Municipal soil protection concepts

The first comprehensive soil protection concept in Germany was adopted in Stuttgart in 2006. Since then, it has been a binding component of Stuttgart’s urban development planning.

It is based on a planning map that classifies the existing soils in terms of quantity and quality in a comprehensible form. With the help of this map, the use of soil can be balanced via so-called soil indication. This is a concept that can be transferred to other municipalities.

Other cities such as Rostock, Wetzlar and Mühlheim an der Ruhr now also have soil protection concepts.

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