Soils in spatial planning
Call text (as on F&T portal)
View on F&T portalExpected Outcome:
Activities under this topic will support a more structured approach to sustainable land management in line with global commitments for land degradation neutrality[1] and EU efforts for a balanced development of the EU territory. This will help to sustain ecosystems in rural and urban areas, as aimed for in the EU Long-term Vision for Rural Areas and other EU Green Deal strategies. Activities will in particular contribute to the implementation of the roadmap towards no net land take and reduced soil degradation as defined under the EU Soil Strategy[2].
Project results should contribute to all of the following outcomes:
- The value of soil functions and ecosystem services provided by soils is more systematically recognised and integrated in spatial planning and land use decisions in urban and rural areas, due to increased awareness of spatial planning authorities on the importance of soil functions and soil health overall. Therefore, the various societal demands for land are more easily reconciled.
- Municipalities and public authorities have information, data and planning tools at hand to develop and implement (participatory) strategies for more adaptive land management in accordance with land neutrality targets (no net land take by 2050). This will allow increasing land use efficiency, reducing soil sealing and applying the principles of the “land take hierarchy”[3].
- Spatial plans promote the use of nature-based solutions to support soil functions and the provision of ecosystem services, in particular on currently sealed areas.
- Approaches for rezoning, restoration and de-sealing are available and applied for building land and infrastructure which is no longer in use or to be reused.
Scope:
Land is a limited resource and needs to be managed carefully to meet the various, sometimes conflicting societal demands on land and soil. These demands arise e.g. from urbanisation, food/biomass production and environmental protection. Inadequate practices in land management and in land use planning are main drivers of land degradation and result in the loss of important soil functions. In urban areas for example, soil sealing leads to reduced evaporation and infiltration of water into the soil. As a consequence, the risk of floods and heat waves in cities increases significantly. In rural areas, fragmented landscapes lead to a loss of habitats for species and to reduced capacities of soils to perform important functions such as water regulation or carbon storage. At the same time, pressures on rural housing, such as in the aftermath of COVID-19, also call for adequate planning to ensure that soil and land management addresses the manifold needs of rural populations. Spatial planning has a considerable role to play when it comes to steering a more balanced and sustainable use of land and ensuring that net land take is reduced, in particular if applying the principles of a “land take hierarchy”[4].
Activities under this topic should identify mechanisms and highlight associated benefits that accrue from the increased consideration of soil functions by the spatial planning sector, both in urban and rural environments.
Proposed activities should:
- Undertake a systematic review and analysis of how soils, their functions and ecosystem services as well as soil threats are considered in the various levels of spatial planning systems in the EU and Associated Countries.
- Improve the knowledge on potential trade-offs regarding the provision of ecosystem services in the context of further expanding urban, peri-urban and rural areas.
- Identify good planning practices that integrate soils and their ecosystem services into spatial planning and show the impact of these practices on actual land use in urban and rural areas such as on: land take, the re-use of land, restoration, de-sealing and the support to soil functions. In addition to examples from Member States and Associated Countries, good experiences from Third Countries could be highlighted as well. Due attention shall be given to examples promoting soil functions and reducing soil sealing through nature-based solutions.
- Work together with public authorities to develop strategies for zero net land take by 2050 and provide practical recommendations for a better integration of soils into existing spatial planning practices, taking into account synergies with the management of other resources such as water. Activities should identify the main bottlenecks for the adoption of planning systems, which are based on a more integrated, sustainable, and resource efficient use of land.
- Provide opportunities for training and skill development of planners as well as for the exchange of experiences (e.g. events, information tools) between the various actors involved in (participatory) planning processes and land use decisions at various levels.
- Improve the tools as well as the data and information basis (including maps) available to spatial planners and decision-makers regarding soil functions and ecosystem services.
The selected project(s) should liaise with the Joint Research Centre to make sure that relevant data, maps and information can potentially be used and displayed by the European Soil Observatory.
As relevant, activities should seek to link up with the European Bauhaus and contribute to its objectives and initiatives.
