As soil degradation has far-reaching impacts, including reduced agricultural productivity, increased vulnerability to climate change, loss of biodiversity, and compromised ecosystem services, there is a recognition of the importance of defining soil condition or soil health for sustaining all ecosystems, including services and benefits to humans, plants, animals, and microorganisms. 

In this context, significant progress has been made in soil remediation technologies in China, including Hong Kong, but there is a greater emphasis on short-term soil restoration, with a lack of awareness regarding long-term ecological restoration. 

This design project explores the concept of soil health from a well-being and ecological restoration perspective in Penny’s Bay, Hong Kong. Globally, soils play an integral role in wider society and the environment by maintaining a large range of ecosystem services and benefits. 

This design will utilize a mixed-method approach, incorporating the literature review, precedent studies, interviews and soil health measurement experiments to inform the  soil health system. The findings will help to provide a more sustainable design for the health and well-being of the environment for both habitats and in-habitats, with spatial strategies drawn from a systematic, holistic approach to land management. Read more


Academic Supervisor: Prof. Sunny Choi
Contributing to SDGs: 3 Good health and well-being, 13 Climate action, 14 Life below water, 15 Life on land