A review of climate change impacts on urban soil functions with examples and policy insights from England, UK

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-61

  Rawlins, B G ^a   Harris, J ^b   Price, S ^a   Bartlett, M ^b,c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c The Scotts Miracle Gro Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Heat island; Policy; Sealing; Shrink swell; Sustainable drainage systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXTREME EVENT; HEAT ISLAND; INVENTORY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DRAINAGE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84944149442     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12079     Document Type: Article

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