Indicators for preserving soil quality

Foreword

1. Basis of the study

1.1. Context and treatment of the referral

1.2. Group of experts involved

1.3. Bibliographic corpus analyzed

1.4. Reading guide and terminology used for this summary

2. Frameworks for implementing soil quality assessment

2.1. Stakeholders and mechanisms for soil quality assessment

2.2. Diversity of perceptions of soils and their qualities

2.3. Co-production of soil quality information

3. Place of soil quality in governance frameworks

3.1. Private property and public intervention

3.2. Measurements and economic values of soil quality

3.3. Criteria mobilized in the field of law

3.4. Regulating the de-artificialization of soils and their ecological restoration

3.5. Territoriality of public intervention on soil quality

4. The dimensions of soil quality and health and the choice of functions

4.1. Changes in terminology and concepts

4.2. The distinction between soil quality and soil health is unstable

4.3. From soil quality to the ecological functions of soils

4.4. Approaches to assessing soil multifunctionality

4.5. Limitations of a function-based approach

5. Assessment approach

5.1. Purpose of the assessment

5.2. Choice of the indicandum and relevant indicators

5.3. Measurement of parameter and indicator values

5.4. Reference frame and interpretive framework

5.5. Scoring or normalization of indicators

5.6. Multi-criteria aggregation into a soil quality index

5.7. Monitoring soil quality in space and time

6. Generic list of soil function indicators and test on a given territory

6.1. Main categorizations of indicators

6.2. Selected generic indicators

6.3. Operationality of indicators

6.4. Assessing soil quality in a French territory

7. Lessons learned and avenues for research

7.1. Summary of key lessons learned

7.2. Avenues for research research

Appendices

Bibliographic sources cited

Acronyms and abbreviations

Working group