affected soils with the motto “Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity”. It followed …
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