Soils: Environment, Health and Society

Contents Introduction 2 Soils and Food Security CHAPTER 1 Soils provide grounds for an Evergreen Revolution 4 Alison Bennett, Tim George and Tim Daniell (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 2 Utilising seed-soil interactions 6 Pete Ianetta, Tracy Valentine, Geoff Squire (James Hutton Institute), Wenni Deng (Southeast University, China), P. Toorop (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew), Paul Hallett (University of Aberdeen) and J. Dong-Sheng (Griffith University, Australia) Soils and Environmental Security CHAPTER 3 Monitoring soils with smartphones 8 Matt Aitkenhead, David Donnelly and Malcolm Coull (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 4 The vital role detailed soil mapping plays in the sustainable management of the nation’s forests 10 Andrew Nolan (James Hutton Institute) and Bill Rayner (Forest Research) CHAPTER 5 Using infrared spectroscopy to estimate bulk density and carbon stocks of Scottish soils 12 Estefanía Pérez-Fernández, Jean Robertson, Steve Chapman and Allan Lilly (James Hutton Institute) Soils and Human Health CHAPTER 6 Improving soils for human nutrition 14 Philip White (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 7 How soils keep us healthy: gardening in urban areas 16 Rupert Hough, Jon Stubberfield and Mads Troldborg (James Hutton Institute) Soils and Society CHAPTER 8 The use of soil in the criminal justice system 18 Lorna Dawson (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 9 Soil stabilisation: key factors for predicting mechanical reinforcement by plant roots 20 Kenneth Loades and Glyn Bengough (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 10 Scotland’s Soils Website 22 Willie Towers, Allan Lilly, David Donnelly (James Hutton Institute) and Xingyu Xiao (Ricardo AEA) Citation: Soils (2016) Edited by Tim George, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebucker, Aberdeen, 24 pp. 3 Series editors: Glenn Iason and Robin Pakeman Graphics: Sarah Horne