[1] SDG target 15.3 on land degradation neutrality: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal15
[2] https://ec.europa.eu/environment/strategy/soil-strategy_en
[3] EU Soil Strategy for 2030, section 3.2.2: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021DC0699
[4] See section 3.2.2 of the EU Soil Strategy: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021DC0699
News flashes
EVALUATION results
Published: 06/12/2022
Deadline: 20/09/2023
Available budget: EUR 126.00 million
Budget per topic with separate ‘call-budget-split’:
Topic code
Type of action
Budget (EUR million)
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-01
RIA
12.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-02
RIA
14.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-03
IA
12.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-04
IA
14.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-05
IA
13.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-06
RIA
7.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-07
CSA
6.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-08
RIA
36.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-09
RIA
12.00
The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-01
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-02
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-03
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-04
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-05
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-06
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-07
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-08
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-09
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
8
6
12
15
17
6
15
37
7
Number of inadmissible proposals
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
Number of ineligible proposals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Number of above-threshold proposals
4
3
9
5
11
4
7
19
3
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals (EUR million)
24.5
19.9
52.0
35.0
70.0
26.4
41.2
220.4
35.6
Number of proposals retained for funding
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
1
Number of proposals in the reserve list
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
Funding threshold
14.5
12
12.5
13
14
13
15
12.5
14
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.
For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.
EVALUATION results
Published: 06/12/2022
Deadline: 20/09/2023
Available budget: EUR 126.00 million
Budget per topic with separate ‘call-budget-split’:
Topic code
Type of action
Budget (EUR million)
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-01
RIA
12.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-02
RIA
14.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-03
IA
12.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-04
IA
14.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-05
IA
13.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-06
RIA
7.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-07
CSA
6.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-08
RIA
36.00
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-09
RIA
12.00
The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-01
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-02
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-03
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-04
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-05
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-06
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-07
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-08
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-09
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
8
6
12
15
17
6
15
37
7
Number of inadmissible proposals
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
Number of ineligible proposals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Number of above-threshold proposals
4
3
9
5
11
4
7
19
3
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals (EUR million)
24.5
19.9
52.0
35.0
70.0
26.4
41.2
220.4
35.6
Number of proposals retained for funding
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
1
Number of proposals in the reserve list
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
Funding threshold
14.5
12
12.5
13
14
13
15
12.5
14
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.
For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.
Flash information on the CALL results
(flash call info)
The HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01 call was closed on 20th September 2023. 123 proposals were submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:
Topic code
Topic name
Budget (in million €)
Number of submitted proposals
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-01
Discovering the subsoil
12.00
8
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-02
Soil pollution processes – modelling and inclusion in advanced digital decision-support tools
14.00
6
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-03
Onsite digital technologies to monitor nutrients and chemical or biological stressors in soil and plants with relevance for food safety and nutrition
12.00
12
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-04
Innovations to prevent and combat desertification
14.00
15
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-05
Soil-friendly practices in horticulture, including alternative growing media
13.00
17
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-06
Soils in spatial planning
7.00
6
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-07
Back to earth: bringing communities and citizens closer to soil
6.00
15
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-08
Co-creating solutions for soil health in Living Labs
36.00
37
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-09
Carbon farming in living labs
12.00
7
TOTAL
126.00
123
The evaluation results are expected to be communicated between December 2023 - January 2024.
Flash information on the CALL results
(flash call info)
The HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01 call was closed on 20th September 2023. 123 proposals were submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:
Topic code
Topic name
Budget (in million €)
Number of submitted proposals
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-01
Discovering the subsoil
12.00
8
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-02
Soil pollution processes – modelling and inclusion in advanced digital decision-support tools
14.00
6
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-03
Onsite digital technologies to monitor nutrients and chemical or biological stressors in soil and plants with relevance for food safety and nutrition
12.00
12
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-04
Innovations to prevent and combat desertification
14.00
15
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-05
Soil-friendly practices in horticulture, including alternative growing media
13.00
17
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-06
Soils in spatial planning
7.00
6
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-07
Back to earth: bringing communities and citizens closer to soil
6.00
15
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-08
Co-creating solutions for soil health in Living Labs
36.00
37
HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-09
Carbon farming in living labs
12.00
7
TOTAL
126.00
123
The evaluation results are expected to be communicated between December 2023 - January 2024.
Opening date: 2023-01-17 (3 years ago)
Closing date: 2023-09-20 (3 years ago)
Procedure: single-stage
Budget: 7,000,000
Expected grants: 1
Contribution: 7,000,000 - 7,000,000
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