Soils and Substrates

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R-Plant-Urb project

R-Plant-Urb

The urban environment, which is expanding, dense and impermeable, is under the threat of a growing flood risk for which hydraulic responses (collection networks) are reaching their limits.

Journée de formation Terres Vivantes

Terres Vivantes

Improving soil quality: a project carried out for and by Jura farmers

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GEOS-2

Monitoring of the quality of Geneva soils using a network of 103 sampling points that are analysed every 6 years for metallic and organic pollutant levels.

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CompSol

From areal to multicriterial compensation: How to integrate soil ecosystem in compensation mechanisms applied in land-use planning ?

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SAGE

Soils and trees - Water management in the city: Control of runoff and improvement of tree development conditions in the city.

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SEED

The supply of materials for the SEED trial

The virtuous and positive effects on the quality of life in urban space of green roofs no longer need demonstration.

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Banqueroute suite

Map of the potential infiltration of water running off the shoulders of main roads.

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ERMES

Regional study of mercury in soils:

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OFPIASCOPE

Installation of a system for the analysis of soil loss at Agroscope Reckenholz. Transfer of technology from HEPIA to Agroscope.

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Renouée

Characterization of the long-term impact on soil fertility of a method of fighting Japanese knotweed by shredding.