scholarly journals Who Are the Visitors of Forest Park Grmoščica and What Are Their Needs? Results of Quantitative Exploratory Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
Martina Kičić ◽  
Dijana Vuletić ◽  
Silvija Krajter Ostoić ◽  
Sergej Šimpraga ◽  
Ninoslav Matošević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Ecological Function ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Forest Park ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
The City

Forest Park Grmoščica is an important part of urban green infrastructure for the citizens of the western part of the city of Zagreb. To enhance the quality of management of the forest park to the satisfaction of its daily users, it is important to know their socio-demographic characteristics, visiting behaviour, recreational activities, as well as their perception of the forest park. The survey for users of the Forest Park Grmoščica was developed within the INTERREG DANUBE’s URBforDAN project. It was filled out by visitors of the forest park using on-site face-to-face method and was also available online. The results of the survey provided information about the users of the Forest Park Grmoščica, their socio-demographic data, visiting habits and perception. Also, the typology of users was given depending on the activities they undertake in the forest park (cyclists, joggers, visitors who spend time in Forest Park Grmoščica with their families, and pet walkers) and their main characteristics. The obtained data can improve the management of the Forest Park Grmoščica in such a way that it fulfils its social and ecological function and is adapted to the needs of its users.

Dynamic evaluation of small urban green areas at local level using GEOBIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria Popa ◽  
Diana Andreea Onose ◽  
Ionut Cosmin Sandric ◽  
Simona Raluca Gradinaru ◽  
Athanasios Alexandru Gavrilidis
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
Dynamic Evaluation ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Areas ◽  
Green Areas

<p>Urban green infrastructure has various benefits known as ecosystem services such as regulating, cultural, provisioning and supporting services. Among the provided benefits there are decrease of air temperature, increasing humidity and mitigating urban heat island as regulating services; human-nature relations as cultural services; improving air quality, carbon sequestration as provisioning services and photosynthesis, nutrient and water cycling as supporting services. The high intensity of the urbanization process across the last decades coupled with weak legislative frameworks resulted both in large areas affected by urban sprawl and densification of the existing urban fabric. Both phenomenon generated loss in open spaces, especially green areas. In the context of the sustainable urbanization promoted by HABITAT Agenda, the knowledge related with the distribution, size and quality of urban green areas represents a priority. The study aim is to identify small urban green areas at local level at different time moments for a dynamic evaluation. We focused on small urban green areas since they are scarcely analysed even if their importance for the urban quality of life Is continuously increasing given the urbanization process. We used satellite imagery acquired by Planet Satellite Constellations, with a spatial resolution of 3.7 m and daily coverage, for extracting green areas. The images were processed using Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) techniques implemented in Esri ArcGIS Pro. The spatial analysis we performed generated information about distribution, surfaces, quality (based on NDVI) and dynamic of small urban green areas. The results are connected with the local level development of the urban areas we analysed, but also with the population consumption pattern for leisure services, housing, transport or other public utilities. The analysis can represent a complementary method for extracting green areas at urban level and can support the data collection for calculating urban sustainability indicators.</p>

Introducing environmental-justice analysis into urban planning practices in the city of Bottrop, Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (0) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Kristina Ohlmeyer ◽  
Mathias Schaefer ◽  
Madeleine Kirstein ◽  
Dietwald Gruehn ◽  
Stefan Greiving
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Weather Extremes ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
The City ◽  
Environmental Burdens

An analysis of the provision and accessibility of urban green infrastructure was carried out and combined with the spatial exposure of social-welfare recipients to noise, air pollution and weather extremes in the city of Bottrop, Germany. We found out that social-welfare recipients tend to live in areas where the exposure to multiple environmental burdens is higher compared to other statistical districts in the city. Ultimately, there is a real impact of our conceived indicators, since they were integrated into an obligatory ‘sustainability check’, which was adopted by the city assembly of Bottrop in June 2020.

scholarly journals Assessing Nature-Based Recreation to Support Urban Green Infrastructure Planning in Trento (Italy)

Land ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Cortinovis ◽  
Grazia Zulian ◽  
Davide Geneletti
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure ◽  
The City

