Soil Science in Italy: 1861 to 2024
暫譯: 意大利土壤科學：1861年至2024年

歷史通常被定義為「對過去事件的研究，特別是在人的事務中」，並且通常以時間順序呈現時最容易理解。因此，有人也將其定義為「過去的時間順序記錄」。了解過去對任何社會和人類來說都是極其重要的。過去使我們能夠洞察在生活許多事務中不斷演變的行為。這本書被視為保存意大利土壤科學歷史記憶的獨特機會。它代表了一個里程碑和文化遺產。此外，這本書是一座理想的橋樑，連接意大利土壤科學的先驅與年輕一代的研究者，促進對土壤作為基本資源重要性的認識。

Carmelo Dazzi (1953) was Full Professor of Pedology at the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Forestry Sciences of the University of Palermo. His studies have always considered the many themes of Soil Science and Land Evaluation. In these fields, he has carried out several research projects and published over 330 publications. During his long university career, he has been President of the European Society for Soil Conservation (ESSC); Vice-Chair of the European Soil Partnership (FAO, Rome); President of the Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS); and Vice-President of the European Ecocycles Society (ECyS). Awards: Honorary Professor of the University of San Agustin in Arequipa (Peru); Honorary Professor of the M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan State University (Kazakhstan); Honorary member of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS); Honorary Member of the Academia of Agriculture and Forestry Science (Romania); Academician of the Italian Academy of Forestry Sciences; Academician of the Italian National Academy of Agriculture.

Anna Benedetti (1956) was Director of Research Centre Plant and Soil System of the Council for Economy and Agriculture Research (CREA). Her research topics were about soil microbiology and biodiversity, plant nutrition and soil fertility, soil fertilization, and soil sustainable use. She has published around 500 papers including books. She chaired numerous research projects on soil at international and national level. She has been President of the Italian Soil Science Society (SISS), National Focal Point for Global Soil Partnership (FAO, Rome), Expert in Working Group Fertilizer of EU, Chair of Cost Action 831 on Soil Biotechnology. Academician of the Italian National Academy of Agriculture, Academician of the Georgofili Academy.

Giuseppe Corti (1961) has been Full Professor of Pedology at the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona). His studies have encompassed many Soil Science topics like the genesis of soils from severe environment (including cold and hot deserts, volcanoes, and saline environments), soil-plant relationships, soil pollution, soil fertility, and soil rehabilitation. He has also managed projects funded by European Union, Italian Ministries, National Science Foundation (USA), and local administrations. He published 109 papers on journals with impact factor, 10 book chapters, and 2 monographies. He is in the editorial board of Geoderma, Pedosphere, Italian Journal of Agronomy, and Alexandria Science Exchange Journal. Since January 2022, he is Director of the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), agency under the control of the Ministry of Agriculture. He served the Italian Society of Pedology (SIPe) as President and is currently President of the Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS). Awards: Academician of the Italian Academy of Forestry Sciences and of the Italian National Academy of Agriculture.

Edoardo A.C. Costantini (1955) is current President of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) and has been President of the "Paleopedology" commission of the IUSS, Secretary of the European Society for Soil Conservation (ESSC), President of the V Commission "Genesis, Classification and Cartography of Soil" and Member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS), and of the Italian Society of Pedology (SIPe). He has been Researcher and Research Director of the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) and of the National Research Council (CNR) in Florence and Modena, Acting Director of the Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology of Florence, and Professor of Pedology at the University of Siena. He has carried out over 40 years of research work in Europe, Asia, and Central and South America, leading international projects focused on Soil Restoration and Conservation, Land Suitability for Winegrape and other Quality Crops, Genesis of Paleosols, Soil Heritage, Soil Health Indicators and Digital Soil Mapping. Academician of the Italian National Academy of Agriculture and the Georgofili Academy. Recipient of the Norman Hudson Memorial Award of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), the Gerold Richter Award of the ESSC, and the Italian Knowledge Leaders Award of the Meeting Industry of Italy.

Carmelo Dazzi（1953年）曾任巴勒莫大學農業、食品與林業科學系的土壤學全職教授。他的研究始終關注土壤科學和土地評估的多個主題。在這些領域，他進行了多個研究項目並發表了超過330篇出版物。在他漫長的學術生涯中，他曾擔任歐洲土壤保護協會（ESSC）會長；聯合國糧食及農業組織（FAO，羅馬）歐洲土壤夥伴關係副主席；意大利土壤科學會（SISS）會長；以及歐洲生態循環學會（ECyS）副會長。獲獎情況：秘魯阿雷基帕聖奧古斯丁大學名譽教授；哈薩克斯坦M. Kozybayev北哈薩克國立大學名譽教授；國際土壤科學聯合會（IUSS）名譽會員；羅馬尼亞農業與林業科學學院名譽會員；意大利林業科學學院院士；意大利國立農業學院院士。

Anna Benedetti（1956年）曾任經濟與農業研究委員會（CREA）植物與土壤系統研究中心主任。她的研究主題包括土壤微生物學和生物多樣性、植物營養和土壤肥力、土壤施肥以及土壤的可持續利用。她發表了約500篇論文，包括書籍。她主持了多個國際和國內的土壤研究項目。她曾擔任意大利土壤科學會（SISS）會長，全球土壤夥伴關係（FAO，羅馬）國家聯絡點，歐盟肥料工作組專家，以及土壤生物技術成本行動831的主席。她是意大利國立農業學院院士，喬治奧菲利學院院士。

Giuseppe Corti（1961年）曾任馬爾凱理工大學（安科納）農業、食品與環境科學系的土壤學全職教授。他的研究涵蓋了許多土壤科學主題，如極端環境（包括寒冷和炎熱的沙漠、火山和鹽鹼地）土壤的形成、土壤與植物的關係、土壤污染、土壤肥力和土壤修復。他還管理了由歐盟、意大利部會、國家科學基金會（美國）和地方政府資助的項目。他在有影響力的期刊上發表了109篇論文，10篇書章和2本專著。他是《Geoderma》、《Pedosphere》、《Italian Journal of Agronomy》和《Alexandria Science Exchange Journal》的編輯委員會成員。自2022年1月以來，他擔任農業研究與經濟委員會（CREA）主任，該機構隸屬於農業部。他曾擔任意大利土壤學會（SIPe）會長，並目前是意大利土壤科學會（SISS）會長。獲獎情況：意大利林業科學學院院士和意大利國立農業學院院士。

Edoardo A.C. Costantini（1955年）目前是國際土壤科學聯合會（IUSS）會長，曾擔任IUSS的「古土壤學」委員會會長、歐洲土壤保護協會（ESSC）秘書、土壤的「形成、分類和製圖」第五委員會會長，以及意大利土壤科學會（SISS）和意大利土壤學會（SIPe）科學委員會成員。他曾擔任農業研究與經濟委員會（CREA）和佛羅倫斯及摩德納的國家研究委員會（CNR）研究員及研究主任，佛羅倫斯農業生物學與土壤研究中心代理主任，以及錫耶納大學的土壤學教授。他在歐洲、亞洲以及中南美洲進行了超過40年的研究工作，主導了專注於土壤修復與保護、葡萄酒和其他優質作物的土地適宜性、古土壤的形成、土壤遺產、土壤健康指標和數位土壤製圖的國際項目。是意大利國立農業學院和喬治奧菲利學院的院士。獲得世界土壤與水土保持協會（WASWAC）的諾曼·哈德森紀念獎、ESSC的傑羅德·里希特獎，以及意大利會議產業的意大利知識領袖獎。