Environmental risk assessment based on the allergenicity of urban green infrastructure: Case study of an urban park

Fernández-Alvarado, J.F.; Fernández-Rodríguez, Santiago

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2023.104532

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“…However, in some cases, rural areas are used as a special base to support the stability of urban areas by making a policy in the rural area which later the results of the success of the program in the area can be implemented in urban areas. Industrial estates are still able to develop but still ensure that land use should not be done carelessly to minimize the occurrence of improper land use and result in disasters and failure of sustainable development [14].…”

Section: Land Use and Policymentioning

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The Linkage Between Economic Growth and Ecology of Urban Area Development in Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Ashgaf,

Utomo,

Kusdiwanggo

2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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In this decade there are often disasters and other things of natural damage that have an impact on the lives of the global community. Pollution and disasters are the reasons for the difficulty of realizing sustainable development goals indicators. Rapid economic growth accompanied by large population growth and energy fulfilment needs every year causes a surge in global-scale crises. The industrial area that was formed is also increasingly expanding which cannot be ignored that land use has also changed. In this study, we will examine the relationship between economic growth and ecological conditions in urban development areas in Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative description method with a systematic literature review approach. The findings of this study are that economic growth is a major cause of environmental damage by industrial activity and the expansion of urban development areas. Even so, prevention efforts by examining more deeply each aspect by involving every party, including architecture, to be able to realize sustainable development.

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Section: Land Use and Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Linkage Between Economic Growth and Ecology of Urban Area Development in Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Ashgaf,

Utomo,

Kusdiwanggo

2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…In addition, categorising pollen sources and quantifying their contribution to the overall pollen spectrum can enable a more e cient design of urban parks and gardens in terms of the choice of species and avoid allergy risk [42]. New methods for 3D simulation, mapping, and urban planning are now being used in urban aerobiological research to assess pollen exposure [43,44,45].…”

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“…Today, several studies focus on the potentially allergenic tree species in urban parks in the context of public health and allergenicity [46]. An index of urban green spaces to quantify the risk of tree pollen allergy has been developed in the Global North [45,47]. This index is used for an assessment of the environmental health risk and an improvement in the planning and design of urban green spaces [48,49,50].…”

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Allergenic tree pollen in Johannesburg and Cape Town as a public health risk: Towards a sustainable implementation framework for South African cities

Gharbi

Neumann

Cilliers

et al. 2023

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South Africa’s urban population is increasing, and in parallel, urban green infrastructure has shown an increase in alien tree species, e.g., mulberry (Morus sp.), oak (Quercus spp.) and plane trees (Platanus spp.) to name a few. This causes ecological problems since alien trees are often more water-demanding and competitive than indigenous trees, but they also increase the abundance of respiratory diseases often triggered by an allergic reaction towards the pollen of those alien taxa. In the current study, utilizing 7-day volumetric spore traps, we illustrate that the most abundant tree pollen in the two largest cities of South Africa, Cape Town and Johannesburg, is produced by alien trees with a high risk of allergenicity. This adds another aspect related to public health when evaluating plant species composition in urban forestry and urban ecology, which underlines the urgency of more intense monitoring. More importantly, this - for South Africa - newly emphasized risk for public health underlines the applicability of current directives (i.e., Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs), localized Precinct Plans, Land Use Schemes (LUSs)) and implementation options in urban planning. Here, we present ideas that may be implemented in such a framework. From both a public health and an ecological perspective, it is recommended to plant indigenous trees like Combretum erythrophyllum, Vachellia and Senegallia spp. that have fewer ecosystem disservices, like a lower impact on public health due to lower allergenicity/lower pollen occurrence and providing more ecosystem services such as lower water needs.

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Allergenic tree pollen in Johannesburg and Cape Town as a public health risk: towards a sustainable implementation framework for South African cities

et al. 2023

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South Africa’s urban population is increasing, and in parallel, urban green infrastructure has shown an increase in alien tree species, e.g., mulberry (Morus sp.), oak (Quercus spp.) and plane trees (Platanus spp.) to name a few. This causes ecological problems since alien trees are often more water-demanding and competitive than indigenous trees, but they also increase the abundance of respiratory diseases often triggered by an allergic reaction towards the pollen of those alien taxa. In the current study, utilizing 7-day volumetric spore traps, we illustrate that the most abundant tree pollen in the two largest cities of South Africa, Cape Town and Johannesburg, is produced by alien trees with a high risk of allergenicity. This adds another aspect related to public health when evaluating plant species composition in urban forestry and urban ecology, which underlines the urgency of more intense monitoring. More importantly, this—for South Africa—newly emphasized risk for public health underlines the applicability of current directives [i.e., Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs), localized Precinct Plans, Land Use Schemes (LUSs)] and implementation options in urban planning. Here, we present ideas that may be implemented in such a framework. From both a public health and an ecological perspective, it is recommended to plant indigenous trees like Combretum erythrophyllum, Vachellia and Senegalia spp. that have fewer ecosystem disservices, like a lower impact on public health due to lower allergenicity/lower pollen occurrence and providing more ecosystem services such as lower water needs.

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Environmental risk assessment based on the allergenicity of urban green infrastructure: Case study of an urban park

Cited by 3 publications

References 74 publications

The Linkage Between Economic Growth and Ecology of Urban Area Development in Indonesia: A Systematic Review

The Linkage Between Economic Growth and Ecology of Urban Area Development in Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Allergenic tree pollen in Johannesburg and Cape Town as a public health risk: Towards a sustainable implementation framework for South African cities

Allergenic tree pollen in Johannesburg and Cape Town as a public health risk: towards a sustainable implementation framework for South African cities

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