Preface for second edition -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Soils in an urban environment -- Chapter 2. Soil characteristics important for urban soil management -- Chapter 3. Soils and the hydrological cycle in urban environments -- Chapter 4. Soil property problems for engineering works -- Chapter 5. Soil contamination in urban areas -- Chapter 6. Urban soils and ecosystems -- Chapter 7. Soils and vegetation. contributing to a more sustainable urban environment -- Chapter 8. Urban development on coastal soils -- Chapter 9. Interpretation of soil attributes in an urban environment -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Appendix: Some international soil classifications -- Index
Summary
Explains how urban soils develop, change and erode, and their impacts on urban development
