Urban Land - Degradation - Investigation - Remediation (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)

Urban land is developed, utilised, abandoned and left to degradation in many different ways. These processes are closely related to four aspects of human activities: the extraction of resources, their transformation into goods, the production of waste and the conflicts that arise when population grows and demands increase while resources remain limited. Urban land is developed and deteriorates in the course of these activities, while cities keep spreading, consuming the green spaces surrounding them. Sustainable city development aims at protecting the environment by reusing urban terrain. The author brings together the different aspects of this transdisciplinary endeavour by discussing the causes of degradation, the strategies of investigation and the techniques of remediation of urban land.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Dieter D. Genske
Dimensions:	279 x 210 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-43845-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	3-540-43845-9
Barcode:	9783540438458

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