Urban Soil In Landscape Design

Author : Phillip J. Craul
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471805984
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Soil in Landscape Design written by Phillip J. Craul and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1992-11-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Phillip J. Craul
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471189039
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Soils written by Phillip J. Craul and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-03-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The soil which is found in large cities offer distinctive challenges to the landscape architect or horticulturist responsible for maintaining these urban plantings. Often compacted, contaminated, or otherwise unsuitable for use in major landscape projects, these soils require practical methods which can insure a successful outcome of a landscape project. This applications-oriented, introductory reference addresses numerous topics in the field of urban soil science.

Author : Rattan Lal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 149877010X
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Soils written by Rattan Lal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, 30% of the world population lived in urban areas in 1950, 54% in 2016 and 66% projected by 2050. The most urbanized regions include North America, Latin America, and Europe. Urban encroachment depletes soil carbon and the aboveground biomass carbon pools, enhancing the flux of carbon from soil and vegetation into the atmosphere. Thus, urbanization has exacerbated ecological and environmental problems. Urban soils are composed of geological material that has been drastically disturbed by anthropogenic activities and compromised their role in the production of food, aesthetics of residential areas, and pollutant dynamics. Properties of urban soils are normally not favorable to plant growth—the soils are contaminated by heavy metals and are compacted and sealed. Therefore, the quality of urban soils must be restored to make use of this valuable resource for delivery of essential ecosystem services (e.g., food, water and air quality, carbon sequestration, temperature moderation, biodiversity). Part of the Advances in Soil Sciences Series, Urban Soils explains properties of urban soils; assesses the effects of urbanization on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and water and the impacts of management of urban soils, soil restoration, urban agriculture, and food security; evaluates ecosystem services provisioned by urban soils, and describes synthetic and artificial soils.

Author : James C. Patterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planting in Urban Soils written by James C. Patterson and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Urban
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Up by Roots written by James Urban and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Up By Roots is a manual for landscape architects, architects, urban foresters, and planners who are designing, specifying, installing and managing trees in the built environment. Part One discusses basic soil science and tree biology and their relationship to healthy trees. Part Two explains the process of planning and implementing landscape designs to ensure healthy trees that can improve the quality of places where people live, work and play. The book contains numberous illustrations and data in graphic form to provide guidance in the design of healthy soils and trees."--Pub. desc.

Author : Peter J. Trowbridge
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471392460
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trees in the Urban Landscape written by Peter J. Trowbridge and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-02-09 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on guidebook provides practical, applied information on design considerations, site planning and understand-ing, plant selection, installation, and maintenance of trees in challenging urban environments.

Author : Kate Kennen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317599012
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phyto written by Kate Kennen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2017 CBHL Literature Award of Excellence in Landscape Design and Architecture Phyto presents the concepts of phytoremediation and phytotechnology in one comprehensive guide, illustrating when plants can be considered for the uptake, removal or mitigation of on-site pollutants. Current scientific case studies are covered, highlighting the advantages and limitations of plant-based cleanup. Typical contaminant groups found in the built environment are explained, and plant lists for mitigation of specific contaminants are included where applicable. This is the first book to address the benefits of phytotechnologies from a design point of view, taking complex scientific terms and translating the research into an easy-to-understand reference book for those involved in creating planting solutions. Typically, phytotechnology planting techniques are currently employed post-site contamination to help clean up already contaminated soil by taking advantage of the positive effects that plants can have upon harmful toxins and chemicals. This book presents a new concept to create projective planting designs with preventative phytotechnology abilities, ‘phytobuffering’ where future pollution may be expected for particular site programs. Filled with tables, photographs and detailed drawings, Kennen and Kirkwood's text guides the reader through the process of selecting plants for their aesthetic and environmental qualities, combined with their contaminant-removal benefits.

Author : Simon Leake
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 064310965X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soils for Landscape Development written by Simon Leake and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a clear, practical template for specifying landscape soils based on scientific criteria.

Author : Pam Hazelton
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486314031
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Soils in Urban Environments written by Pam Hazelton and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s population living in cities, soil properties such as salinity, acidity, water retention, erosion and pollution are becoming more significant in urban areas. While these are known issues for agriculture and forestry, as urban development increases, it is essential to recognise the potential of soil properties to create problems for the environment as well as structural concerns for buildings and other engineering works. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments explains how urban soils develop, change and erode. It describes their physical and chemical properties with a focus on specific soil problems that cause environmental damage, such as acid sulfate soils, and also affect the integrity of engineering structural works. This fully revised second edition addresses contemporary issues, including an increase in the use of green roofs and urban green space as well as manufactured soils in a variety of urban environments. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments provides a concise introduction to all aspects of soils in urban environments and will be extremely useful to students in a wide range of disciplines, from soil science and urban forestry and horticulture, to planning, engineering, construction and land remediation, as well as to engineers, builders, landscape architects, ecologists, planners and developers.

Author : Timothy A. Craul
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soil Design Protocols for Landscape Architects and Contractors written by Timothy A. Craul and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-09-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to soil design and specifications offers landscape architects and other designers the information they need to ensure the success of designs over the long term.