My field of research is soil and erosion and more specifically, soil characteristics and geomorphic processes that control landscape evolution. My interest lies in determining how soils are likely to change in the projected environmental changes (climate and land use). I investigate feedback mechanisms between biotic and non-biotic factors and processes and soil properties. I think that the spatial organization and diversity of surface components are key factors in understanding the distribution of soil, vegetation and water on hillslopes. My most significant contribution to the research field is an interdisciplinary approach examining: (1) Source/sink spatial organization and the response of water and sediments to changes in land use; (2) Socioeconomic effects on urban soils; (3) The response of soils to the combined effect of rainfall temperatures and antecedent soi