Soils in Landscaped Public Areas

Most areas are exposed to landscaping by tipping and excavation. The reasons for this are numerous. New substrates are the body of soil formation. These soils are young and not much developed or stratified into horizons. Accumulation of humus will be visible, indicating that the soils are already sinks for carbon dioxide. An adverse characteristic of soils tipped in the last 30 to 40 years is strong compaction, which is not found to the same extent in rural areas. Compaction can be dominant. The result is a uniform low quality of surface urban soil.