Presents essential information on the fundamental properties of soils and how they are affected under urban conditions. Coverage includes the physical, chemical and biological characterisitics of soil; how it can be classified, inventoried and mapped; urban soil properties; problems and solutions to many of the more common urban soils; methods of ameliorating compaction including other major drainage problems and much more. Contains over 150 illustrations.
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Presents essential information on the fundamental properties of soils and how they are affected under urban conditions. Coverage includes the physical, chemical and biological characterisitics of soil; how it can be classified, inventoried and mapped; urban soil properties; problems and solutions to many of the more common urban soils; methods of ameliorating compaction including other major drainage problems and much more. Contains over 150 illustrations.
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Much emphasis has recently been placed on the importance of trees in metropolitan areas to improve the quality of life as well as the contribution they make to the moderation of the physical environment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
many urban soils, soil organism population, amended backfill, original soil surface, nonwoody roots, soil specifications, surface mineral horizon, macropore space, high watertable, rooting space, numerous borings, lithologic discontinuity, temperate region soils, watertable depth, urban tree plantings, natural soil profile, rooting volume, total pore space, micropore space, fine feeder roots, organic matter cycle, aeration status, soil handling, framework roots, effective rooting depth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Soil Conservation Service, West Berlin, National Park Service, Soil Survey Staff, Severe Slow, National Mall, New England, North Carolina, Colonial Williamsburg, Minimum Diameter of Ball, National Gallery of Art, Severe Bedrock, Town of Pompey New!
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Much emphasis has recently been placed on the importance of trees in metropolitan areas to improve the quality of life as well as the contribution they make to the moderation of the physical environment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
many urban soils, soil organism population, amended backfill, original soil surface, nonwoody roots, soil specifications, surface mineral horizon, macropore space, high watertable, rooting space, numerous borings, lithologic discontinuity, temperate region soils, watertable depth, urban tree plantings, natural soil profile, rooting volume, total pore space, micropore space, fine feeder roots, organic matter cycle, aeration status, soil handling, framework roots, effective rooting depth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Soil Conservation Service, West Berlin, National Park Service, Soil Survey Staff, Severe Slow, National Mall, New England, North Carolina, Colonial Williamsburg, Minimum Diameter of Ball, National Gallery of Art, Severe Bedrock, Town of Pompey New!
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- The Soil-Root Interface by J. L. Harley in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Soil Survey Manual by U S. Department of Agriculture in Back Matter
- Trees in Urban Design by Henry F. Arnold in Back Matter
- Recycling Treated Municipal Wastewater and Sludge Through Forest and Cropland by William E. Sopper in Back Matter
- Remote Sensing: Technique for Environmental Analysis by John E. Estes in Back Matter
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- Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide To Green Building Outdoors by J. William Thompson on 5 pages
- Plant User Handbook: A Guide to Effective Specifying by James Hitchmough on page 151
- Landscape and Sustainability by John F. Benson on page 291
- Urban Geoscience: AGID Special Publication nr.20 (Agid Special Publication Series) by G.J.H. McCall on page 58
- Ecological Golf Course Management by Paul D. Sachs in Back Matter
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