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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Pedology

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0308/04
Abbreviation PEDB
Course title Pedology
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Lenka Urbancová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

The course contains basic information on pedology (soil science). Soil is
explained as a part of ecosystems and as a component of environment. The study
of the course is based on the basic courses of Mineralogy and Petrography, and
Geology. It prepares for study of Soil Protection. The properties of soils are
studied as a base for understanding of soil processes (physical properties of
soils, chemical properties of soils, sorption properties of soils, basics of
hydropedology). The soil classification is based on international
classification FAO - UNESCO.

Literature

BLANCO, H. and R. LAL. Principles of Soil Conservation and Management. Springer: KOROS Press Limited, 2017. 617 p. ISBN-13 978-1402087080 
RANDALL, J. E. Soil Protection and Soil Improvement. Franklin Classics, 2018. 104 p. ISBN-13: 978-0342528257 .
WEIL, R. R., and N. C. Brady. The Nature and Properties of Soils. Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2017. 804 p. ISBN-13: 978-0133254488 
WHITE, R. E. Principles and Practice of Soil. Science The Soil As a Natural Resource. Maldon: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 376 p. ISBN 978-0-632-06455-7 

Advised literature

ASHMAN, M. and G. PURI. Essential Soil Science. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2002. 208 p. ISBN: 978-0-632-04885-4 
BRADY, N. C., WEIL, R.R. The nature and properties of soils. Boston (USA): Pearson, 2016, 1104 p. ISBN-13: 978-0133254488 
OTTEN, A. et al. In Situ Soil Remediation. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. 116 p. ISBN 978-94-010-6359-3 
RETALLACK, G. J. Soils of the Past: An Introduction to Paleopedology. 2019. 552 p. ISBN: 978-1-119-53045-9 


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