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Understanding soils in urban environments / Pam Hazelton and Brian Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hazelton, P. A. (Pamela Anne)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban soils.
- Urban ecology (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub. ; London : Earthscan, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Details the physical, chemical and engineering properties of soils and how they can be managed.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Soils in an urban environment; 2 Soil characteristics important for urban soil management; 3 Soils and the hydrological cycle in urban environments; Colour plates; 4 Soils for engineering purposes; 5 Soil contamination in urban areas; 6 Urban soils and ecosystems; 7 Soils and vegetation: contributing to a more sustainableurban environment; 8 Urban development on coastal soils; 9 Interpretation of soil attributes in an urban environment; Glossary; Appendix: some international soil classifications; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-643-10220-5
- 1-283-14675-4
- 9786613146755
- 1-61344-336-6
- 0-643-10143-8
- OCLC:
- 704258037
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