
Soils in the Urban Environment
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
Published on 15. June 2009
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Other digital
184 pages
978-1-4443-1060-3 (ISBN)
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. These problems have brought attention to the importance of the soil cover, the need for better understanding it, and the need for its protection. This book is a review of state-of-the-art science for soil in urban areas. Based on a meeting organized 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 storage. The book provides a basis from which to plan future research and development programs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
628 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-1060-3 (9781444310603)
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Peter Bullock | Peter J. Gregory
Soils in the Urban Environment
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05/2009
Wiley-Blackwell
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Persons
Richard P. Jolley is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology department at Staffordshire University, UK. In the 13 years since completing his PhD in children's making and understanding of expressive pictures he has broadened his research interests in the topic of "children and pictures", taking a variety of perspectives including developmental, cognitive, clinical, educational, aesthetic, and cross-cultural.
Editor
National Soil Resources Institute
The Scottish Crop Research Institute
Content
List of Contributors. Preface. Soils: A Neglected Resource In Urban Areas. The Classification Of Soils In Urban Areas. Waste Material In Urban Soils. Metal Contamination Of Soils In Urban Areas. Soil Storage And Handling. Physical Properties Of Soils In Urban Areas. Nutrient Provision And Cycling In Soils In Urban Areas. The Biology Of Soils In Urban Areas. Soils And Vegetation In Urban Areas. Appendix. Index.