A Study on Gastrointestinal Parasitism in Urban Park-going Dogs in Calgary, Alberta and the Implications for Public Health and City Park Management

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anya Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Park Management ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasitism ◽  
City Park

scholarly journals Urban park soil microbiomes are a rich reservoir of natural product biosynthetic diversity

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (51) ◽  
pp. 14811-14816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Charlop-Powers ◽  
Clara C. Pregitzer ◽  
Christophe Lemetre ◽  
Melinda A. Ternei ◽  
Jeffrey Maniko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
York City ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Systematic Exploration ◽  
Environmental Bacteria ◽  
City Park

Numerous therapeutically relevant small molecules have been identified from the screening of natural products (NPs) produced by environmental bacteria. These discovery efforts have principally focused on culturing bacteria from natural environments rich in biodiversity. We sought to assess the biosynthetic capacity of urban soil environments using a phylogenetic analysis of conserved NP biosynthetic genes amplified directly from DNA isolated from New York City park soils. By sequencing genes involved in the biosynthesis of nonribosomal peptides and polyketides, we found that urban park soil microbiomes are both rich in biosynthetic diversity and distinct from nonurban samples in their biosynthetic gene composition. A comparison of sequences derived from New York City parks to genes involved in the biosynthesis of biomedically important NPs produced by bacteria originally collected from natural environments around the world suggests that bacteria producing these same families of clinically important antibiotics, antifungals, and anticancer agents are actually present in the soils of New York City. The identification of new bacterial NPs often centers on the systematic exploration of bacteria present in natural environments. Here, we find that the soil microbiomes found in large cities likely hold similar promise as rich unexplored sources of clinically relevant NPs.

scholarly journals Carbon Footprint of Built Features and Planting Works during Construction, Maintenance and Renewal Stages at Urban Parks in Petaling Jaya, Selangor

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurzuliza Jamirsah ◽  
Ismail Said ◽  
Badrulzaman Jaafar ◽  
Mohd Haniff Mohd Hassani
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Park Management ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Co2 Release

Carbon emissions in Malaysia are escalating due to rapid urbanisation wherein their sources are claimed to be generated by the construction industry, including urban park development. Upon completion of the urban park project, the vegetation will supposedly function immediately as a carbon sequester. However, the processes of building, maintaining, and renewing built features and plantings can emit additional carbon dioxide (CO2) than the storage. Rigorous CO2 release across the maintenance and renewal stages may be contributed by park management activities, such as planting grooming, built feature rectification, and park maintenance works. This study investigated carbon footprint derived from built features and planting works during the construction, maintenance, and renewal stages of park management. Taman Bandaran Kelana Jaya and Taman Aman Petaling Jaya were chosen as the study sites as they were located at urban areas. Continued use of the parks resulted in a swift deterioration of its facilities, whereby this scenario would ensure recurrent maintenance and renewal works were conducted for them. As-built drawings were utilised to identify the lists of inventories and work breakdown structure for every built feature and planting work to approximate the indirect CO2 emissions, which was aided by EToolLCD software. This study revealed that the amount of CO2 sequestered by the manicured vegetation was only 28.7% out of the total CO2 emission produced since its construction stage. Hence, urban parks can be perceived as a carbon source instead of a carbon sink medium.

Indicator development for sustainable urban park management in Hong Kong

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Shing Chan ◽  
Fung Hoi Si ◽  
Lawal M. Marafa
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Park Management ◽  
Indicator Development
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