Using constructed soils for green infrastructure – challenges and limitations

Deeb, Maha; Groffman, Peter M.; Blouin, Manuel; Egendorf, Sara Perl; Vergnes, Alan; Vasenev, Viacheslav; Cao, Donna L.; Walsh, Daniel; Morin, Tatiana; Séré, Geoffroy

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-413-2020

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-413-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-413-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

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08 Sep 2020

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| 08 Sep 2020

Using constructed soils for green infrastructure – challenges and limitations

Maha Deeb, Peter M. Groffman, Manuel Blouin, Sara Perl Egendorf, Alan Vergnes, Viacheslav Vasenev, Donna L. Cao, Daniel Walsh, Tatiana Morin, and Geoffroy Séré

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Interactive discussion

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Mar 2020
- AC1: 'Answer to Reviewers', Maha DEEB, 11 Jun 2020
RC2: 'Comments to the manuscript: Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Apr 2020
- AC2: 'Answer to Reviewer 2', Maha DEEB, 11 Jun 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (26 Jun 2020) by Cristine Carole Muggler

AR by Maha Deeb on behalf of the Authors (27 Jun 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Jul 2020) by Cristine Carole Muggler

AR by Maha Deeb on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2020) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (24 Jul 2020) by Cristine Carole Muggler

ED: Publish as is (29 Jul 2020) by Johan Six (Executive editor)

AR by Maha Deeb on behalf of the Authors (30 Jul 2020)

Short summary

The goal of this study was to discuss current methods to create soils adapted for various green infrastructure (GI) designs. Investigating these new soils for several design categories of GI will provide technical information for management and design agencies. Moreover, these studies can serve as pioneer experiments to prevent recurring errors and, thus, provide improved plant growth practices. Results show that these constructed soils have a high potential to provide multiple soil functions.