Consideration of soil in urban planning documents—a French case study

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 19; no. 8; pp. 3235 - 3244
• Main Authors: Blanchart, Anne, Consalès, Jean Noël, Séré, Geoffroy, Schwartz, Christophe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2019; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Architecture, space management; Biodiversity; Case studies; Data processing; Demographics; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystems; Environment; Environmental Physics; Environmental Sciences; Food; Food contamination; Foods; Forest soils; Geotechnical engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; humans; Land use; Living resources; Measuring instruments; Policies; politics; Preservation; Provisioning; Soil; Soil contamination; Soil properties; Soil Science & Conservation; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; SUITMA 9: Urbanization — Challenges and Opportunities for Soil Functions and Ecosystem Services; Surface area; Sustainable development; Transport; Urban areas; Urban planning; Ecosystem services; Soil resource; Urban planning; Lexical analysis; Urban soils; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; IMPACTS

Purpose Given their increasing importance, soils should be considered as valuable resources by those involved in urban planning. Indeed, soils are expected to be multifunctional in order both to ensure sustainable development of human societies and to resist major environmental issues. Through the s...