Urban soils

Globally, 30% of the world population lived in urban areas in 1950, 54% in 2016 and 66% projected by 2050.

Urban encroachment depletes soil carbon and the above ground biomass carbon pools, enhancing the flux of carbon from soil and vegetation into the atmosphere.

Thus, urbanization has exacerbated ecological and environmental problems.

Part of the 'Advances in Soil Science' series, 'Urban Soils' explains properties of urban soils; assesses the effects of urbanization on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and water and the impacts of management of urban soils, soil restoration, urban agriculture, and food security; evaluates ecosystem services provisioned by urban soils, and describes synthetic and artificial soils.