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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Leake, Simon (Author), Haege, Elke (Author)
Corporate Author: CSIRO (Australia)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2014.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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