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Soils in Urban Ecosystem

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Editors:
  1. Amitava Rakshit

    1. Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

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  2. Subhadip Ghosh

    1. Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology, National Parks Board, Singapore, Singapore

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  3. Viacheslav Vasenev

    1. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

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  4. H. Pathak

    1. ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stres, Pune, India

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  5. Vishnu D. Rajput

    1. Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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  • Presents inclusive coverage of urban soil from theories to practices
  • Explains the role of urban soils in providing ecosystem services
  • Includes case studies on healthy practices for urban soils management across different parts of the world

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Urban Soils-Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Urban Soil: A Review on Historical Perspective

      • Asik Dutta, Abhik Patra, Subhadip Ghosh, Amitava Rakshit
      Pages 3-10

    3. Classification and Functional Characteristics of Urban Soil

      • Subhadip Paul, Amitava Rakshit
      Pages 11-23

    4. Characteristics and Functions of Urban Soils

      • C. B. Foldal, E. Leitgeb, K. Michel
      Pages 25-45

    5. Urban Soil Microbiome Functions and Their Linkages with Ecosystem Services

      • Qi En Ooi, Canh Tien Trinh Nguyen, Andrew Laloo, Aditya Bandla, Sanjay Swarup
      Pages 47-63

    6. Urban Soil Carbon: Processes and Patterns

      • Tae Kyung Yoon
      Pages 65-100

    7. Nitrogen Cycling Processes in Urban Soils: Stocks, Fluxes, and Microbial Transformations

      • Elizaveta P. Pulikova, Andrey V. Gorovtsov
      Pages 101-135

    8. Urban Soils and Their Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach

      • Muhammad Mumtaz Khan, Muhammad Tahir Akram, Muhammad Azam Khan, Rashid Al-Yahyai, Rashad Waseem Khan Qadri, Rhonda Janke
      Pages 137-157

  3. Concepts and Technologies of Soil Quality and Functional Monitoring

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Soil Quality: Concepts, Importance, Indicators, and Measurement

      • Atoosa Gholamhosseinian, Mahvan Hassanzadeh Bashtian, Adel Sepehr
      Pages 161-187

    3. Digital Soil Map: An Applied Tool to Determine Land-Use Alterations

      • Mahvan Hassanzadeh Bashtian, Atoosa Gholamhosseinian, Adel Sepehr
      Pages 189-218

    4. Soil Conservation Using Mechanical and Non-mechanical Methods

      • Yasin Salehi, Nader Khadem Moghadam, Behnam Asgari Lajayer, Tess Astatkie
      Pages 219-241

    5. Proximal Sensing of Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals Using a Portable X-ray Fluorescence Analyzer in Subarctic Industrial Barren: Limitations and Perspectives

      • Anna Paltseva, Marina Slukovskaya, Olga Romzaykina, Dmitry Sarzhanov, Svetlana Drogobuzhskaya, Yury Dvornikov et al.
      Pages 243-254

  4. Urban Soil Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
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    2. Urban Smart Sustainability in Tehran: LIPSOR Approach for Transformation

      • Afshar Hatami, Haniyeh Asadzadeh, Firouz Jafari
      Pages 257-283

    3. Soil Mapping System and Assessment of Ecologically Sensitive Areas in Cities

      • Jaroslava Sobocká, Martin Saksa
      Pages 285-304

    4. Heterotrophic and Autotrophic Components of Soil Respiration in Russian Subtaiga and Forest-steppe Zones Measured by Substrate-induced Respiration Technique

      • Sofia Sushko, Nadezhda Ananyeva, Kristina Ivashchenko, Viacheslav Vasenev
      Pages 305-320

    5. Unsaturated Properties of Singapore Urban Soils

      • Yangyang Li, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Saranya Rangarajan, Harianto Rahardjo, Daryl Tsen-Tieng Lee
      Pages 321-335
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About this book

This book is a compilation of latest work in the field of urban soil management. It explores the global status of urban soils and puts forwards methods for sustainable utilization of urban soils and green spaces.Urban soil study is a new frontier of soil science. Urban soils research is challenging due to complexity of classification, spatial-temporal variability, exposure to pollution and the predominant effect of the anthropogenic factor on soil formation. Management of urban soils and green spaces is an important aspect for developing sustainable spaces. This is a comprehensive collection of information for the students, researchers, landscape architects understanding and maximizing the benefits of soils in urban ecosystems. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    Amitava Rakshit

  • Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology, National Parks Board, Singapore, Singapore

    Subhadip Ghosh

  • Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

    Viacheslav Vasenev

  • ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stres, Pune, India

    H. Pathak

  • Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

    Vishnu D. Rajput

About the editors

Amitava Rakshit, an IIT, Kharagpur alumnus is presently the faculty member in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University.

Dr. Subhadip Ghosh is presently a Senior Researcher (Urban Ecosystems) at Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (Research), National Parks Board, Singapore.


Dr Viacheslav Vasenev is associate professor at the Department of Landscape design and sustainable ecosystems in RUDN University (Russia)


Dr. H Pathak is presently the Director of ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (NIASM) Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra. He was former director of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack, Odisha and former Professor of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. 



Dr Visnu D Rajput is presently working as Leading Researcher (Highly Qualified Specialist) at Southern Federal University,Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Soils in Urban Ecosystem

  • Editors: Amitava Rakshit, Subhadip Ghosh, Viacheslav Vasenev, H. Pathak, Vishnu D. Rajput

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8914-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8913-0Published: 14 April 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8916-1Published: 15 April 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-8914-7Published: 13 April 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 335

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture

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