Understanding soils in urban environments

by Hazelton, P. A., (Pamela Anne)

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Explains how urban soils develop, change and erode, and their impacts on urban development.

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Title Statements

Full title :Understanding soils in urban environments / Pam Hazelton and Brian Muprhy.

Summary

Explains how urban soils develop, change and erode, and their impacts on urban development.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CSIRO Publishing
Place of Publication:Clayton South VIC, Australia
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021

Notes

Previous edition: London: Earthscan, 2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (v, 186 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1486314023, 9781486314027, 1486314031, 9781486314034
oclc:on1281582384
LC Classification:S592.17.U73
Dewey Decimal:631.4

Preface for second edition -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Soils in an urban environment -- Chapter 2. Soil characteristics important for urban soil management -- Chapter 3. Soils and the hydrological cycle in urban environments -- Chapter 4. Soil property problems for engineering works -- Chapter 5. Soil contamination in urban areas -- Chapter 6. Urban soils and ecosystems -- Chapter 7. Soils and vegetation. contributing to a more sustainable urban environment -- Chapter 8. Urban development on coastal soils -- Chapter 9. Interpretation of soil attributes in an urban environment -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Appendix: Some international soil classifications -- Index.

Subjects

Agribusiness & primary industries Chemistry earth sciences Écologie urbaine Environmental policy & protocols Landscape architecture & design REGIONAL & AREA PLANNING Soil science & management Soil science, sedimentology Sols urbains Urban ecology (Biology) Urban ecology (Sociology) urban environments Urban soils