Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: history and development of sports surfaces; 2 Surface classification, function, construction and maintenance; 3 Mechanical testing and characterisation of sports surfaces; 4 Sports surfaces, biomechanics and injury; 5 Sports surfaces and performance; 6 Mechanical aspects of shoe-surface interaction; 7 Human-shoe-surface interaction; 8 Natural turf sports surfaces; 9 The future of sports surfaces; Glossary; Index
