Understanding of soil patterns and landscape dynamics is needed to contribute to the development of alternative land use types that are sustainable and which preserve soil quality.
At the same large scale, you develop a deeper understanding of land-atmosphere interactions, the impact of climate change on water and soil resources, adaptation strategies on climate change, and the role of society on these processes.
Landscapes are dynamic systems: natural processes and the growth of the human population continuously and fundamentally change landscapes.
This Soil Geography and Earth Surface Dynamics specialisation offered at Wageningen University and Researchis allows you to explore and analyse patterns and processes at the earth surface that define and alter soils and landscapes. It uses an integrative approach from fieldwork to laboratory to modelling, that combines biophysical and human elements to gain insight in past, present and future system dynamics.
The specialisation builds on the realization that humans have become the main driver of soil and landscape change, but that many human induced effects are unintentional and cause severe and unexpected problems.
Hence, sustainable use of soil and landscape resources requires human activities to be aligned with natural processes and this requires thorough understanding of these processes and their interactions.
MSc Earth and Environment graduates can continue their academic training as PhD student or start a career as a scientific professional at a university, research institute or consultancy agency. Depending on their specialisation, graduates may take up positions as meteorologists, hydrologists, water quality scientists or soil scientist.
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