The spatial distribution of SOC is controlled by aggregate breakdown and transport under effects of soil characteristics, rainfall patterns, topography, and management.

An essential question, social and geographical, is why do we live where we do? What is the sorting process that brings about the patterning and clustering that we observe in the city?

The Anthropocene marks the recognition of the role of human beings in altering virtually all spheres of the Earth System. This evidence has urged scholars from different disciplinary perspectives to foster interdisciplinary scholarship that examines natural and social processes relationally.

Reservoirs are vital components of our nation’s water-resources infrastructure; however, many reservoirs across the nation are slowly being filled with sediment, which reduces their effectiveness, increases maintenance costs, and compromises dam safety.