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100			_aRate, Andrew W
245			_a Urban soils : _bprinciples and practice _cAndrew W. Rate (Editor)
260			_aCham _bSpringer _c2022
300			_axii, 446 pages _c30 cm
490			_3 Progress in soil science
500			_aIncludes index
505			_a1. Urban Ecosystems: Soils and the Rise and Fall of Cities 2. Formation and Properties of Urban Soils 3. Spatial Variability and Data Analysis in Urban Soils 4. Urban Soil Functions 5. Urban Soil Physics 6. Inorganic Contaminants in Urban Soils 7. Organic Contaminants in Urban Soils 8. Soil Biological Processes in Urban Soils 9. Urban Soil as a Source and Sink 10. Urban Soil and Human Health 11. Urban Soil Remediation 12. The Future of Urban Soils
520			_aUrbanisation of the world's population is an increasing trend; in China, for example, the proportion of the population living in cities increased from 13% in 1950 to 45% in 2010 (World Bank data). Australia is one of the world's top ten urbanised countries with population greater than ten million, with approximately 90% of its population living in cities, mainly along Australia's coast. The most rapidly urbanising populations are currently in nations of the African continent. Soils in urban areas have multiple functions which are becoming more valued by urban communities: soils supply water, nutrients and physical support for urban plant and animal communities (parks, reserves, gardens), and are becoming increasingly valued for growing food. Soils may be used for building foundations, or as building materials themselves. Urban hydrology relies on the existence of unsealed soils for aquifer protection and flood control. This book is designed primarily as an educational text, but it also reflects current developments in research, and provides readers with an authoritative gateway to the primary literature. It presents the importance of urban ecosystems and the impacts of global change. It examines pedogenesis of urban soils: natural materials affected by urban phenomena, and natural processes acting on urban materials, including an examination of different climatic zones. There is a focus on soils formed on landfill, reclaimed land, dredge spoils as well as soil-related changes in urban geomorphology. There is plenty of discussion on urban soil as a source and sink as well as soil geochemistry and health.
650			_aSoils _xAnalysis
650			_aUrban soils
650			_aUrban ecology (Biology)
650			_aHuman ecology _xStudy and teaching
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887			_2CamTech Library
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