Soil lead (Pb) pollution is wide spread in China. The Chinese government is taking
ambitious actions to tackle the soil pollution issue, with the latest soil quality standards and …

Microorganisms are immense in nature and exist in every imaginable ecological niche,
performing a wide range of metabolic processes. Unfortunately, using traditional …

In an increasingly urbanized world, urban agriculture and community gardening are
promoted as lever for sustainable urban development. Urban agriculture contributes to food …

随着国际国内社会经济环境的变化, 城市收缩这一新现象逐渐在我国部分城市区域空间中呈现,
成为未来新型城镇化转型的挑战之一. 在简要梳理城市收缩相关文献的基础上 …

Urban soils may be contaminated with heavy metals due to historical and current use of
fertilizers, pesticides, wood preservatives, and construction materials. To examine the …

This article brings together the concepts of shrinking cities—the hundreds of cities worldwide
experiencing long-term population loss—and ecology for the city. Ecology for the city is the …

In the expanding urban agriculture phenomenon in Europe, home gardens are a traditional
form that have kept agriculture within cities, even becoming crucial in certain historical …

Shrinking cities are widespread throughout the world despite the rapidly increasing global
urban population. These cities are attempting to transition to sustainable trajectories to …

In the article, which is a theoretical and conceptual introduction for the Special Issue of
Moravian Geographical Reports on New trends and challenges of urban agriculture in the …

Aims Urban soils are the basis of many ecosystem services in cities. Here, we examine
formerly residential vacant lot soils in Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan, USA for their …