Soils: A Neglected Resource in Urban Areas

Soils in the Urban Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-4

  Bullock, P ^a   Gregory, P J ^b  

^a Soil Survey and Land Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major problems afflicting urban soils poor physical structure; Problems associating with urban soils contamination, compaction, poor drainage and stone content; Soil fauna and microflora indicators of soil quality; Soils neglected resource in urban areas; UK neglecting soil biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS;

MICROFLORA; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; SOIL BIOLOGY; URBAN AREAS; URBAN SOILS;

SOILS;

EID: 84957700421     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444310603.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

References (2)

1. Best, R.H. (1981). Land Use and Living Spuce. 197pp. Methuen.
2. House of Commons. (1990). Environment Committee. First Report: Contaminated Lan. Vol. 1.