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Constructing Soils to Mitigate Land Occupation by Urban Expansion and Metabolism to Improve Healthy Cities

Title:
Constructing Soils to Mitigate Land Occupation by Urban Expansion and Metabolism to Improve Healthy Cities
Authors:
Rodríguez Espinosa, Teresa  
PÉREZ-GIMENO, ANA  
Almendro-Candel, María Belén  
Navarro-Pedreño, Jose  
Editor:
MDPI
Department:
Agroquímica y Medio Ambiente
Issue Date:
2024-08-24
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/35073
Abstract:
The number of city residents worldwide is increasing at the same that soil consumption around cities, which can be mitigated using technosols. Urban areas need to provide a healthy environment for residents, but this is threatened by climate change. Mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change does not involve one-size-fits-all global solutions; cities face varying economic and social contexts. Cities need to offer ecosystem services in order to operate as healthy urban ecosystems. The urban soils’ environmental services are often overlooked, leading to public administrations having little to no awareness about land management policies and ecosystem services. Technosols, artificial or human altered soils, have the potential to provide the same ecosystem benefits as natural soils and do not require as much time to develop in order to perform their functions. Additionally, technosols have the potential to enhance the circular economy using waste materials. In this sense, policy makers should incorporate urban technosols as a strategy to enhance the health of cities and address climate change. Our perspective on soils in urban areas needs to be altered, as technosols should be included in urban policies, have the potential to serve as a crucial component in providing ecosystem services and acting as a carbon sink and enhance urban well-being
Keywords/Subjects:
Ecosystem services
Soil sealing
Urban environments
Urban well-being
Zero wastes
Type of document:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010192
Appears in Collections:
Artículos Agroquímica y Medio Ambiente



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