Articles

Analysing and managing urban growth

Marie Jaegly — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:21:02 +0100

Over the last decades, continuous urban expansion at rates much higher than population growth has resulted in a massive urban footprint on Europe – fragmenting rural space, blocking ecosystem services and increasing the demand for transport and energy.

Urban soil sealing in Europe

Nicole Kobosil — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:25:00 +0100

Soil is the earth's living skin and provides us with essential services for life in our planet: production of food; infiltration and cleansing of water and protection against flooding; habitat for plants; areas for recreation and mental health; micro climate regulation, etc. It is such a crucial resource that it can't be ignored. However, particularly in urban areas, soil is being sealed off with increasing housing and infrastructure.

Soil — The forgotten resource

Marie Jaegly — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200