Daniel Hillel itu apa sih?

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. Saat ini ia merupakan ilmuwan senior di NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Columbia University, New York.

PublikasiDaniel Hillel, Originator of High-Efficiency Irrigation, to Win World Food Prize Kevin Krajick, June 12, 2012.

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