Raising Awareness of the Value of Soils as a Natural Resource

Maria do Carmo Oliveira Jorge (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2026 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-5997-0 (ISBN)

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The story told by Ginger, a doll molded from clay, is an excellent tool for promoting environmental education and raising awareness about the importance of soil. In an educational way, Ginger uses accessible language and gives voice and visibility to many issues that go unnoticed under our feet. Her narratives show soils as complex and dynamic systems, with interrelated physical, chemical and biological characteristics, and also highlight that soil is much more than "earth", as many call it, – it is memory, sustenance and history. In this fascinating journey into the world of soils, Ginger shows that it is great fun when science meets adventure, and environmental education becomes a lifelong experience. I hope this invitation inspires you on this journey, to look at the ground you walk on with new eyes and to value this finite and threatened natural resource.

Dr Maria do Carmo Oliveira Jorge obtained a degree from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil (1999), a Master's degree in Geography from São Paulo State University, Brazil (2004) and a PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil (2017), with a sandwich doctorate from the University of Wolverhampton, UK (2015), funded by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Currently, she is an Associate Researcher at LAGESOLOS (UFRJ) and a Senior Research Fellow at the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Her academic work focuses on topics such as geomorphology, soil degradation, geotourism, geodiversity, geoconservation and geoeducation. She has published several books, chapters and scientific articles, with emphasis on recent works in Geography Review, Catena, Geoheritage and Land. In the area of soil education, she launched the booklet Solos: Conhecendo a Sua História (2021) and Solos: Conhecendo Sua História – Caderno de Atividades (2024). Born in Ubatuba, São Paulo and with an academic trajectory marked by involvement with local communities and the appreciation of soils in environmental education, she received, in 2021, the title of Distinguished Ubatubense from the Ubatuba City Council.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2026
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
ISBN-10	1-0364-5997-7 / 1036459977
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-5997-0 / 9781036459970
Zustand	Neuware