How about water? Urban blue infrastructure management in Romania

Iojă, Cristian; Badiu, Denisa L.; Haase, Dagmar; Hossu, Alina C.; Niţă, Mihai Răzvan

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.103084

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“…Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) is one of the most important components of a modern urban system, and the design of this component is still a challenge [1][2][3][4][5]. The relevance of BGI for humans is well-described by the concept of ecosystem services (ES) [4,6], i.e., the benefits of the broad sense of the natural environment [7]. This concept has evolved since the mid-twentieth century and was used for the first time in the 1980s by Ehrlich, Ehrlich, and Mooney [7].…”

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Ecosystem Services and Disservices of Vegetation in Recreational Urban Blue-Green Spaces—Some Recommendations for Greenery Shaping

Ćwik

Wójcik

Ziaja

et al. 2021

Forests

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Urban water bodies are an important asset in terms of climate change. The accompanying vegetation is an integral part of the waterside space system and a source of ecosystem services and disservices. The composition of greenery in waterside spaces should therefore be preceded by detailed research. This research would be the basis for the development of recommendations for enhancement of the positive impact of vegetation on humans and minimisation of its negative effect. The aim of the study was to identify ecosystem services and disservices of vegetation in the four most important waterside recreation spaces in the city of Rzeszów, Poland, and to develop plant composition guidelines. A detailed inventory of vegetation and aerobiological monitoring of the presence of airborne allergenic pollen grains and fungal spores were carried out. Next, the ecosystem services and disservices of the vegetation were determined based on literature data and on our expert judgement. Additionally, a counting of the number of visitors to waterside areas was conducted. All these steps were used to develop recommendations for shaping the vegetation of study areas. The results of the investigations show that the boulevards along the artificial lake function completely differently than other investigated places as the area resembles an urban park, and the water is not the main attraction in this space. The vegetation of the boulevards and the nearby gravel-pit bathing area has mostly a spontaneous character and offers the widest range of ecosystem services and disservices. The management of the vegetation should focus on its health-enhancing values. The vegetation growing near the outdoor swimming pools has been designed by man. Nevertheless, it requires recomposing and is targeted specifically at the enhancement of the visual attractiveness. Additionally, there is a need for planting compact deciduous trees that will provide shade at the multi-media fountain.

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“…It can even determine the attractiveness of relaxation in a waterside area as both vegetation and water form a complex blue-green infrastructure system. The system provides various ecosystem services [4,6], which can be both positive and negative.…”

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Ecosystem Services and Disservices of Vegetation in Recreational Urban Blue-Green Spaces—Some Recommendations for Greenery Shaping

Ćwik

Wójcik

Ziaja

et al. 2021

Forests

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“…The time lag between the abandonment of agricultural land and expansion of built‐up (Grădinaru et al, 2015) allowed several wildlife species to intensively use the areas in the proximity of the cities (Mustățea & Pătru‐Stupariu, 2021). Moreover, the expansion of urban areas often took place close to forests and rivers (Iojă et al, 2021). These changes created the context for city inhabitants to live and work closer to natural (i.e., forests, lakes, rivers) or seminatural areas (i.e., pastures, grasslands, agro‐forest systems), therefore sharing more space with wildlife species.…”

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Emergency‐line calls as an indicator to assess human–wildlife interaction in urban areas

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Human-wildlife interactions (HWIs) are increasingly common human disturbances as development continues to remove wildlife habitats. Documenting HWI is critical for environmental protection agencies to develop strategies and management decisions that meet the needs of both people and wildlife. However, evaluation of the frequency and types of HWI at broad spatial scales (e.g., national or regional level) can be costly and difficult to implement by managers. In this study, we apply a novel method for the evaluation of patterns of HWI in urban areas by using publicly available data from emergency calls (ECs) placed by inhabitants of Romania's urban areas. We used information from 4601 ECs placed at the Romanian National Emergency Call System 112, which consisted of (1) wildlife species, (2) spatial location, (3) date and time, and (4) a short description of the emergency. Of the 318 analyzed cities, 300 cities documented ECs on HWI between 2015 and 2020, with roe deer and brown bear being the most frequently mentioned species. We recorded an increasing trend in HWI-related ECs in 73% of the urban areas over the five-year period. We mapped the large-scale distribution of HWI by species and type of interactions in order to capture variations at the national level.Further, we analyzed the social and the biophysical factors potentially influencing the occurrence and frequency of HWI. The results showed that social factors have the same effect on all species, while the effect of the biophysical factors varied between species. Particularly, the presence of large natural habitats, represented by forests, influenced the number of calls only for brown bears. Seminatural landscapes with agricultural land have a different influence in terms of effect and significance for the considered species. Our results suggest that publicly available data from ECs can be used for the rapid assessment of HWI and for evaluating trends and predictors of HWI at broad spatial scales.Mihai I. Pop and Simona R. Gradinaru contributed equally to the work reported here.

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“…However, blue areas are often not included in greenspace planning. The importance of urban aquatic ecosystems for enhancing the aesthetic, recreational and ecological value of urban areas has been acknowledged by scholars (e.g., Iojȃ et al, 2021). Also, in concert with green spaces, water bodies in urban environments are essential for counteracting heat waves linked to climate change.…”

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Multiple Factors Shape the Interaction of People with Urban Greenspace: Sweden as a Case Study

Elbakidze,

Dawson,

Milberg

et al. 2022

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How about water? Urban blue infrastructure management in Romania

Cited by 32 publications

References 59 publications

Ecosystem Services and Disservices of Vegetation in Recreational Urban Blue-Green Spaces—Some Recommendations for Greenery Shaping

Ecosystem Services and Disservices of Vegetation in Recreational Urban Blue-Green Spaces—Some Recommendations for Greenery Shaping

Emergency‐line calls as an indicator to assess human–wildlife interaction in urban areas

Multiple Factors Shape the Interaction of People with Urban Greenspace: Sweden as a Case Study

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