Soil protection concept
What is a municipal soil protection concept?
- A comprehensive inventory of local soil conditions
- Identifying soils that are particularly worthy of protection
- Measures to avoid and minimise negative influences
- Anchoring soil protection goals in the administration and the public
When was the BSK presented and adopted?
The soil protection concept (BSK for short) of the city of Rodgau was presented on 27 November 2025 in the public meeting of the Urban Development, Planning and Construction Committee and adopted by the city council of the city of Rodgau on 8 December 2025.
Soil protection concept and thematic maps
You can also download the complete soil protection concept with all the details here.
There are also themed maps on Rodgau's soils in the citizens' portal. By selecting the icons "Maps" and "Environment, Nature, Landscape" (marked red in the image), you can access a submenu in which various aspects of the soil protection concept can be selected, and map information is displayed accordingly. The following can be selected:
Earnings potential
Water storage capacity
Nitrate retention capacity
Infiltration potential
Archive floors Area
Archive floors Points
Floor application
Soils requiring special protection Area
Soils particularly worthy of protection Points
Floor units
Carbon storage
Sensitivity to compaction
Promotion of soil protection concepts
The BSK was financially supported and subsidised by the Ministry of the Environment in accordance with the Hesse Climate Plan.
