Understanding Soils in Urban Environments

by Pam Hazelton and Brian Murphy PhD

Understanding Soils in Urban Environments is a concise book explaining how urban soils develop, change and erode. Soils provide the foundation for buildings and infrastructure, and the medium for plant growth in fields, parks and gardens. They can act as a sink for waste, and can be contaminated in urban areas by heavy metals, organic chemicals and other contaminants. Soil properties such as water retention, salinity and acidity can cause environmental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789249937
• ISBN13: 9781789249934
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.7"