Urban Soils

Zusammenfassung

Urban soil comprises geological material drastically disturbed by anthropogenic activities. Urban soils play a role in the production of food, aesthetics of residential areas, and pollutant dynamics. Properties of urban soils are normally not favorable to plant growth, are contaminated by heavy metals, and are compacted and sealed.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rattan (Ohio State University) Stewart Lal, Rattan Stewart Lal
• Mitarbeit: Rattan Lal (Herausgeber), B. A. Stewart (Herausgeber), Lal Rattan (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2017
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie
• EAN: 9781498770095
• ISBN: 978-1-4987-7009-5
• Anzahl Seiten: 406
• Serie: Advances in Soil Science
• Themen: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Applied ecology, Agricultural science, Urban communities, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology, Soil remediation, sustainable food production, Urban communities / city life, ecosystem services assessment, heavy metal bioavailability, hydropedology, urban soil management strategies, urban waste recycling