Key aspect 4: Soil Information and Governance

Available information on soil aspects is not spatially inclusive and comprehensive, but such information is needed for sustainable soil management. Required are not only data on land use, but also on soil functions and soil quality.

Completed projects

Burden balancing : Sustainable soil use through balancing of economic and ecological gains and losses Burden balancing : Sustainable soil use through balancing of economic and ecological gains and losses http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/burden-balancing Prof. Stéphane Nahrath Decision-making platform : Decision-making platform for sustainable soil use Decision-making platform : Decision-making platform for sustainable soil use http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/decision-making-platform Prof. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey Early warning system : Regional soil monitoring tool for sustainable element cycles on agricultural soils Early warning system : Regional soil monitoring tool for sustainable element cycles on agricultural soils http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/early-warning-system Dr. Armin Keller Land grabbing: Land grabbing with Swiss involvement Land grabbing: Land grabbing with Swiss involvement http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/land-grabbing Prof. Stephan Rist Land use decisions : Improved control of transnational land acquisitions Land use decisions : Improved control of transnational land acquisitions http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/land-use-decisions Professor Stephan Rist Land use model: Model for land use on the Swiss Central Plateau (Mittelland) Land use model: Model for land use on the Swiss Central Plateau (Mittelland) http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/land-use-model Dr. Armin Keller Multicriterial compensation : Consideration of soil quality in compensation mechanisms of spatial planning Multicriterial compensation : Consideration of soil quality in compensation mechanisms of spatial planning http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/multicriterial-compensation Prof. Florent Joerin Policy instruments: Policy instruments for sustainable soil and land use Policy instruments: Policy instruments for sustainable soil and land use http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/policy-instruments Felix Walter Soil maps : Predictive mapping of soil properties for the evaluation of soil functions at regional scale Soil maps : Predictive mapping of soil properties for the evaluation of soil functions at regional scale http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/soil-maps Dr. Andreas Jürg Papritz Soil stability : Soil stability and natural hazards: from knowledge to action Soil stability : Soil stability and natural hazards: from knowledge to action http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-4-geoinformation-and-governance/soil-stability Dr. Frank Graf