scholarly journals Local Community Perceptions of the Ecological and Socio-Economic Benefits of Spiders in Small-Scale Urban Green Spaces for Conservation Reinforcement

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-123
Author(s):  
Brian Tampos Sabanal ◽  
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Marion John Michael Macapil Achondo ◽  
Lief Erikson Diocampo Gamalo ◽  
Pedro Alviola IV ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Ecological Roles ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Spiders are among the most ubiquitous arthropods that can dwell on diverse habitats, which include small-scale urban green spaces (UGS). To promote urban diversity, we assessed the awareness of a local community situated within UGS in Davao, Philippines about the ecological roles of spiders. Data were obtained by administering survey questionnaires to 80 households using convenience sampling. The survey revealed that the local community is knowledgeable on the occurrence of spiders in their area (97.5%), in which they are mostly acquainted with spiders of Pisauridae (25%) and Araneidae (20.3%). Also, the community has recognized the important ecological roles of spiders, in which they mostly acknowledged the role of spiders as a significant source of food for other organisms (71.62%). However, a high proportion of respondents also recognized the socio-economic benefits of spiders through spider wrestling (60.81%). Henceforth, the ecological roles of spiders could be subjugated as spider wrestling is practiced in the local community, which could be a possible threat to the spider population. Thus, we highly suggest to involve concerned local communities in urban biodiversity management for the conservation of spiders in the Philippines, which is highly at risk due to its perceived socio-economic benefits.

Exploring the role of Urban Green Spaces in 'smartening' cities in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rama Mohana R Turaga ◽  
Urmila Jha-Thakur ◽  
Sandip Chakrabarti ◽  
Dipita Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Green Spaces ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces

scholarly journals EFFICIENCY OF AERIAL LASER SCANNING OF THE TERRITORY WHEN MONITORING URBAN GREEN SPACES

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Vasil'eva
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Environmental Legislation ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Aerial Laser Scanning ◽  
State Register ◽  
Inventory And Monitoring

The article describes the role of remote sensing technologies in monitoring urban green spaces. The positive aspects of the use of air laser scanning in the inventory and monitoring of urban green spaces are listed. The role of urban green spaces in the formation of an environmentally friendly urban environment is briefly described. Insufficient elaboration of the regulatory and legal documentation in the field of registration of urban green spaces in the Unified State Register of Real Estate Objects was noted. It is emphasized that the lack of approaches to the consideration of urban green spaces as independent cadastral objects entails numerous violations in the field of environmental and environmental legislation of settlements. A solution to this problem is proposed, which consists in the mandatory accounting of cadastral data on the land plot under the urban green spaces when maintaining the urban green spaces monitoring database.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL GREENING PLANS FOR EFFECIENT MANAGEMENT OF URBAN GREEN SPACE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Polina Mullayarova
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Gis Technologies ◽  
Work Area ◽  
New Type

The article notes the role of urban green spaces in providing a safe and comfortable environment of the industrial centre. The damage caused by anthropogenic impact to different categories of urban green spaces is briefly described. The necessity of using GIS-technologies and digital cartographic support to gather and analyze information about urban green spaces is stated. To solve this problem a new type of cartographic products – digital greening plans – is proposed and described in detail. Classification of digital greening plans, the cartographic notation, thematic content, main directions of use and target audience are considered. Fragments of digital greening plans depicted the experimental work area in Novosibirsk are given. Conclusion about the advantages of digital greening plans compared to related types of cartographic products is made.

The Role of Urban Green Spaces in the Transformation of Community Ecosystem in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 284-311
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández ◽  
Justyna Anna Zdunek-Wielgołaska ◽  
Karina Pallaggst
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Climate Regulation ◽  
Existing Data

This chapter aims to analyze the review the existing literature on some important features of urban green spaces such as the components, functions, services, community involvement, initiatives, and actions from an ecosystem perspective. The analysis begins from the assumption that urban green spaces are ecosystems of vital importance in enhancing the quality of life in an urban environment and supplying ecosystem services such as biodiversity and climate regulation. Meeting the needs of users is related with the functions and services that urban green spaces provide to communities. The methods employed in this analysis are the empirical literature and documents review, analysis of existing data on uses and users, interviews with authorities, and more detailed examination of a case specific data. Also, as some concluding remarks, some wider environmental, economic, and social initiatives for local authorities and communities are suggested that can justify initiatives by all represented and involved stakeholders. Finally, the study advances some opportunities, challenges, and further research.

scholarly journals The influence of urban landscape spatial patterns on single-family housing prices

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Hyun Kim ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Galen Newman ◽  
Sung-Ho Kil ◽  
Sun Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces

Many empirical studies assessing the economic benefits of urban green space have continually documented that green space tends to increase both value and sale price of nearby residential properties. Previous studies, however, have not fully captured the quality of neighborhood level landscape spatial patterns on housing prices. To fill this literature gap, this study examined the association between landscape spatial patterns of urban green spaces and single-family home sale transactions using a spatial regression model. The research was conducted through the analysis of 11,326 housing transaction records from 2010 to 2012 in Austin, TX, USA. Variables measuring the structural, locational and neighborhood characteristics of housing were coupled with Geographic Information Systems, remote sensing and FRAGSTATS to calculate several landscape indices measuring the quality of existing landscape spatial patterns. After controlling for any spatial autocorrelation effects, we found that that larger tree and urban forest areas surrounding single-family homes positively contributed to property values, while more fragmented, isolated and irregularly shaped landscape spatial patterns resulted in the inverse. The results of this research increase awareness of the role of urban green spaces while informing community design/planning practices about the linkages between landscape spatial structure and economic benefits.

scholarly journals Providing Access to Urban Green Spaces: A Participatory Benefit-Cost Analysis in Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvestre García de Jalón ◽  
Aline Chiabai ◽  
Alyvia Mc Tague ◽  
Naiara Artaza ◽  
Amaia de Ayala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Analysis ◽  
General Public ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Benefit Cost Analysis ◽  
Benefit Cost

The opening up of green spaces could provide significant benefits to society. This study develops a framework to assess the economic benefits and costs of public interventions providing citizen access to urban green spaces. The Thinking Fadura project in Getxo (Spain) was used as a case study. A method for participatory benefit-cost analysis is developed, where a stakeholder-participatory evaluation is combined with a standard cost-benefit analysis. The participatory evaluation followed a bottom-up approach in a sequential evaluation including three main focal points: key stakeholders and experts, visitors and the general public. The assessment demonstrates that the Thinking Fadura project’s benefits outweigh the costs. The results suggest that projects designed with the purpose of improving green space accessibility to the general public can be beneficial from a societal perspective. The highest economic benefits were an increase in the amenity and recreational value and an increase in people’s physical activity. The participatory evaluation indicates that giving access to people of lower socio-economic status and vulnerable groups and improving recreational use were perceived as the most beneficial. An increase in noise, dirt, and risk of criminal activities as well as potential conflicts between green space users were perceived as the most negative impacts of opening a previously restricted area to the general public. The economic assessment of Thinking Fadura project could serve as a model in the decision-making process in locations where the use of greenspaces is restricted.

The role of urban green spaces in care facilities for elderly people across European cities

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 203-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Artmann ◽  
Xianwen Chen ◽  
Cristian Iojă ◽  
Angela Hof ◽  
Diana Onose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Care Facilities
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