Urban green spaces for the social interaction, health and well-being of older people— An integrated view of urban ecosystem services and socio-environmental justice

Enßle, Friederike; Kabisch, Nadja

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.04.008

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“…Urban forests will be even more ubiquitous in our changing landscapes. Hence, finding ways to promote habitat enrichment and ecological restoration are necessary moves to mitigate the human impact on urban landscapes (Enssle and Kabisch 2020 ).…”

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The resilient frugivorous fauna of an urban forest fragment and its potential role in vegetation enrichment

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Anthropocentric defaunation affects critical ecological processes, such as seed dispersal, putting ecosystems and biomes at risk, and leading to habitat impoverishment. Diverse restoration techniques could reverse the process of habitat impoverishment. However, in most of the restoration efforts, only vegetation cover is targeted. Fauna and flora are treated as isolated components, neglecting a key component of ecosystems' functioning, the ecological interactions. We tested whether the resilient frugivorous generalist fauna can improve habitat quality by dispersing native plant species through the use of fruit feeders as in a semideciduous seasonal urban forest fragment. A total of 32 sampling points was selected at a heavily degraded 251-ha urban forest fragment, with feeders installed at two heights monitored by camera-traps. Variable quantities of native fruits of 27 zoochorous species were offered alternately in the feeders. Based on more than 36,000 h of video records, Turdus leucomelas (Class Aves), Sapajus nigritus (Class Mammalia), and Salvator merianae (Class Reptilia) were recorded ingesting the highest fruit species richness. Didelphis albiventris (Class Mammalia) was the most frequent visitor but consumed only pulp in most of the visits. The frugivorous birds were recorded at a high visitation rate and consumed a wider variety of fruits. Our study opens a new avenue to combine the traditional approach of ecosystems recovery and ecological interactions restauration in an urban forest fragment.

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The resilient frugivorous fauna of an urban forest fragment and its potential role in vegetation enrichment

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“…For elderly users, accessibility, proximity to green spaces and safety are important factors in UOS use [ 15 , 21 , 22 ]. Social contact with others [ 21 , 23 , 24 ], maintenance and cleanliness [ 9 , 22 , 25 ], contact with nature [ 22 , 23 ] and paths and seating [ 22 , 25 ] are also important to elderly users.…”

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Inclusive Parks across Ages: Multifunction and Urban Open Space Management for Children, Adolescents, and the Elderly

Sundevall

Jansson

2020

IJERPH

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In urban areas where increased density has caused loss of urban open space (UOS), there is a need for high-quality parks that are inclusive and fit for multiple user groups. To make parks more inclusive, UOS management may need to consider multifunction and the perspectives of various age groups in future development and maintenance activities. Walking interviews were conducted in a park in central Landskrona, Sweden, with children, adolescents, and elderly users, and also with the head park manager of the city. The results revealed different perspectives among the three age groups of users concerning affordances and UOS management. The manager described user-oriented management to support multifunction and inclusion, including user participation. All user groups studied showed an appreciation of liveliness, contact with nature, social places for their own age group, clean and safe parks, and a variety of different atmospheres and activities in the park. Social multifunction can be developed in programmed or non-programmed ways, but some functions interfere with each other. UOS managers can develop parks to suit different age groups, promote user participation within management, and develop social multifunction to create inclusive parks for various age groups.

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“…The experience of using arboreal plants of different geographical origin and differentiation of species composition for ecologically functional groups of planting 210, 09002 (2020) E3S Web of Conferences ITSE-2020 https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021009002 objects, the aspects of correct choice of trees [11], including representatives of specific systematic groups [12], as well as the studies on the perception and preference of green infrastructure objects [13], the demand for collective urban gardens [14], the importance of urban green spaces in maintaining physical activity [15], social interaction and, in general, comfortable emotional state of population [16] were analyzed.…”

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Environmental principles for planting of greenery in settlements of Baikal Siberia

Vinkovskaya

Enin

2020

E3S Web Conf.

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Based on the publications analysis and our own research, the ecological principles are considered, which should form the basis of long-term plans for planting of greenery in settlements in Baikal Siberia and take into account important regional features. The research was conducted using methods of information collection and analysis, which include comparison and systematization of data on the indicated problem. The current general urban plans of towns, which are in open access, as well as urban planning standards for the allocation of functional zones of settlements were studied. The influence of the urban environment on the existence of plants is examined. The problem of invasion of cultivated species as a result of unreasoned planting of greenery and the need to use indigenous species for amenity planting, especially those that are rare and in need of protection, were identified. The conclusion was made that when planting of greenery, one should take into account the florogenetic and phytocoenotic properties of the vegetation cover of the studied territory. Environmental principles of planting of greenery in settlements of Baikal Siberia are proposed as conceptual. Keywords: amenity planting, urban infrastructure, Cisbaikalia, Transbaikalia.

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Urban green spaces for the social interaction, health and well-being of older people— An integrated view of urban ecosystem services and socio-environmental justice

Cited by 279 publications

References 243 publications

The resilient frugivorous fauna of an urban forest fragment and its potential role in vegetation enrichment

The resilient frugivorous fauna of an urban forest fragment and its potential role in vegetation enrichment

Inclusive Parks across Ages: Multifunction and Urban Open Space Management for Children, Adolescents, and the Elderly

Environmental principles for planting of greenery in settlements of Baikal Siberia

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