Simplified performance assessment methodology for addressing soil quality of nature-based solutions
Ryad Bouzouidja, Béatrice Bechet, Jitka Hanzlíková, Michal Sněhota, Cécile Le Guern, Hervé Capiaux, Liliane Jean‐Soro, Rémy Claverie, Sophie Joimel, Christophe Schwartz, René Guénon, Flóra Szkordilisz, Barnabas Körmöndi, Marjorie Musy, Patrice Cannavo, Thierry Lebeau
Journal of Soils and Sediments
Urban Farm DB summary
A simplified methodology for assessing soil quality in nature-based solutions (NBS) was tested in Nantes, Nancy, and Bustehrad, focusing on former market gardening areas (FMG), green roofs (GR), and urban allotment gardens (UAG). While FMG and UAGs showed soil fertility equivalent to cultivated soils, FMG soil quality was significantly impacted by pesticide residues and trace metals from former agricultural practices. Data indicated that 12 of 14 FMG plots were classified as altered or very altered soils regarding molecular biomass.