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Foreword 1. Basis of the study Context and handling of the study commissioning Expert group involved Literature analysed Reading guide and terminology used in this condensed report 2. Implementation frameworks for soil quality assessment Actors and mechanisms involved in soil quality assessment Diversity of perceptions of soils and their qualities Co-production of information on soil quality 3. Governance frameworks and soil quality Private property and public intervention Measures and economic values of soil quality Criteria used in the field of law Regulating soil de-artificialisation and ecological restoration Territoriality of public intervention on soil quality 4. The dimensions of soil quality and health and the choice of functions Historical developments in terminology and concepts A not-yet-stabilised distinction between soil quality and soil health From soil quality to its ecological functions Approaches to assess soil multifunctionality Limitations of a function-based approach 5. Assessment process Purpose of the assessment Choice of the indicandum and of the relevant indicators Measuring parameter and indicator values Reference framework and interpretation framework Scoring or normalising indicators Multi-criteria aggregation forming a soil quality index Monitoring soil quality over time and space 6. Generic list of soil function indicators and assessment trial in a given area Main categories of indicators Selected generic indicators Operationality of indicators Assessing soil quality in France 7. Lessons learned and avenues for research Summary of key lessons Areas for research Appendices Bibliographic sources cited Acronyms and abbreviations Working group

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