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Urban Soils

By Rattan Lal (Editor), B. A. Stewart (Editor)
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By Rattan Lal (Editor), B. A. Stewart (Editor)
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Globally, 30% of the world population lived in urban areas in 1950, 54% in 2016 and 66% projected by 2050. The most urbanized regions include North America, Latin America, and Europe. Urban encroachment depletes soil carbon and the aboveground biomass carbon pools, enhancing the flux of carbon from soil and vegetation into the atmosphere. Thus, urbanization has exacerbated ecological and environmental problems.





Urban soils are composed of geological material that has been drastically distur...

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