2. Impact of parks, rooftops and urban agriculture on soil biodiversity
Soil organisms are sensitive to disturbance and are therefore good indicators of environmental pressures at local and landscape scales. The aim of this section is to use the bioindicative properties of soil biodiversity to guide urban development management.
2.1 Characterization of urban development
Cities are characterized by a large number of developments that meet a variety of needs, some of which have non-waterproofed soils that are voluntarily or involuntarily vegetated. These vegetated urban soils are classically grouped under the term "green spaces". A number of typologies have been proposed to clarify the situation. The most widely used is that established by the AITF (Association des Ingénieurs Territoriaux de France) in the 1990s, which comprises...
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Bibliography
Websites
Destisol program :
https://www.cerema.fr/fr/actualites/projet-recherche-destisol
(Accessed June 12, 2020)
Regreen program :
https://www.regreen-project.eu/
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Standards and norms
- Soil quality – Vocabulary. ISO. - ISO 11074 - 2005
Regulations
Law no. 2009-967 of August 3, 2009 on the implementation of the Grenelle Environment Round Table, also known as the Grenelle I Law.
Loi n° 2010-788 du 12 juillet 2010 portant engagement national pour l'environnement or Grenelle II law.
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