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BiodiverCITY. A Matter of Vital Soil!

Creating, implementing and upscaling biodivercity-based measures in public space

Michael Stech & Marco Roos & Jorinde Nuytinck & Johan van Zoet & Vincent Merckx & Joyce van den Berg & Hans van der Made & Ingrid Oosterheerd & Menno Schilthuizen & Renée Zijlmans & Sylvia Mota De Oliviera & Gerard Korthals

BiodiverCITY. A Matter of Vital Soil!

BiodiverCITY. A Matter of Vital Soil!

Creating, implementing and upscaling biodivercity-based measures in public space

BiodiverCITY. A Matter of Vital Soil!

 

Discover the wonderful world of hidden soil life and biodiversity in the city


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Beschrijving BiodiverCITY. A Matter of Vital Soil!

This publication represents a quest for biodiversity in the city. Declining biodiversity in the countryside has been in the spotlight for years. Healthy soil life is of vital importance. Biodiversity in the city appears to be hidden. How do you design a public space that is anchored in healthy soil?

There is a world full of life beneath our feet. Hidden in the soil, up to 100 million species of micro-organisms work together with fungi and plant roots to form networks that ensure a healthy living environment. Without soil, we cannot survive. Yet we treat our living environment inattentively. The growing world population is moving to cities, annexing surrounding areas and literally squeezing the life out of the soil. The urban climate, urbanized environment and urban water balance are detrimental to healthy soil life. The (urban) soil is largely sealed off and this results in extreme flooding, heat and drought exhaustion, soil compaction and habitat fragmentation.

The design of the city includes many underground measures. Every change leads to soil exhaustion. This has to change. BiodiverCITY formulates measures and resulting details that will result in healthy soil life.


ISBN
9789462086562
Pagina's
114
Verschenen
NUR
648
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
nai010 uitgevers/publishers

Bouwkunst, architectuur