The assessment and evaluation of geotechnical resources in urban or regional environments

Grant, K.; Finlayson, A A

doi:10.1016/0013-7952(78)90014-5

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“…Digital soil morphometrics can be equated to pedonmetrics. The term hydropedology was coined in the late 1970s to foster the relationship between pedology and hydrology (Grant & Finlayson, 1978), and it was recognized that the domain of pedology may extend deeply below the water table (Narasimhan, 2005). Henry Lin promoted and expanded the field of hydropedology and defined it in 2011 as: 'an emerging intertwined branch of soil science and hydrology that studies interactive pedologic and hydrologic processes and properties in the Earth's Critical Zone [and that] aims to bridge disciplines, scales, and data, connect soils with the landscape, link fast and slow processes, and integrate mapping with monitoring and modeling to provide a holistic understanding of the interactions between the pedosphere and the hydrosphere.…”

Section: New Fieldsmentioning

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Into the Pedocene—Pedology of a changing world

Hartemink

2023

European J Soil Science

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Pedology, or the study of soil, is often viewed focusing on soil formation, morphology, mapping and classification. But the study of soil has largely expanded beyond these four areas and now includes quantitative studies using soil legacy data combined with technological advances in data collection, soil sampling and computation. We have global availability of soil information and can retrieve pedological information for any location including some indication of its accuracy. Scientific and technological developments in pedology have been led by the rise of several subdisciplines including pedometrics, digital soil mapping, spectral pedology, digital soil morphometrics, hydropedology, microbial pedology, astropedology and the development of pedotransfer functions. With the expansion of pedology and its relevance for understanding the earth system and tackling global change, it is postulated that soil science has now entered the ‘Pedocene’—a soil epoch equivalent to the Anthropocene. The Pedocene is characterized by the quantitative understanding and evaluation of the global soil system, and the effects of human‐induced changes brought to soil.

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Section: New Fieldsmentioning

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Into the Pedocene—Pedology of a changing world

Hartemink

2023

European J Soil Science

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“…Similarly, Grant & 102 T.H. AL-DABBAGH 8~ J. C. CRIPPS Finlayson (1978) propose a terrain classification system based on a combination of geological, geomorphological and biological factors as a means of making suitable 'ground' information available for feasibility studies, planning and construction. The Engineering Group Working Party (1982) carried out a thorough review of the methods of, and presentation of data for, land surface evaluation.…”

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“…As already mentioned many sources of data are available but their utility depends on interpretation. This point is reinforced by Grant & Finlayson (1978) who envisage that the presentation of engineering geological data should be project or objective based so that a suitable style of presentation is adopted with the exclusion of redundant information. It is logical that planners should specify the information they require as part of planning surveys, however, it then follows that planners should also be aware of the information available to them; in particular its sources and shortcomings.…”

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Data sources for planning: geomorphological mapping of landslides in north-east Derbyshire

Dabbagh

Cripps

1987

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Categorization of land and the recognition of land surface processes of significance to development proposals are a fundamental necessity of effective land use planning and route selection. It is desirable that investigations of ground conditions should be initiated at an early stage of planning so that their impact may form the basis of the process. Since, generally, in these investigations an assessment of a large development area or route corridor must be made, low cost and rapid methods must be utilized.A number of sources of suitable geological and engineering geological data are available, although not necessarily in an appropriate form. Much could be gained by undertaking interpretation of these data, although the value of doing so could be reduced or even negated if the user fails to appreciate any shortcomings of the data. Familiarization with the techniques of data collection would provide users with some knowledge of deficiencies and also equip them to commission data acquisition and specify styles of presentation most suited to their requirements. Geomorphological mapping is a relatively cheap and rapid method of acquiring data about the ground conditions. In the paper a number of examples are considered and, in addition, geomorphological mapping of landslides in north-east Derbyshire, is demonstrated.One particular landslide has been subjected to detailed investigations in that accurate long term measurements of movement have been made. These reveal the rate and style of movement of different parts of the landslip which when considered together with the geomorphological map could form the basis of investigations for remedial measures.The geomorphological mapping provides data not only confirming or otherwise the stability condition of the landslides, but also gives indications of the style of instability. The studies are advocated as useful sources of information for planning surveys. This particular work demonstrates the use of a rapid and inexpensive method of obtaining information about land instability.

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The assessment and evaluation of geotechnical resources in urban or regional environments

Cited by 13 publications

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Into the Pedocene—Pedology of a changing world

Into the Pedocene—Pedology of a changing world

Data sources for planning: geomorphological mapping of landslides in north-east Derbyshire

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