SOIL SURVEYS FOR RESOURCE PLANNING

THE SOIL IS A NATURAL RESOURCE WITH MANY COMPLEX CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITIES THAT VARY FROM PLACE TO PLACE. A SOIL SURVEY IS NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL SOILS, AND DESCRIBE THEM UNDER PRESENT CRITERIA TO BE PLACED IN THE NEW SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. THE HISTORY OF SOIL SURVEY ACTIVITIES IS REVIEWED. SOIL LIMITATIONS IMPORTANT TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT ARE SHOWN BY SLIDES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH STATE SHOULD DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATE LAND USE WHICH IS BASED ON SOIL SURVEYS AND WITH ACCOMPANYING LABORATORY DATA.

• Authors:
  • Morgan, L T
• Conference:
  • Engineering Geology and Soils Engineering Symposium, Proceedings of the 6th Annual
  • Location: Boise ID, United States
  • Date: 1968-4-17 to 1968-4-19
• Publication Date: 1968-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Geological surveying; Land use; Land use planning; Natural resources; Soil types; Soils; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil classification
• Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00229604
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 340-346
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:50AM