Visionneuse

Date_TXT

Singapore: Springer, 2021

Auteur

Hatano Ryusuke, Shinjo Hitoshi, Takata Yusuke

Sujet

Pedology in Japan; Sustainable land use in Japan; Japanese soil inventory; Soil environment; Nature and functions of soils

Type de document

Livre

Description :

This book provides an overview of the distribution, properties, and function of soils in Japan. First, it offers general descriptions of the country’s climate, geology, geomorphology, and land use, the history of the Japanese soil classification system and characteristics and genesis of major soil types follow. For each region – a geographic/administrative region of the country – there is a chapter with details of current land use as well as properties and management challenges of major soils. Maps of soil distribution, pedon descriptions, profile images, and tables of properties are included throughout the text and appendices.