Soils in the Urban Environment

Soils in the Urban Environment

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Book Description
Urban areas contain a wide variety of open spaces, yet much of this has evolved under the pressures of human population with minimal management. The last 40 years have seen problems of varying severity begin to appear, including contamination, erosion, acidification and compaction, focussing attention on the importance of the soil cover, the need for better understanding of it and the need for its protection. This book is a review of the state of the art of the science of soil in urban areas. Based on a meeting organised by the Nature Conservancy Council and the British Society of Soil Science, the nine chapters cover soil classification, contamination by waste and metals, physical and biological properties, nutrient provision and cycling, vegetation, and soil

Soils in the Urban Environment,Peter Bullock,Peter J. Gregory,Blackwell Science,0632029889,Agriculture - Agronomy,Agriculture - Soil Science,Science/Mathematics,Soil Science,Technology,Technology & Industrial Arts,Urban soils

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