What Is Soil Restoration? Where Can SR Be Used?

Abstract

Soil restoration (SR) is the technique of enhancing compacted soils to improve their porosity and nutrient retention. It includes biological (worms) and mechani-cal aeration, mechanical loosening (tilling), plant-ing dense vegetation, and applying soil amendments. Soil amendments involve the spreading and mixing of mature compost into disturbed and compacted urban soils (see Figure 1).