Urban soils and cultural layers may accumulate C over centuries and consequently large C
stocks may be sequestered beneath cities. Processes and mechanisms leading to high C …

Urbanization coincides with remarkable expansion of turf grasses and their increasing role
in environmental processes and functions, including carbon (C) sequestration. Soil organic …

Urbanization is a key trend of current land-use change, responsible for large environmental
changes worldwide. Sustainable functioning of urban ecosystems is a priority goal of today …

C-sequestration, as a function of soils, is known to help mitigate climate change. However,
the potential of urban soils to be C-sinks or sources, is widely unknown. This study aims to …

Soil microbial properties are highly sensitive to present and past anthropogenic influences
such as urban expansion, which is among the most drastic form of land-use change having …

Purpose In view that soils are bodies and that processes such as storage and release of
water, carbon, nutrients and pollutants, and aeration and rooting happen in these bodies, it …

This chapter reviews the factors and processes of the urbanization effect on soil organic
carbon (SOC) stocks, considers different space and time scales. Urban soil is a specific …

Urbanization results in irreversible transformations of vegetation and soils. Urban lawn is an
important part of urban ecosystems, providing several principal ecological functions …

Urbanization dominates current land-use change with important environmental
consequences worldwide. Urban green zones including parks and urban forests provide key …

Ecosystem services are a modern tool of environmental assessment, planning, and design,
especially in large cities. The top layer (0–10 cm) of soddy-podzolic soils (Albic Retisols) …