KELLER , Catherine

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In urban areas, episodes of extreme precipitation may generate run-off floods, but urban soils are seldom considered in spatial planning documents. Our aim was to assess the infiltration of vegetated urban soils and to identify the soil parameters affecting infiltration in order to explore the potential of these soils for run-off mitigation...

In recent decades, population growth has led to rapid urbanisation associated with a land degradation process that threatens soil organic carbon stocks (SOCS). This paper aims to model the interrelationships between SOCS and land use/land cover (LULC). The approach was based on the use of environmental covariates derived from Landsat-5 TM/8 OLI...

L'étalement urbain affecte principalement les territoires agricoles, dont la plupart ont un fort potentiel agronomique. Afin de contribuer à une gestion durable des sols, les indices de qualité des sols pourraient permettre de caractériser l'adéquation des sols à leurs potentiels usages agricoles, forestiers ou urbains dans le cadre de...

In urban areas -and their vicinity, the building craze cares very little for the other possible uses and potentialities of the plots. The UQualiSol-ZU Project aims at investigating whether and how the gathered scientific knowledge on soil quality could be included into land use planning. Its objectives are, first, to assess the expansion of...

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In spatial planning, soil quality data is poorly considered when it comes to design urban planning documents. However, there is a growing concern about urban renewal and urban sprawl limitation, as well as about biodiversity conservation within urban areas. In this respect, assessing soil quality in order to better conceive more sustainable...