Nature-based recreation is among the most relevant ecosystem services supplied by urban green infrastructure, affecting citizens’ physical and mental wellbeing. Providing adequate green spaces for nature-based recreation is among the main goals of urban planning, but commonly-used indicators offer a partial view on the issue. Innovative methods and approaches, such as the ESTIMAP-recreation model, appear as promising ways to increase the quality of information available for decision-makers by considering both the range of green spaces that provide the service and the locally-specific demand. The article presents an application of the ESTIMAP-recreation model to the city of Trento (Italy), aimed at testing its adaptation to the local context and the potential improvements brought to urban planning. The comparison of the results with traditional indicators based on the availability and accessibility to urban parks shows significant differences in terms of priority of intervention across the city, with implications on planning decisions. The application demonstrates that innovative methods can enhance the understanding of nature-based recreation in cities beyond the focus on urban parks, revealing a wide portfolio of actions that planners can put in place to promote nature-based recreation through a multifunctional green infrastructure.

scholarly journals The use of plants on balconies in the city

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 180-187
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Krzymińska ◽  
Jan Bocianowski ◽  
Katarzyna Mądrachowska
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Pelargonium Zonale ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Pelargonium Peltatum ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure ◽  
The City

As a popular and excellent place for plants, balconies enable people easy access to and close contact with nature, thus forming an integral part of the urban green infrastructure. The aim of the study was to assess the use of plants on balconies of detached houses and blocks of flats in the small Polish town of Sieraków. Plants were grown on about 33% of the balconies of detached houses and on 51% of the balconies of blocks of flats. Most of the balconies were decorated with one plant species only and the plants were most frequently placed on the railing. The most popular plant species were Pelargonium peltatum (L.) L’Hér., Pelargonium zonale (L.) L’Hér. and Petunia × atkinsiana D. Don. There were no large differences between both the building types as regards to the balcony decoration.

scholarly journals Green infrastructure for China’s new urbanisation: A case study of greenway development in Maanshan

Urban Studies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 508-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangzhu Zhang ◽  
Calvin King Lam Chung ◽  
Zihan Yin
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Specific Kind ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
The City

China’s recent environmental turn in urban development has been marked by a rush of urban green projects. Many city governments have lately focused on green infrastructure of a specific kind – the greenway. This article provides a preliminary assessment of the contributions of greenways to a new, environmentally benign form of urbanisation advocated by the central government. Through a case study of the city of Maanshan, it reveals that Chinese greenways are not just a sustainability fix for the economy’s sake, as many urban green projects in China tend to be conceived. Although the greenways are far from being effective in stimulating tourism, they can promote urban liveability beyond the symbolic and lend material support to active travel. These findings endorse an analytical approach that gives equal emphasis to both the physical and political nature of emerging green infrastructure initiatives to more fully appreciate the logics and functions in their ongoing popularity.

scholarly journals Importance and planning of pedestrian streets in urban environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 80-86
Author(s):  
Elizabete Mendzina ◽  
Kristine Vugule
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
The City ◽  
Pedestrian Street

An increasing problem in cities is the growth of the number of motorised vehicles making the urban environment unsafe and unattractive and reducing residents’ willingness to walk. The study explores the problems associated with the development of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure in the city. The importance of pedestrian movement in the urban environment was studied and several pedestrian streets in Latvia were analyzed. The method for evaluation of the quality of a pedestrian street was developed based on the summarizing and analysis of the information from the available literature sources. The method includes criteria that make a pedestrian street high-quality and easy-to-use public space that is suitable not only for walking but also as a multifunctional place for various activities. The authors have worked out recommendations for creating a spatial structure and landscape design in urban environment focusing on the necessity to install good quality and sustainable outdoor design elements, to provide environmental accessibility as well as to include pedestrian streets in the city’s overall green infrastructure network, based on both social and environmental aspects. The recommendations provided can be used for the development of design guidelines and as educational material for landscape architects and urban planners

