Dr Pam Hazelton (University of Technology Sydney Australia), Brian W Murphy (Office of Environment and Australia Heritage)

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Understanding Soils in Urban Environments

Beschreibung

Urban soils provide the foundation for buildings and infrastructure, and the medium for plant growth in fields, parks and gardens. This text recognises and draws attention to the particular nature of soils in urban environments and discusses their distinctive management needs.

Autor

Dr Pam Hazelton has been a practicing soil scientist for over 35 years. She graduated in Science from the University of Sydney and gained her PhD for her work on semi-arid soils from the University of NSW. She was a consultant to the Soil Conservation Service, a soil surveyor in the Department of Conservation and Land Management and has worked with environmental consultants. She been a lecturer at a variety of universities and in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology Sydney specifically focused on the environmental and engineering problems of urban soils. She is a former President of Soil Science Australia and also Vice President of the International Union of Soil Scientists Commission for Education in Soil Science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CABI Publishing
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 170mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9781789249934
• ISBN-10: 1789249937
• Artikelnr.: 62259705