metals and (4) struvite and ammonic sulphate as fertilizers, coming from (1) LDPE, (2) digestate and biogas, (3) incineration ashes and slags and (4) sewage sludge, respectively. iSQAPER Interactive Knowledge regarding the complex interplay between 1-5-2015 30-4-2020 Horizon Coen Soil Quality agricultural land use and management and soil quality 2020, Ritsema Assessment and function is fragmented and incomplete, in particular in Europe with regard to underlying principles and regulating - and China mechanisms. The main aim of iSQAPER is to develop an Soil for interactive soil quality assessment tool (SQAPP) for quality Agricultural agricultural land users that integrates newly derived and process understanding and accounts for the impact of function and agricultural land use and management on soil properties and functions, and related ecosystem services. For this purpose, >30 long-term experimental field trials in the EU Resilience and China will be analysed to derive regulating principles for integration in SQAPP. SQAPP will be developed using a multi-actor approach aiming at facilitating social innovation and providing options to land users for agricultural management activities to enhance soil quality and crop productivity. SQAPP will be tested extensively in 14 dedicated Case Study Sites in the EU and China covering a wide spectrum of farming systems and pedo-climatic zones, and rolled-out across the continents thereafter. Within the Case Study sites a range of alternative agricultural practices will be selected, implemented and evaluated with regard to effects on improving soil quality and crop productivity. Proven practices will be evaluated for their potential applicability at EU and China levels, and to assess the related soil environmental footprint under current and future agricultural trends and various agricultural policy
metals and (4) struvite and ammonic sulphate as fertilizers, coming from (1) LDPE, (2) digestate and biogas, (3) incineration ashes and slags and (4) sewage sludge, respectively. iSQAPER Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural and Resilience Knowledge regarding the complex interplay between agricultural land use and management and soil quality and function is fragmented and incomplete, in particular with regard to underlying principles and regulating mechanisms. The main aim of iSQAPER is to develop an interactive soil quality assessment tool (SQAPP) for agricultural land users that integrates newly derived process understanding and accounts for the impact of agricultural land use and management on soil properties and functions, and related ecosystem services. For this purpose, >30 long-term experimental field trials in the EU and China will be analysed to derive regulating principles for integration in SQAPP. SQAPP will be developed using a multi-actor approach aiming at facilitating social innovation and providing options to land users for agricultural management activities to enhance soil quality and crop productivity. SQAPP will be tested extensively in 14 dedicated Case Study Sites in the EU and China covering a wide spectrum of farming systems and pedo-climatic zones, and rolled-out across the continents thereafter. Within the Case Study sites a range of alternative agricultural practices will be selected, implemented and evaluated with regard to effects on improving soil quality and crop productivity. Proven practices will be evaluated for their potential applicability at EU and China levels, and to assess the related soil environmental footprint under current and future agricultural trends and various agricultural policy 1-5-2015 30-4-2020 Horizon 2020, - Soil quality and function Coen Ritsema