Urban Green Spaces as a Component of an Ecosystem

Vargas-Hernández, José́ G.; Pallagst, Karina; Zdunek-Wielgołaska, Justyna

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-53121-2_49-1

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“…Our results, combined with those from other studies, reinforce the ecological benefits of planting native trees in urban spaces. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] First, native fruit trees assure food availability for frugivorous bird species, and also for other animals that feed on the sap, flowers and fruits of these trees, and consequently increase the prey availability to native predators such as pygmy owls, among others animals. Second, mature leafy trees favour the nesting of several species of birds and the survival of chicks.…”

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“…1 Recently, several authors found that large urban greenspaces positively influence bird diversity in cities. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] However, it still remains for us to know whether the reforestation of small urban spaces available in large cities would be a sustainable and effective measure to significantly support the environmentally sustainable development of cities and, more specifically, the preservation of native flora and avifauna. These data and this doubt stimulate studies to verify more clearly how wild birds in synurbization would respond to small urban spaces reforested with species native to local biomes.…”

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Behaviour of native birds and analysis of vocalizations, in a small reforested urban space near downtown Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil

Freitas,

Ball,

Fernandes

et al. 2023

IJAWB

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Due to habitat loss, several bird species that are dependent on forest environments seek refuge in green spaces within cities. The objective this study was to verify if the afforestation with autochthonous fruit trees of a small urban space could provide enough resources as food, shelter, and substrate for nesting of autochthonous bird species. Between June 2020-May 2021, during the covid-19 pandemic we observed the activity of bird species that visited a small forested urban space in Goiânia, Brazil. We recorded the behavioural activities of the birds using the focal animal technique, recordings of vocalizations and photographic and video recordings. About thirty species of birds were seen visiting our small urban wooded space. The most conspicuous species were the Amazonian Motmot, Picazuro Pigeon, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Rufous-Browed Peppershrike, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Great Kiskadee, Blue and Yellow Macaws, and the Common Potoo. All these species rested, vocalized and took refuge in the small urban wooded space. We also observed some species that nested, and many others that fed on tree fruits, insects and earthworms. We verified the presence of Amazonian Motmots (Momotus momota) adapted to this environment when we saw adult and juvenile Motmots and found an active nest. We also verified the reproductive adaptation of the Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) observing the courtship and mating behaviour and found an occupied nest, which corroborates with the reproductive adaptation of the Picazuro Pigeon. We emphasize that native fruit trees are a fundamental part of urban environments, as they guarantee food for frugivorous birds, whereas mature leafy trees provide conditions for nesting and allow birds to congregate and communicate.

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Behaviour of native birds and analysis of vocalizations, in a small reforested urban space near downtown Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil

Freitas,

Ball,

Fernandes

et al. 2023

IJAWB

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“…NBDI results showed that small and large patches of barren lands distributed over the urban landscape. Land-use recycling is suggested to transform barren lands into green spaces and guard green spaces from densification and infilling [33].…”

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Using Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Urban Green Spaces: A Case Study in Qorveh, Iran

Lotfata

2021

EJGEO

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Urban green spaces are important to the physical activity, mental wellbeing, and health of urban residents. In medium-sized cities in Iran, urban green spaces have been ignored during the past decades. In this study, remote sensing and geographic information system was used to investigate the green space distribution in the built-up areas. Accordingly, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and normalized difference built-up index (NDBI) were used to estimate urban green spaces distribution within the urban landscapes to measure the urban land use effect. The geospatial analysis results presented a lack of green spaces in built-up areas. Also, 16.8% of the total area of Qorveh city is considered as a dysfunctional urban fabric that 39.4% of the city’s population live in this area. This study highlighted the usage of green space index with geospatial analyses in illustrating the urban green spaces’ importance for planning. For the future urban land development scenarios, this approach could be used linking with regional planning approaches.

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“…To improve the quality and quantity of RTH in Pekanbaru City, here are some theories that can be suggestions for the development of RTH in the middle of a city with a densely populated area, by notarizing the area shaded can lower the temperature by 0.33 o C-0.84 o C and this will later affect the humidity of the air, by multiplying the type of vegetation it will increase the ability to bind water (Broom et al 2010) . Increasing the percentage of open areas and minimizing builtup areas in kators and shopping areas is also effective in lowering surface temperatures (Bernatzky 1978) and by replacing pavements with paving the block will have the best water catchment system (Andini, 2016), by reducing the number of paved areas also reducing the heat effect because there is a negative relationship between the area of RTH and surface temperature (Vargas-Hernández et al 2018) . Walls covered with plants can also lower surface temperatures (Pérez-Urrestarazu et al 2015) .…”

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Analysis of Green Open Space Needs in Pekanbaru City based on The Thermal Comfort Index "THI"

Rizqiyah

Nasrullah

Sulistyantara

2023

Eduvest

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In 2017 the Mayor of Pekanbaru issued a Letter of Interest in Participating in the Green City Development Program (P2HK). In the letter, it is said that Pekanbaru is ready to fulfill the mandate of law number 26 of 2007. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the need for green open space based on the thermal comfort index. The study of this RTH is located in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province. The research tools used consist of hard work (Hardwere) and software (Softwere) which function to retrieve and process data. The hardwere used are; laptops, stationery, mobile phones, GPS, and digital hygrometers. The softwere used are ArcMap 10.3, R Studio, Mr. Word, Mr. Excel, AutoCad, and Photoshop applications. The conclusion obtained is that the area in Pekanbaru is still a lot of green, but in some districts it has a very minimal RTH and is not balanced with other land cover and the districts that are the priority for the next RTH are in Pekanbaru Kota district, Sukajadi, and also Sail District, while for the districts that are not a priority are the East Rumbai district, Rumbai Barat, and the Tenayan Raya area, but because according to the Pekanbaru City RTRW in 2020-2040 the area will be for industrial areas and also residential areas must be carefully planned, especially for city RTH. The most effective addition of green coverage to achieve comfort with a THI value of 26.2 which is 46% at every 62,500m 2.

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Urban Green Spaces as a Component of an Ecosystem

Cited by 10 publications

References 116 publications

Behaviour of native birds and analysis of vocalizations, in a small reforested urban space near downtown Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil

Behaviour of native birds and analysis of vocalizations, in a small reforested urban space near downtown Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil

Using Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Urban Green Spaces: A Case Study in Qorveh, Iran

Analysis of Green Open Space Needs in Pekanbaru City based on The Thermal Comfort Index "THI"

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