Soils for landscape development : selection, specification and validation /

Soils for Landscape Development provides a clear, practical and systematic template for specifying landscape soils based on scientific criteria. The soil specifications provide essential information and a universally applicable method for landscape architects and designers, specification writers, la...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Leake, Simon (Autor), Haege, Elke (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: CSIRO (Australia)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Soils > Australia.
Soil management > Australia.
Soil restoration > Australia.
Landscape design > Australia.
Restoration ecology > Australia.
Sols > Australie.
Sols > Aménagement > Australie.
Sols > Réhabilitation > Australie.
Aménagement paysager > Australie.
Réhabilitation (Écologie) > Australie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Landscape design.
Restoration ecology.
Soil management.
Soil restoration.
Soils.
Australia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Design development process and the soil approach
  • 3. Understanding soils for landscape developments
  • 4. Soil design
  • 5. Guidance to using the soil performance specifications
  • 6. The performance specifications
  • Site investigation/analysis
  • Preparatory soil works
  • Soils for turf and lawns
  • Soils for gardens and mass planting
  • On slab media
  • Specialist soils
  • Validation specifications
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix A: Technical information, sampling and test methods
  • Appendix B: Forms and templates
  • Appendix C: Soil rooting volumes.

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