Vision of Anthropogenic Soil Research

Sonn, Yeon-Kyu

Soil Surveyor

Department of Agricultural Environment

National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA

The visions of the Universal Soil Classification System (USCS) are to

establish non-natural soil classification system and to set up practical

management strategies of anthropogenic soils.

There has been demand for standard soil classification at global scale.

One of main purposes in USCS is acceptance and integration of unique soil

classification systems from various nations. In Korea, one of most

distinguishable phenomena in soils is increase of anthropogenic soils by

adding alien soils on an initial soil surface to improve soil conditions for

agricultural or constructional purposes. Therefore, it is urgent to collect

anthropogenic soil data and classify soils into new orders.

The objectives of anthropogenic soil research (2012 ~) are

1) Investigation of micromorphology from each layer of anthropogenic

soils,

2) Investigation of changes in soil water infiltration on anthropogenic soils

and

3) Investigation of changes in soil structure from on anthropogenic soils.