1. Urban soils, the fruit of a city's natural heritage and history

1.1 Urban soil definition and general characteristics

Knowledge of urban soils and their quality is a recent phenomenon. Awareness of the health and environmental risks associated with artificial soils first led to the study of mining and industrial sites in the 1990s, with a focus on soil contamination (metallic and organic pollution), before more recently tackling urban soils.

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