Involvement of nurseries in urban parks in park maintenance

This article analyzes the main problems of urban public spaces, because today public spaces can determine the future of cities. It is noted that parks are multifunctional public spaces in the urban environment, as they are an important element of the citywide system of landscaping and recreation, perform health, cultural, educational, aesthetic and environmental functions. The article notes that the need for easily accessible and well-maintained urban parks remains, however, the state of parks in many cities of Russia remains unsatisfactory, requiring reconstruction. A brief historical background of the Park of Culture and Rest of the Soviet period in Omsk is expounded, the analysis of the existing territory of the Park is presented. It is revealed that the Park, being the largest public space in Omsk, does not meet the requirements of modern urbanism, although it represents a great potential for designing the space for the purpose of recreation of citizens. Performed functional zoning scheme of the territory of the Park in question, where its division into functional areas destined for active recreational users of the Park is presented, considered the interests of senior citizens, people with limited mobility, etc. Reconstruction of Parks of the Soviet period can provide the city with additional recreational opportunities, as well as increase its tourist attractiveness.

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THE EFFECT OF HEAVY METALS ON MITE COMMUNITIES (ACARI: GAMASINA) FROM URBAN PARKS - BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal ◽

10.30638/eemj.2018.206 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (9) ◽

pp. 2071-2081 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Minodora Manu ◽

Marilena Onete ◽

Raluca Ioana Bancila

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Urban Parks ◽

Mite Communities

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Bumblebee Communities (Apidae, Bombini) in Urban Parks in Relation to Park Area and Other Characteristics

Polish Journal of Ecology ◽

10.3161/15052249pje2019.67.1.007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

Barbara Zajdel ◽

Mikołaj Borański ◽

Kornelia Kucharska ◽

Agata Jojczyk ◽

Katarzyna Brzezińska

Keyword(s):

Urban Parks ◽

Park Area

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Can Urban Parks Help with Disaster Risk Reduction through Educational Awareness? A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction ◽

10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102377 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102377

Author(s):

Yalcin Yildirim ◽

Golnaz Keshavarzi ◽

Amanda R. Aman

Keyword(s):

Risk Reduction ◽

Disaster Risk Reduction ◽

Urban Parks ◽

Disaster Risk

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Effects of Evocative Audio-Visual Installations on the Restorativeness in Urban Parks

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158328 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8328

Author(s):

Massimiliano Masullo ◽

Luigi Maffei ◽

Aniello Pascale ◽

Vincenzo Paolo Senese ◽

Simona De Stefano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Inclusion ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Traffic Noise ◽

Human Perception ◽

Urban Parks ◽

Well Being ◽

Road Traffic Noise ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Experimental Laboratory

Road traffic noise is responsible for several negative health effects for citizens in modern cities. Inside urban parks, which citizens use for social inclusion and cohesion, psychological and physical restoration, and physical activities, road traffic noise may significantly reduce the potential of these places to induce or enhance well-being. Although access restriction schemes and screens could be effective solutions to limit noise inside urban park areas, preserving their potential regenerative role may engender mobility, social, aesthetic, and architectural issues. Due to the positive effects that natural elements and water sounds can have on human perception, and based on the previous findings of the beneficial effects of audio-visual installations, this paper investigates the possibility of using audio-visual installations that simply evoke some natural features to improve the restoration of individuals inside urban parks. The study has been carried out using immersive virtual environments in two different experimental laboratory sessions in Hong Kong (China) and Aversa (Italy). The results showed that the positive effects provided by evocative installations were similar to those provided by traditional installations. Furthermore, the effects on the restoration increased as the installations became larger and included enveloping shapes. Furthermore, we found that the amount of evocative water installations’ material was responsible for changes in restoration. In contrast, the Chinese groups were less influenced by these installations.

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Detecting the Cool Island Effect of Urban Parks in Wuhan: A City on Rivers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18010132 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 132

Author(s):

Qijiao Xie ◽

Jing Li

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Remote Sensing Data ◽

Urban Parks ◽

High Water ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Green Spaces ◽

Heat Island ◽

Island Effect ◽

Urban Heat

As a nature-based solution, development of urban blue-green spaces is widely accepted for mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect. It is of great significance to determine the main driving factors of the park cool island (PCI) effect for optimizing park layout and achieving a maximum cooling benefit of urban parks. However, there have been obviously controversial conclusions in previous studies due to varied case contexts. This study was conducted in Wuhan, a city with high water coverage, which has significant differences in context with the previous case cities. The PCI intensity and its correlation with park characteristics were investigated based on remote sensing data. The results indicated that 36 out of 40 urban parks expressed a PCI effect, with a PCI intensity of 0.08~7.29 °C. As expected, larger parks with enough width had stronger PCI intensity. An increased density of hardened elements in a park could significantly weaken PCI effect. Noticeably, in this study, water bodies in a park contributed the most to the PCI effect of urban parks, while the vegetated areas showed a negative impact on the PCI intensity. It implied that in a context with higher water coverage, the cooling effect of vegetation was weakened or even masked by water bodies, due to the interaction effect of different variables on PCI intensity.

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