This textbook addresses the increasing trend in urbanization of the world's population and its relation with urban soils. Written by active practitioners of university level teaching and research, this book is designed primarily as an educational text, while it also provides readers with an authoritative gateway to the primary literature. It includes explicit coverage of spatial and statistical multivariate
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This textbook addresses the increasing trend in urbanization of the world's population and its relation with urban soils. Written by active practitioners of university level teaching and research, this book is designed primarily as an educational text, while it also provides readers with an authoritative gateway to the primary literature. It includes explicit coverage of spatial and statistical multivariate techniques and case studies to illustrate key concept, and to support practical guidance in issues such as data collection and analysis. pThe authors reflect current developments in research and urban trends. In China, for example, the proportion of the population living in cities increased from 13 in 1950 to 45 in 2010 World Bank data. Australia is one of the world's top ten urbanised countries with population greater than ten million, with approximately 90 of its population living in cities, mainly along Australia's coast. The most rapidly urbanising populations are currently in nations of the African continent. Soils in urban areas have multiple functions which are becoming more valued by urban communities soils supply water, nutrients and physical support for urban plant and animal communities parks, reserves, gardens, and are becoming increasingly valued for growing food. Soils may be used for building foundations, or as building materials themselves. Urban hydrology relies on the existence of unsealed soils for aquifer protection and flood control.brp pThis volume presents the importance of urban ecosystems and the impacts of global change. It examines pedogenesis of urban soils natural materials affected by urban phenomena, and natural processes acting on urban materials, including an examination of different climatic zones. There is a focus on soils formed on landfill, reclaimed land, dredge spoils as well as soil-related changes in urban geomorphology. There is plenty of discussion on urban soil as a source and sink as well as soil ge
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