A comparative perspective of urban forestry in Belgrade, Serbia and Freiburg, Germany

Gudurić, Ivana; Tomićević, Jelena; Konijnendijk, Cecil C.

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2011.08.002

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“…Does it mean that researchers generally (irrespective of country of origin) feel urban forestry research in developing countries is of little relevance? That would be axiomatic when a case can be made that urban forestry research in the developing world and emerging economies is as relevant as it is in the developed (Elmendorf, 2008;Gudurić et al, 2011), and probably extremely urgent in face of rapid expansion of many developing world cities.…”

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Is there no urban forestry in the developing world?

Shackleton¹

2012

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Urban forestry and greening offer a multitude of benefits to the inhabitants of towns and cities. However, the nature and magnitude of these frequently depend upon the context. Yet, at first glance, the developing world context around urban forestry debates seems to be poorly represented in the international peer-reviewed literature. This is examined in this paper, followed by a brief outline of ten key research areas for urban forestry in the developing world. A survey of the peer-reviewed literature confirms that almost 80% of articles come from the developed world context. This correlates with the greater availability of research finance and personnel from developed regions. However, there are urban forestry questions and issues that require examination in the developing world because they cannot simply be transferred from knowledge gleaned from and tested in a developed world context. Ten of these are briefly outlined as a catalyst towards greater attention to urban forestry in the developing world and their contributions to global debates and models.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Is there no urban forestry in the developing world?

Shackleton¹

2012

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“…Forest policies, which arise from real or perceived problems, create the legal, regulatory, and operational environments for forest management, guiding the actions employed in this management [73]. An effective forest policy should make it possible to fulfil various needs and solve conflicts between forest nature conservation and use by the society (e.g., [2,29,39,74,75]). In many countries, however, the lack of forest policies and a legal basis for forest management within urban areas is noticeable [27,44,76,77], as the number of legal acts concerning them is excessive [74].…”

Section: Forest Management Problemsmentioning

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Management and Social Problems Linked to the Human Use of European Urban and Suburban Forests

Referowska-Chodak¹

2019

Forests

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This review regards the management and social problems in European urban and suburban forests linked to their maintenance and human use. They can be divided into major categories: forest management problems (e.g., the low priority of urban forestry, various or diffused urban forest management, lack of management plans or lack of sufficient funds); the social reception of forest works and forests (e.g., emotional reactions to total clear-cutting, negative evaluation of logging traces, negative evaluation of poor tourist infrastructure, specific expectations concerning a model forest: e.g., tall, of low density, mixed, old); and relations between forest users (problems related to e.g., crowding, fast-moving people, the presence of dogs, littering, thefts or noisy behaviour). Here, special attention is paid to problems and negative interactions, as they are challenges to forest management, as well as to the development of plans, strategies, and policies, both in relation to existent forests and those planned in various parts of Europe. Taking into account the feelings and expectations of forest users concerning forests, forest works/management, and infrastructure, as well as their attitude to other forest users, may reduce conflicts concerning various kinds of forest perception and use, and (with the support of societal education) may help to increase the sense of social responsibility for the “shared” forests. The presented findings are expected to be practical and useful for the management of urban and suburban forests, regardless of the location, as a type of checklist of possible problems, that may prove to be important and up-to-date in a particular location.

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“…In the period from 1948-2002 the total population of Belgrade has increased by 2.5 times [30,32], which was followed by significant enlargement of the city [18]. Urbanization has had a major impact on the green areas, many forests had to be cutdown and very little has been done to prevent this situation [33,34].…”

Section: Research Area: Urban Forests Of the City Of Belgradementioning

confidence: 99%

“…These two management organizations are the most important at the city level. Other forests are managed by other organizations (water management companies, military, agricultural organizations, churches) according to 10-year management plan approved by the Ministry [33]. Urban forests of Belgrade are mostly small in size, fragmented and scattered [24].…”

Section: Research Area: Urban Forests Of the City Of Belgradementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Urban forests of Belgrade are mostly small in size, fragmented and scattered [24]. Deciduous tree species prevail (96.2%) [33]. General assessment of the forests in Belgrade shows unfavorable conditions of forests, and the main management goals identified are the conversion of coppice forests into high forests, timely and adequate maintenance of artificially established stands, increasing the share of autochthonous species, and responding to upcoming challenges (e.g.…”

Section: Research Area: Urban Forests Of the City Of Belgradementioning

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