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OverviewWith an ever-increasing proportion of the world's population living in cities, soil properties such as salinity, acidity, water retention, erosion and pollution are becoming more significant in urban areas. While these are known issues for agriculture and forestry, as urban development increases, it is essential to recognise the potential of soil properties to create problems for the environment as well as structural concerns for buildings and other engineering works. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments explains how urban soils develop, change and erode. It describes their physical and chemical properties with a focus on specific soil problems that cause environmental damage, such as acid sulfate soils, and also affect the integrity of engineering structural works. This fully revised second edition addresses contemporary issues, including an increase in the use of green roofs and urban green space as well as manufactured soils in a variety of urban environments. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments provides a concise introduction to all aspects of soils in urban environments and will be extremely useful to students in a wide range of disciplines, from soil science and urban forestry and horticulture, to planning, engineering, construction and land remediation, as well as to engineers, builders, landscape architects, ecologists, planners and developers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pam Hazelton , Brian MurphyPublisher: CSIRO Publishing Imprint: CSIRO Publishing Edition: Second Edition Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.50cm Weight: 0.665kg ISBN: 9781486314010ISBN 10: 1486314015 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 November 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface 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 IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDr Pam Hazelton has been a practising soil scientist for more than 35 years. She has been a consultant, a soil surveyor and a lecturer focused on the environmental and engineering problems of urban soils. She is a former President of Soil Science Australia and also Vice President of the International Union of Soil Scientists Commission for Education in Soil Science. Dr Brian Murphy has worked as a soil scientist for 30 years with a strong focus on applied science. He provides day-to-day advice on the management of soils for a range of natural resource issues, and his interests lie in the application of soil science to environmental management, hydrology, salinity and urban land use. He is also an editor of the textbook Soils: Their Properties and Management. He is a former President of the NSW Branch of Soil Science Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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