The Soils of Italy

1. Research in Pedology: A Historical Perspective
Costanza Calzolari

2. Climate and Pedoclimate of Italy
Edoardo A. C. Costantini, Maria Fantappié, Giovanni L’Abate

3. Geology and Geomorphology
Claudio Bini

4. Vegetation and Land Use
Andrea Giordano

5. Time as a Soil Forming Factor and Age of Italian Soils
Stefano Carnicelli, Edoardo A. C. Costantini

6. Pedodiversity
Edoardo A. C. Costantini, Roberto Barbetti, Maria Fantappiè, Giovanni L’Abate, Romina Lorenzetti, Simona Magini

7. Soil Functions and Ecological Services
Anna Benedetti, Maria Teresa Dell’Abate, Rosario Napoli

8. Soil Threats
Carmelo Dazzi, Giuseppe Lo Papa

9. Italian Soil Management from Antiquity to Nowadays
Giuseppe Corti, Stefania Cocco, Giorgia Brecciaroli, Alberto Agnelli, Giovanna Seddaiu

10. Soils in Urban Areas
Franco Ajmone Marsan, Ermanno Zanini

11. Future Soil Issues
Fabio Terribile, Angelo Basile, Antonello Bonfante, Antonio Carbone, Claudio Colombo, Giuliano Langella, Michela Iamarino, Piero Manna, Luciana Minieri, Simona Vingiani

Nyckelord: Environment, Soil Science & Conservation