Landscape Architecture and Green Infrastructure in the Slovak Countryside

Tóth, Attila; Štěpánková, Roberta; Feriancová, Ľubica

doi:10.15414/2016.9788075680082

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“…All three design teams have integrated diverse elements of green infrastructure into their landscape architectural designs as suggested by Tóth, Štěpánková and Feriancová (2016). This project has been used as a case study in the long-term research by design teaching on rural open spaces and landscapes at the Institute of Landscape Architecture in Nitra (Tóth, 2020;.…”

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“…An important challenge of contemporary landscape architecture in the Slovak countryside is restoration of public and special green and open spaces and an overall enhancement of the local green infrastructure (Tóth, Štěpánková and Feriancová, 2016). According to Tóth (2020), green infrastructure can be considered an important strategic concept and approach in planning and designing (rural) landscapes.…”

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Public recreation and landscape protection - with environment hand in hand…

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Public Recreation and Landscape Protection - With Environment Hand in Hand…

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The climatological station in the city of Hradec Králové allows one to evaluate the dynamics of air temperature as an indicator of conditions for recreation in the city. A suitable indicator is the air temperature during various seasons, especially in the summer and possibly in the winter. Increase in the average air temperature in the summer during the period of 1961 to 2020 in the city of Hradec Králové is 2° C. The air temperature has risen more significantly in the last 30 years. Each consecutive decade in the period from 1961 has been the warmest on record. Change in the average temperature in winter changes the conditions for winter sports, both the duration and period of continuous snow cover and restrictions for skating.

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Public recreation and landscape protection - with environment hand in hand…

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“…In scientific papers dealing with the rural landscape in Slovakia, we can find studies focusing mainly on the change of the land cover structure (Kanianska, R. et al 2014), the impact of tourism on the landscape (Klaučo, M. et al 2017), diversification of the rural landscape (Máliková, L. and Klobučník, M. 2017), function of agriculture in countryside (Bazik, J. and Muchová, Z. 2016; Špulerová, J. et al 2017), rural population (Simpach, O. and Pechrová, M. 2016), green infrastructure and sustainable countryside (Tóth, A. et al 2016), the potential of the rural landscape (Štěpánková, R. and Bihuňová, M. 2012) or multi-functionality of the countryside (Bezák, P. and Mitchley, J. 2014;Bohátová, Z. et al 2015).…”

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Evaluation of the diversification of rural landscape in Slovakia after 1989 with a focus on the built-up area of municipalities: a case study of Podhájska municipality

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2018

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The rural landscape in Slovakia was a synonym of agricultural production until 1989 and countryside has fulfilled specifically a productive function. Agriculture still plays a very important role in the Slovak countryside, but after 1989 there have been socioeconomic changes in Slovak economy, which has reoriented to the market economy, resulting in changes of the ownership of enterprises, production processes and competition in the market. Countryside has been looking for new poles of development, what can be termed as the diversification of the functions of the countryside, i.e. the transformation of a mono-functional space into a multifunctional space. However, the increase in the amount of rural functions also results in changes of the land cover structure, which are most evident in built-up areas of municipalities. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the changes of the land cover structure of the rural landscape in Slovakia, focusing on the built-up area of the monitored municipality. The municipality of Podhájska, which is the centre of the Termál micro-region, was selected as the model territory and was researched as a case study. In this region, there is a constantly developing tourism, services and business instead of focusing only on agriculture. Changes in the land cover structure were monitored using aerial images from 1987 and 2014 (updated by field research) and the extent and nature of these changes were then analysed by Analysis tools in ArcGIS 10.2. The changes occurred in almost a quarter of the monitored area. Particularly, the use of gardens around houses has changed and they transformed from production to recreation area. The built-up area is also thickened and expanded under the influence of an increase of the tourism importance, especially in the area of former vineyards that had a long tradition in the municipality. The results of the research point to the loss of rural identity in case of increasing amount of function. Similar case studies should serve as base material for documents dealing with the sustainable development of rural areas.

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“…Sustainable and resilient landscapes at different scales have an integral green infrastructure system, which includes greenways, green belts, ecological networks, green and open spaces, and other natural and seminatural elements (Tóth, Štěpánková & Feriancová, 2016), including diverse elements such as urban agriculture (Tóth & Timpe, 2017) or green university campuses (Čibik et al, 2020). Green infrastructure can be recognised as an integral component of the fourth nature concept (Čibik et al, 2020), as well as a strategic tool for climate change mitigation in urban environments (Tóth, Halajová & Halaj, 2015), and rural landscapes (Tóth & Feriancová, 2013;Tóth, Štěpánková & Feriancová, 2016). Moreover, green infrastructure can be a reinterpreting and directing concept in urban and rural development (Karadeniz et al, 2020).…”

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Planning and designing green infrastructure across landscapes and scales

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2022

Acta Horticulturae Et Regiotecturae

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Planning and designing sustainable, resilient, and healthy landscapes, cities and communities is anchored in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2015. Current European strategies, such as the EU Green Infrastructure Strategy, the European Green Deal, the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and other related policy and strategic documents all recognise green infrastructure and nature-based solutions as important planning approaches, as well as design and implementation tools in urban areas and landscapes. This issue of Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae is dedicated to landscape architecture, landscape planning and green infrastructure at various scales and in diverse landscape settings. It provides original research findings from Chinese, Croatian, Latvian, Nigerian, Polish, Slovak, and Ukrainian cities and metropolitan regions. The issue deals with regional landscape specificities and qualities and shows examples of urban green infrastructure planning and design both at holistic and site-specific scales. At the local scale, it is highly important to involve and engage the public from the very beginning of the planning and design process. This issue introduces various experiences and empirical findings generated by local participatory and co-design actions. The articles show a wide range of ecosystem services provided by green infrastructure and its elements, while also mentioning some of possible ecosystem disservices.

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Landscape Architecture and Green Infrastructure in the Slovak Countryside

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Public recreation and landscape protection - with environment hand in hand…

Public recreation and landscape protection - with environment hand in hand…

Evaluation of the diversification of rural landscape in Slovakia after 1989 with a focus on the built-up area of municipalities: a case study of Podhájska municipality

Planning and designing green infrastructure across landscapes and scales

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