The Role of Urban Soils in the Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Keywords: methane, carbon dioxide, technogenic soil, biogas, greenhouse gas emission, functioning of urban soils

Abstract

In connection with the growth of industrialization, cities are becoming increasingly important in the circulation of substances in nature. Cities act as sources of greenhouse gases, which are emitted by industry, road transport, landfills, and urban soils. Due to the increase in population density, there are more and more areas with unfavorable environmental conditions, such as overmoist floodplains, filled ravines, unauthorized waste dumps, and reclaimed filtration fields. Urban soils in such areas are sources of and sinks for methane and carbon dioxide. This study is important for understanding the contribution of urban soils to greenhouse gas emissions, which is still unknown. The results can used in the development of recommendations for the reclamation of geochemical gases from potentially dangerous areas used for construction.
In connection with the growth of industrialization, cities are becoming increasingly important in the circulation of substances in nature. Cities act as sources of greenhouse gases, which are emitted by industry, road transport, landfills, and urban soils. Due to the increase in population density, there are more and more areas with unfavorable environmental conditions, such as overmoist floodplains, filled ravines, unauthorized buried dumps, and reclaimed filtration fields. Urban soils in such areas are sources of and sinks for methane and carbon dioxide. This study is important for understanding the contribution of urban soils to greenhouse gas emissions, which is still unknown. The results can used in the development of recommendations for the reclamation of geochemical gases from potentially dangerous areas used for construction.

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Author Biographies

Svetlana A. Kulachkova, Lomonosov Moscow State University

PhD, researcher, Geochemical laboratory, The Faculty of Soil Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University; 1 bldg. 12 Leninskiye Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation; +7 (916) 488-90-77

Yana I. Lebed-Sharlevich, Russian Ministry of Health

In connection with the growth of industrialization, cities are becoming increasingly important in the circulation of substances in nature. Cities act as sources of greenhouse gases, which are emitted by industry, road transport, landfills, and urban soils. Due to the increase in population density, there are more and more areas with unfavorable environmental conditions, such as overmoist floodplains, filled ravines, unauthorized waste dumps, and reclaimed filtration fields. Urban soils in such areas are sources of and sinks for methane and carbon dioxide. This study is important for understanding the contribution of urban soils to greenhouse gas emissions, which is still unknown. The results can used in the development of recommendations for the reclamation of geochemical gases from potentially dangerous areas used for construction.
In connection with the growth of industrialization, cities are becoming increasingly important in the circulation of substances in nature. Cities act as sources of greenhouse gases, which are emitted by industry, road transport, landfills, and urban soils. Due to the increase in population density, there are more and more areas with unfavorable environmental conditions, such as overmoist floodplains, filled ravines, unauthorized buried dumps, and reclaimed filtration fields. Urban soils in such areas are sources of and sinks for methane and carbon dioxide. This study is important for understanding the contribution of urban soils to greenhouse gas emissions, which is still unknown. The results can used in the development of recommendations for the reclamation of geochemical gases from potentially dangerous areas used for construction.

Nadezhda V. Mozharova

DSc (in the past: Assistant Professor, The Faculty of Soil Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University);
1 bldg. 12 Leninskiye Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.

Anna M. Nikolaeva, Yu. A. Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology

junior researcher, Yu. A. Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology (IGCE); 20b Glebovskaya Street, Moscow, 107258, Russian Federation; +7 (926) 469-74-80

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Published
2020-03-03
How to Cite
KulachkovaS. A., Lebed-SharlevichY. I., MozharovaN. V., & NikolaevaA. M. (2020). The Role of Urban Soils in the Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Urban Studies and Practices, 3(3), 48-68. https://doi.org/10.17323/usp33201848-68
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