02985nam 2200613Ia 450 99620160830331620170815144657.01-282-13937-197866121393761-4443-1060-71-4443-1059-3(CKB)2500000000001654(EBL)700169(SSID)ssj0000354763(PQKBManifestationID)11266136(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000354763(PQKBWorkID)10319018(PQKB)10562573(MiAaPQ)EBC700169(PPN)256066140(OCoLC)413003427(EXLCZ)99250000000000165419901205d1991 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSoils in the urban environment[electronic resource] /edited by Peter Bullock and Peter J. Gregory on behalf of the British Society of Soil Science and Nature Conservancy CouncilOxford ;Boston Blackwell Scientific Publicationsc19911 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-632-02988-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Soils in the Urban Environment; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1: Soils: A neglected resource in urban areas; 2: The classification of soils in urban areas; 3: Waste materials in urban soils; 4: Metal contamination of soils in urban areas; 5: Soil storage and handling; 6: Physical properties of soils in urban areas; 7: Nutrient provision and cycling in soils in urban areas; 8: The biology of soils in urban areas; 9: Soils and vegetation in urban areas; Appendix: A key to the major urban vegetation types; IndexUrban 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 SSoil scienceUrban soilsSoil science.Urban soils.631.4631.41631.41091732Bullock Peter1937-2008.982662Gregory P. J860652British Society of Soil Science.Nature Conservancy Council (Great Britain)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996201608303316Soils in the urban environment2242602UNISA