Urban soil in landscape design
- Title
- Urban soil in landscape design / Phillip J. Craul.
- Published by
- New York : Wiley, ©1992.
- Author
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Status | FormatText | AccessUse in library | Call numberS592.17.U73 C73 1992 | Item locationOff-site |
Details
- Description
- xx, 396 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Contents
- Basic Soil Properties. -- The Soil as a Natural Body. -- The Description of Urban Soil. -- Roots. -- Soil Fertility. -- Soil Contamination. -- Soil Compaction and Its Amelioration. -- Drainage and Irrigation. -- Site Preparation and Tree Planting. -- Site Assessment, Soil Analysis, and Site Design. -- Appendices. -- References. -- Index.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-384) and indexes.