The model of trees for the restoration of historical manor parks in Estonia

Nutt, Nele; Kubjas, Ardo

doi:10.22616/j.landarchart.2020.17.03

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“…In order to develop the value assessment (value implies certain phenomena or objects that have material (economic), social, or cultural significance [16]) of man-made protected parks, the following methods were applied: classification of protected nature values [17], methodology for determining the dendrological value and level of preservation of landscape objects [18], assessment of unique trees [19], in accordance with the Florentine Charter, components of the architectural composition of historical parks: plan and relief; types of plantings, plant species, structural and decorative features; water elements [4], approaches to applying the design of landscape groups of plants and their medicinal properties [20], classification of ecosystem services [21], assessment of ecosystem services [21][22][23]. The study evaluated each value in points depending on the number of features found in parks (PMLA and CNM), and then, according to the classification of ecosystem services and classified them into four groups.…”

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“…A historical garden according to the Florence Charter [3] is an architectural and park composition (the components are mainly plants that are in constant dynamics), which is of interest to the public from a historical or artistic standpoint. Parks can be considered not only as an object of biodiversity, but also as manmade architectural objects that use woody plants in the composition [4]. Countries that have well-established park and gardening traditions, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, France, etc., pay considerable attention to the preservation, restoration, and management of historical gardens.…”

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“…Researchers also conduct various studies in historical parks around the world. In Estonia, based on the inventory and analysis of the species composition of plantings of historical parks, the model for the composition of stands of trees in a historic park was developed [4]. Greece has developed methodological plans for the recognition and preservation of historical gardens and parks based on a comparative analysis of similar sites abroad and in Greece [5].…”

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The value of protected man-made parks of the Ukrainian Polissya of the second half of the 18th and early 20th centuries

Dzyba¹,

Kolesnichenko²

2022

Ukr. j. for. wood sci.

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For thousands of years, human activity has shaped the environment, changing it in accordance with utilitarian and functional requirements. As these requirements changed over time, so did the value that people associated with certain landscape features. Man-made parks created in the Ukrainian Polissya in the second half of the 17th – early 20th century are landscapes, the historical park environment, and modern adaptation of which to the modern functional purpose are valued by modern society and can be considered as ecosystem services of the park. The purpose of the study was to develop and test a methodology for assessing the values of man-made protected parks in the Ukrainian Polissya. The following research methods were used: field surveys (route), analytical, comparative and historic and systematic. To assess the level of ecosystem services provided by 32 parks located on the territory of the Ukrainian Polissya, a methodology was developed and tested that included 19 assessment categories, each of which contained several attributes (1-20). Assessment categories included utilitarian, environmental, educational, etc. Attributes were presented, but were not limited to the presence of a source and/or the presence of medicinal plants (within the utilitarian category), the presence of plantings that perform the functions of river protection and/or soil stabilisation (within the ecological category), and the presence of an educational path (in the educational category). Each attribute was assigned a score of 1 with a sum of values (up to a potential sum of 97), reflecting the level of ecosystem services provided by each individual park. By estimating the sum of values, parks were classified as high-value (sum of values from 70 to 97), medium-value (sum of values from 40 to 69), and low-value (sum of values below 40). Among the 32 parks surveyed, 31 (96.9%) parks were classified as medium-value (most with a sum of values in the range from 50 to 60), and one (3.1%) park was classified as low-value, while no park was classified as high-value. By identifying which of the 19 assessment categories (and attributes) are missing, it is possible to plan and implement improvements to increase the ecosystem services provided by individual parks. This methodology can be used to evaluate ecosystem services provided by man-made parks in Ukraine and around the world. Such an assessment would help preserving existing parks, saving them from destruction and development, thus preventing their transition to other types of land use. It would also increase the value of these unique multi-purpose landscape features in the future by transforming and expanding their cultural and social ecosystem services

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The value of protected man-made parks of the Ukrainian Polissya of the second half of the 18th and early 20th centuries

Dzyba¹,

Kolesnichenko²

2022

Ukr. j. for. wood sci.

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Long-term changes of bird diversity revealed historical manor parks as biodiversity hotspots in cities

Machar,

Schlossarek,

Pechanec

et al. 2024

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Environmental sustainability and resilience of cities is based on the biological diversity of green urban areas. Biodiversity of green infrastructure in dynamic urbanized environments is changing very fast. Understanding these ecological processes (and using them to environmental management of urban ecosystems) supports the application of birds as bioindicators. Although there is a consensus that long-term bird studies are extraordinarily valuable for better understanding of real temporal trends in avian urban diversity changes, these are still very rare. The main aim of this study is the assessment of long-term changes (during 30 years) in avian communities in historic manor parks in Central-European urbanized landscapes. Statistical testing of hypotheses as well as using calculation of faunistic indexes based on guild approach revealed high stability in bird diversity of large historic manor parks for a period 1994–2023. Results revealed the role of historic manor parks not only as historical sites but also as important urban biodiversity hotspots, which need specific management practice to maintain biodiversity in environmentally sustainable cities. Results also supported our better understanding of the joining of natural and historical heritage in cities worldwide in the frame of new scientific concept of Biocultural Diversity.

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The model of trees for the restoration of historical manor parks in Estonia

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The value of protected man-made parks of the Ukrainian Polissya of the second half of the 18th and early 20th centuries

The value of protected man-made parks of the Ukrainian Polissya of the second half of the 18th and early 20th centuries

Long-term changes of bird diversity revealed historical manor parks as biodiversity hotspots in cities

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