Special Activities of each Partner in WP 7

LP: MUC

Lead Partner: city of Munich (D) – Department of Health and Environment

• MUC will compile and describe the available basic data in Munich.
• MUC will contribute to the description of the (multi-grade) procedure (programme, plan, checklists, methods, evaluation criteria, presentation of results, e.g. analytical maps).
• MUC will contribute to the derivation of requirements of basic data and development of suggestions for their generation.
• MUC will take part in reviewing the evaluation technique.

EU-P1: BZ_EPA

Project partner: Autonomous Province of Bolzano (I) - Agency for Environment Protection and Industrial Safety

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EU-P2: FEA

Project partner: Federal Environment Agency Ltd. (A)

• As first main part the FEA will compile and analyse the availability of municipal soil information resulting from the questionnaire (cf. WP 4) of all partner communes. The results will be presented in a report as tables, statistics etc.
• Furthermore the FEA will provide pedological, ecological and planning knowledge for developing a tool for soil evaluation and assessment within planning processes in cooperation with UHOH. Included is also the description of the evaluation tool (at different planning levels) with regard to work order, methods, assessment criterions and presentation of results.
• As the second main part the FEA offers to specify demands on the structure of basic soil information. The results of the information availability will be analysed and form the basis for this part. Further proposals to improve the data collection systems and generally the consistency of provided soil information will be worked out.
• In addition the FEA will contribute to the revision of the evaluation tool and to the final manual.

EU-P3: IGUI

Project partner: University of Innsbruck (A)

• IGUI will make a stock-taking and will compare existing data of small municipalities.
• IGUI will compare the situation in small municipalities with the requirements and data situation of larger towns.
• IGUI will detect deficits concerning the requirements.
• IGUI will make a proposal concerning the data collection resp. the substitution nonexisting data with available information.
• In cooperation with other Project Partners IGUI will contribute to the development of an evaluation technique.
• Concerning the development of the evaluation technique IGUI will consider the special conditions in Inn Valley (i.e. intensive agricultural use, natural hazards, influence of groundwater, traffic impact).

EU-P4: LINZ

Project partner: city of Linz (A)

• Contribution to the development of the profile of requirements for the basic data as well as to the revision of the evaluation tool and to the final manual.

EU-P5: RT

Project partner: city of Reutlingen (D)

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EU-P6: UHOH

Project partner: University of Hohenheim (D)

• UHOH is responsible for coordination of this WP and its smooth implementation.
• Based on the results of WP 4 and in cooperation with all Project Partners UHOH will develop, test and improve a technique for soil evaluation; the different and heterogeneous soil data basis will be considered.
• Compilation and description of available basic data in the partner cities.
• Development of an user-oriented evaluation technique.
• Description of a (multi-grade) procedure (programme, plan, checklists, methods, evaluation criteria, presentation of results, e.g. analytical maps).
• Derivation of requirements of basic data and development of suggestions for their generation.
• Revision of the evaluation technique.
• Documentation of the procedure in the form of a manual.

EU-P7: UNITO

Project partner: University of Torino (I)

• UNITO will contribute the Italian experience in Land Evaluation methodologies and participate in the preparation of a specific tool.

NM-P1: MARIBOR

Project partner: municipality of Maribor (SLO)

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NM-P2: ZRH

Project partner: city of Zurich (CH)

• ZRH will cooperate with all Project Partners and contribute to the development of the evaluation technique.
• ZRH will develop a method for soil evaluation in the range of allotment gardens and will coordinate the results with the total soil evaluation technique.