scholarly journals FORMATION OF RECREATIONAL AREAS BY USING DISTURBED URBAN LANDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
R. Galdin ◽  
N. Aleinikova ◽  
T. Yarmosh
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Forest Park ◽  
Environmental Situation ◽  
Urban Territories ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The article is devoted to the problems of disturbed lands that are part of urban territories, the need for reclamation and the creation of recreational spaces based on them. There are a large number of quarries on the territory of the Belgorod region, many of which are no longer functioning and they need to be transformed. The work in this direction entails an improvement in the environmental situation, increases the quality of the urban environment and makes these objects attractive for investment. The authors consider the main factors affecting the reclamation of the territory, analyze the types of soil and identify the relationship of geodesy with the architectural component of reclamation, present foreign and domestic experience in solving problems related to disturbed lands, comply a table of the main quarries of the Belgorod region in order to identify features characteristic of this region. As a result of the research, proposals and methods are put forward, taking into account regional peculiarities, for the reclamation of a chalk quarry in order to create a recreational space and then integrate it into the forest park framework in Belgorod, which will lead to an improvement in the environmental situation and aesthetic perception of the city as a whole.

Exploring City Branding as a Tool to Conserve Urban Green Infrastructure in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 112-139
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Padigala
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The City ◽  
Environmental Infrastructure

Cities are aggressively pushing themselves to become global destinations for economic activities resulting in various environmental stresses. The situation in developing countries such as India is not too different either. Cities are reinventing themselves to emerge as a global destination to attract talent, investment and tourism. City Branding is one such marketing strategy wherein key aspect(s) of a city (cultural, environmental, infrastructure, etc.) is used to project it as a brand, thus garnering competitive advantages and co benefits. This article, however, examines the city branding tool in a different perspective. By reviewing branding theories, concepts and case studies, this article explores the possible use of city branding strategy in conserving and promoting green infrastructure. Theoretical assessments undertaken in this article indicate that city branding has a potential to contribute positively towards cities' developmental aspirations and improving the quality of life of its citizens, leading to an environmentally sustainable urban development in India.

Exploring City Branding as a Tool to Conserve Urban Green Infrastructure in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 1406-1433
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Padigala
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The City ◽  
Environmental Infrastructure

Cities are aggressively pushing themselves to become global destinations for economic activities resulting in various environmental stresses. The situation in developing countries such as India is not too different either. Cities are reinventing themselves to emerge as a global destination to attract talent, investment and tourism. City Branding is one such marketing strategy wherein key aspect(s) of a city (cultural, environmental, infrastructure, etc.) is used to project it as a brand, thus garnering competitive advantages and co benefits. This article, however, examines the city branding tool in a different perspective. By reviewing branding theories, concepts and case studies, this article explores the possible use of city branding strategy in conserving and promoting green infrastructure. Theoretical assessments undertaken in this article indicate that city branding has a potential to contribute positively towards cities' developmental aspirations and improving the quality of life of its citizens, leading to an environmentally sustainable urban development in India.

scholarly journals Provisional green infrastructure: transdisciplinary approaches to address contamination in urban streams

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. 2209-2219
Author(s):  
Priyanka Jamwal ◽  
Durba Biswas ◽  
Daniel Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Open Drainage ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Treatment Practices ◽  
Decentralized Treatment ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
Drainage Channels ◽  
Spatial Domains ◽  
The City

Abstract Surface water contamination has emerged as an area of major concern in rapidly growing cities in the Global South, including and especially in the Indian megacity context. We argue here that nallahs (open drainage channels in Indian megacities) should be more widely recognized as a potential locus of intervention. These combined stormwater and wastewater networks offer opportunities for flexible, frugal and inclusive retrofits to improve surface and groundwater quality. We propose and define the concept of provisional green infrastructure (PGI) as a speculative innovation typology describing in-stream interventions. We argue that PGI should be employed as a shared boundary concept guiding transdisciplinary action and research within the highly unpredictable, space-constrained, and contaminated watersheds. Citing case studies throughout the region and ongoing research in the city of Bangalore, we demonstrate in-stream modifications may be capable of achieving significant improvement in the quality of urban wastewater and may play a complementary role in closing persistent capacity gaps in the operation of both centralized and decentralized treatment practices within megacities. Anticipating the larger diffusion of PGI practices across the region by various early adopters and non-state actors, we suggest a cogent research agenda focused on identifying various generalizable ‘upscaling’ opportunities for deploying in-stream interventions across various organizational and spatial domains.

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