This volume highlights important links existing between soils and human health which up to now are not fully realized by the public. Soil materials may have del

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields o

Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems examines the climate, environmental, and human effects on agroecosystems and how the existing paradigms must b

The term "soil health" refers to the functionality of a soil as a living ecosystem capable of sustaining plants, animals, and humans while also improving the en

This book introduces the concept of soil security and its five dimensions: Capability, Capital, Condition, Connectivity and Codification. These five dimensions