Daniel Hillel
Daniel Hillel (kelahiran 1930) merupakan ilmuwan tanah dan air asal Israel. Hillel mengembangkan teknik irigasi mikro yang diterapkan di padang pasir Negev. Kemudian metode ini diterapkan di sepanjang Timur Tengah dan wilayah kering di seluruh dunia. Hillel sepanjang hidupnya telah hidup di lebih dari 30 negara, menjembatani berbagai perbedaan budaya dan agama. Pada tahun 2012 ia memenangkan Penghargaan Pangan Dunia.[1] Saat ini ia merupakan ilmuwan senior di NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Columbia University, New York.[2]
- Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes, 1971
- Computer Simulation of Soil-Water Dynamics: A Compendium of Recent Work, 1977
- Applications of Soil Physics, 1980
- Fundamentals of Soil Physics, 1980
- Negev, Land, Water, and Life in a Desert Environment, 1982
- Introduction to Soil Physics, 1982
- Efficient Use of Water in Irrigation: Principles and Practices for Improving Irrigation in Arid and Semiarid Regions, 1987
- Out of the Earth: Civilization and the Life of the Soil, 1992
- The Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East, 1994
- Environmental Soil Physics: Fundamentals, Applications, and Environmental Considerations, 1998
- Climate Change and the Global Harvest: Potential Impacts of the Greenhouse Effect on Agriculture, 1998
- Salinity Management for Sustainable Irrigation: Integrating Science, Environment, and Economics, 2000
- Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics, 2003
- Soil in the Environment: Crucible of Terrestrial Life, 2007
- The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures, 2007
- Climate Variability and the Global Harvest: Impacts of El Nino and Other Oscillations on Agroecosystems, 2008
Referensi
sunting- ^ Drip, Drip, Drip; Daniel Hillel talks about how he helped revolutionize the way farmers water their crops October 15, 2012 WSJ
- ^ Israeli Scientist Named Winner of the World Food Prize Kathryn McConnell, June 12, 2012.
- ^ York Lecturer Series March 28, 1995.
- ^ Daniel Hillel, Originator of High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Win World Food Prize Kevin Krajick, June 12, 2012.