Soils in question
Towards soils urbanism: challenges and recommendations for urban players
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Soils in question
Towards soils urbanism: challenges and recommendations for urban players

Author : Patrick HENRY

Publication date: February 10, 2024 | Lire en français

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1. Soils in question

Soils represent a long, slow process that forms the bedrock of civilizations, the agricultural, economic, legal or religious foundation of civilizations. Humans the world over have appropriated soils to make them, in the space of a few millennia, the main source of their development: food and healthcare, water and shelter, clothing, lighting and heating. To the point of exhaustion...

1.1 The polysemy of soil

Soils are polysemous. This is their quality, but also their weakness.

Between memory and geography, societies have constantly shown an interest in land, as it enables the fulfillment of basic necessities, the development of industrial and spin-off enterprises, and personal fulfillment. Philosopher Jean-Philippe Pierron proposes to...

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