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Provides a scientific base for the investigation of soils in the urban environment. This book reviews the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soils, and considers topical environmental problems including waste materials and metal contamination. It also provides a classification of ur…
Soils in the Urban Environment, 1st Edition
$415.02
- Hardcover
184 pages
- Release Date
13 May 1991
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Summary
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780632029884 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0632029889 |
| Author: | Peter Bullock, Peter J. Gregory |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 13 May 1991 |
| Weight: | 612g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 188mm x 18mm |
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Peter Bullock
Peter Bullock and Peter J. Gregory are the authors of Soils in the Urban Environment, published by Wiley.
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