Urban soils
by Lal, Rattan Stewart, B. A., (Bobby Alton)
" ... Urban soils are composed of geological material that has been drastically disturbed by anthropogenic activities and compromised their role in the production of food, aesthetics of residential areas, and pollutant dynamics. Properties of urban soils are normally not favorable to plant growth-the soils are contaminated by heavy metals and are compacted and sealed. Therefore, the quality of urban soils must be restored to make use of this valuable resource for delivery of essential ecosystem…
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- Full title :Urban soils / edited by Rattan Lal, and B.A. Stewart.
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" ... Urban soils are composed of geological material that has been drastically disturbed by anthropogenic activities and compromised their role in the production of food, aesthetics of residential areas, and pollutant dynamics. Properties of urban soils are normally not favorable to plant growth-the soils are contaminated by heavy metals and are compacted and sealed. Therefore, the quality of urban soils must be restored to make use of this valuable resource for delivery of essential ecosystem services (e.g., food, water and air quality, carbon sequestration, temperature moderation, biodiversity). Part of the Advances in Soil Sciences Series, Urban Soils explains properties of urban soils; assesses the effects of urbanization on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and water and the impacts of management of urban soils, soil restoration, urban agriculture, and food security; evaluates ecosystem services provisioned by urban soils, and describes synthetic and artificial soils." (editor).
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- Publication Date:2017.
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- Publisher(s):CRC Press
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2017.
The Physical Object
- Description:406 Seiten.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781498770095, 1498770096
- oclc:on1015221570
- Dewey Decimal:577.5/6
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