The thermal comfort in the greenspace of Lisbon : the gardens of the Gulbenkian foundation
Air temperature ; Atmospheric moisture ; Bioclimatology ; Comfort ; Greenspace ; Human bioclimatology ; Lisbon ; Microclimate ; Portugal ; Urban area ; Wind speed
This work aimed to analyse the influence of the greenspace on the urban thermal comfort and to know the microclimatic differentiation of the garden in fonction of the type of vegetation, topography, buildings, etc.
Environmental conservation ; Greenspace ; Recreation area ; Space ; Tourism area
and the balanced development of areas connected with a communication network. Attention was paid to the subject of forming a system of green open areas, recreation space, shaping along the communication axis. The green areas have a spacial significance
in the functioning of the natural environment. Corridors could be classified from the point of view of their functional meaning, but also the intensity of flow and the movement. Type of development in the corridor depends on the role of the green and open spaces
The topic is connected with the issue green and open area development referring to the theory of corridors and taking into consideration foundations of the conception. The theme of analysis looks into the issue of environment preservation
Applied ecology ; Applied geography ; Budapest ; Environmental management ; Greenspace ; Hungary ; Town ; Urban area ; Urban policy ; Urbanism
The study gives a brief overview about the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the greenspaces in Budapest. In the first part of the paper landsat computer analysis is used to classify the extent and quality of greenspaces in different time
period of this century. After that the municipal policy concerning the maintenance and protection of public parks, green surfaces forests and conservation areas within the metropolitan area is described. - (JS)
Nutrients and heavy metals in urban soils under different greenspace types in Anji, China
Applied ecology ; China ; Eco-city ; Greenspace ; Lead ; Nutrient ; Organic materials ; Soil pollution ; Soil properties ; Trace-element ; Urban area ; Zhejiang
The AA. investigated the soil pH, bulk density, nutrient content and the concentrations of Cr and Pb in the 4 main greenspace types, namely park green (PARK), street green (STREET), attached greenspace (ATTACH) and protective green (PROT
) in the built-up area of Anji (northwest of Zhejiang Province). Owing to past use of leaded petrol, the soils of the 4 greenspace types have been polluted by Pb in Anji, especially in the STREET and PROT sites. As an eco-county, Anji needs to adapt a soil
Greenspace ; Ljubljana ; Management ; Quality of life ; Slovenia ; Town ; Urban geography ; Urban planning
In cities the importance of nature is reflected in green areas. Planned management of public green areas began properly developing in the first half of the nineteenth century. Repeatedly new urban planning concepts increasingly highlighted
the important role of green areas. In Slovenian towns, green areas were not recognized as a special value for a long time. However, in Ljubljana one can trace the development of the importance of public, semi-public, and private green areas. - (IKR)
California ; Greenspace ; Los Angeles ; Social geography ; United States ; Urban landscape ; Urban park
This greenspace in Los Angeles is one of the first parks in the USA designed for dogs and their owners. The AA. discuss the local politics and grass-roots involvement of dog owners and the patterns of use by animals and humans. They also give
Contesting natural(ized) lawns : a geography of private greenspace in the Niagara region
Canada ; Environment ; Garden ; Greenspace ; Landscape ; Legislation ; Mat-vegetation ; Niagara ; North America ; Private space ; United States of America ; Urban environment ; Urban landscape
Die Kolner Grünanlagen. Die städtebauliche und gartenarchitektonische Entwicklung des Stadtgrüns und das Grünsystem Fritz Schumachers.. (The open space areas of Cologne. The town planning and landscape architectonical development of the town green
Behaviour ; California ; Greenspace ; Local government ; Los Angeles ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Urban environment ; Urban morphology ; Urban park
Greenspace ; Landscape ; Planning ; Region ; Regional development ; Regional identity ; Sustainable development
An important aspect is sustainable development. Current problems such as today´s rapid “handling times” of building uses must be considered more strongly. Non-use, open space and green areas must also be recognized as values and be promoted
Biodiversity ; Climatic change ; England ; Greenspace ; Habitat ; Heat island ; London ; Town ; United Kingdom ; Urban climate ; Urban environment ; Urbanization
This article reviews the range of climate-related threats to biodiversity in the aquatic, intertidal and terrestrial habitats of urban-areas. London is used as a case study to illustrate potential impacts, and to contend that greenspaces in cities
Accessibility ; Castilla-León ; Coimbra ; Distance travelled ; Greenspace ; Historic centre ; Local population ; Location ; Neighbourhood ; Portugal ; Public space ; Salamanca ; Spain ; Urban area
This paper analyses the distribution and accessibility of urban greenspaces (Ugs) in the cities of Coimbra and Salamanca and evaluates their influence on the needs of the resident populations, in terms of users’ age, frequency of usage, as well
as of motivation and ways to enjoy the facilities. It shows that the former offers more urban greenspace (per inhabitant), their usage is reduced as people go there mainly choose these greenspaces because of the activities they can be used for, whereas