Urban Soil In Landscape Design

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.