Planning and management of parks and green areas

Gowda, Krishne; Sridhara, M.V.; Rajan, S.

doi:10.1108/14777830810866419

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“…The city has around 705 parks spread across the city in the form of small and medium sized parks as well as large parks. Besides these regular parks, there are around 200 open spaces and green areas, which are waiting to be developed as parks and are without any kind of infrastructure and are basically community amenity sites earmarked for development of community infrastructure such as parks and gardens [14]. Majority of avenue species in Bangalore city is exotic, largely planted for their high growth rate and decorative appearance.…”

Section: Urban Green Status Of Some Indian Citiesmentioning

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Urban Greenery Status of Some Indian Cities: AShort Communication

Chaudhry¹,

Bagra²,

Singh³

2011

IJESD

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Due to undergoing urbanization trend worldwide, distance between city inhabitants and nature is increasing. Urban greenery/forestry is one of the ways to bridge this gap between people and nature. Most of the Indian cities are far behind in quality as well as quantity of urban forests than their counterpart in Europe and America. High population density is one of the reasons for underdevelopment of urban greenery sector. India can learn a lot from Chinese model of urban forestry development as both of them are the topmost populated countries of the world. Recently, some of the Indian cities like Chandigarh, Gandhinagar and Delhi have shown some improvement in this field. Status of urban greenery in some of the Indian cities has been discussed in the paper.

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Section: Urban Green Status Of Some Indian Citiesmentioning

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Urban Greenery Status of Some Indian Cities: AShort Communication

Chaudhry¹,

Bagra²,

Singh³

2011

IJESD

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“…705 parks) small, medium and also large-sized parks. Apart from parks and gardens, there were also 200 open spaces and green areas (roadside and avenue trees) that lacked sufficient infrastructure, and they can be considered for developing green spaces within the city limits [14]. According to [15] and [16], the estimated tree crown cover in the city area (at the respective points in time) was about 19.9%, amounting to a per capita green space availability of about 17 m 2 .…”

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Tree Diversity and Tree Community Composition in Northern Part of Megacity Bengaluru, India

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Trees are natural capital assets, especially for cities, as they provide immense environmental benefits and improve urban biodiversity and ecology. However, urbanization has largely destroyed the original native ecosystems and has caused a homogenization where frequently native species are replaced by non-native species. When attempting to understand the role of trees in urban settings, it is important to generate science-based data on the spatial distribution of trees, their species composition and tree species diversity as a function of the degree of urbanization. Such information may specifically inform the planning of effective long-term management of trees across urban and rural gradients. A total of 23 of 1 ha each were surveyed along a Northern research transect laid out along the urban–rural gradient of the metropolitan area of Bengaluru, India. Plots were randomly selected from the stratum “settlement areas”, where WorldView-3 imagery supported both stratification and plot selection. The plots were fully mapped for trees, where a total of eleven variables had been observed for each tree. In addition, the basal area and wood volume was calculated to understand the biomass potential of the trees in the plots. The diversity indices such as the Shannon index, Simpson index, Pielou’s evenness and Margalef’s richness were considered for comparing the species diversity, composition and distribution along the gradient of Bengaluru. A total of 1128 individuals of 93 tree species were recorded. Among 92 species identified along the northern gradient, 53 are exotic, and 39 are native species. The Shannon–Wiener index varied from 1.33 to 2.72; Simpson’s index varied from 0.65 to 0.90; Pielou’s index varied from 0.66 to 0.90, and Margalef’s index ranged from 1.41 to 5.20 along the gradient. The basal area increased from 96.39 m2 to 102.76 m2 from 2017 to 2019 along the transect, with a net gain of 6.37 m2. Similarly, the wood volume increased from 1819.57 m3 to 1926.23 m3 with a net gain of 106.66 m3. The present study reports on tree distribution, species composition and tree species diversity along a gradient from the city center to the rural surroundings of northern parts of Bengaluru city. The information generated may support the city planners/administrators by providing a holistic understanding of the species composition and abundance for a further selection of adaptive species and appropriate tree and vegetation management practices to conserve the existing green spaces and contribute towards sustainable urban planning. The sample plots laid out may also serve as permanent observation plots for monitoring the dynamics of tree cover in the city.

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“…Therefore, the process of planning new urban green spaces is equally important, as parks play a special role in terms of public space in the planning and development of sustainable land use. Good design helps to position them to perform appropriate cultural and ecological roles [31,38,39]. The publication [40] points to the need to take knowledge about the positive health effects of green space into account in spatial planning.…”

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Public Green Space Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Krakow, Poland

Kwartnik-Pruc

Trembecka

2021

Sustainability

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Green space is essential for the implementation of the idea of sustainable urban development. This paper contains original research on the implementation of local government tasks in the development of public green space. The aim of this research was to analyse the actions taken by the municipal authorities regarding the development of public green space, including the acquisition of real properties, the regulation of their legal status, as well as the adoption of planning and programme documents. The Polish Central Statistical Office data on the public green space of the largest cities in Poland were analysed in order to determine the dynamics of changes. Then, the focus was placed on Krakow, where the authors analysed in detail the distribution and type of urban green space as well as the actions taken by the Municipality to both extend it and to protect it against building development. The criterion of green space accessibility to city residents was indicated as a necessary aspect to be considered in the overall assessment of the existing greenery. The conclusions include the assessment of the actions of the Krakow authorities and the observed trends in the development of public green space.

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Planning and management of parks and green areas

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Urban Greenery Status of Some Indian Cities: AShort Communication

Urban Greenery Status of Some Indian Cities: AShort Communication

Tree Diversity and Tree Community Composition in Northern Part of Megacity Bengaluru, India

Public Green Space Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Krakow, Poland

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