Possibilities of Unused Rural Agricultural Land Renewal Using Strategies of Contemporary Eco-Socialism

Čibik, Miroslav; Kuczman, Gabriel; Bechera, Denis

doi:10.11118/978-80-7509-831-3-0229

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“…The identified deficiencies in woody plant attributes and the fulfilment of respective functions in the assessed model areas can help mitigate the problems and insufficient quality and values of woody plant species and contribute thereby to more efficient solutions and an enhancement of roadside woody vegetation in rural public open spaces. A purposeful planning as suggested by many authors [10][11][12][13]78] and the interest of local governments in public space enhancement, including streetscapes and main road corridors, should belong to local action priorities. Besides the aesthetic value of streetscapes, woody plants significantly fulfil important climate [24] and transport safety functions and contribute to a better quality of the environment, and they enhance the social aspect of public open spaces in the countryside.…”

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Roadside Vegetation Functions, Woody Plant Values, and Ecosystem Services in Rural Streetscapes: A Qualitative Study on Rural Settlements in Western Slovakia

Kuczman,

Bechera,

Rózová

et al. 2024

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Woody plants in roadside green spaces of rural settlements provide a wide range of ecosystem functions and services. The study presented in this paper was conducted in three rural settlements in Western Slovakia, representing three different rural landscape types—lowland, basin, and mountainous landscapes. The assessed woody vegetation is situated in diverse settlement structures, with various spatial patterns. A comprehensive woody plant assessment was conducted in selected central streetscapes of three model settlements, examining spatial, compositional, visual, aesthetic, and other values, as well as the characteristics of woody plants. These attributes were clustered according to five main functions and fourteen value parameters and the results were assigned to three quality categories, to objectivise a qualitative woody plant assessment in roadside vegetation structures in the countryside. The findings show the level of suitability of woody plants based on how they fulfil aesthetic, compositional, climate, safety, cultural, and historical functions.

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Roadside Vegetation Functions, Woody Plant Values, and Ecosystem Services in Rural Streetscapes: A Qualitative Study on Rural Settlements in Western Slovakia

Kuczman,

Bechera,

Rózová

et al. 2024

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“…Public parks in rural areas enhance the local biodiversity through the species composition of trees, which often includes non-traditional and rare species (Bakay, 2015;Hus et al, 2021). Re-designing and revitalising parks in rural municipalities is one of the main tasks of landscape architects (Čibik et al, 2020;Tóth, 2022;. This task includes the reconstruction, restoration, or redesign of historical parks and gardens, which have a high concentration in rural municipalities in Slovakia (Tóth and Feriancová, 2016;Van den Toorn et al, 2019).…”

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Park of Chocolate: Design Ideas for a Historical Village Park at a Chocolate Factory

Tóth$$

2024

Proceedings of the 15th Conference Public Recreation and Landscape Protection - With Environment Hand in Hand!

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Ivanka pri Nitre is a small rural municipality situated close to the regional capital city Nitra in western Slovakia. The core of its green infrastructure consists in a historical park located in the centre of the village. In recent years, a chocolate factory was built in the northeastern part of the park and the factory alongside with the municipality aim at redesigning the park to meet the needs of users and visitors. The Institute of Landscape Architecture integrated this assignment in the Public Green Space Design Studio to develop design ideas in a research-led teaching process, using research by design. The studio generated seven different design scenarios that vary in philosophy and design morphology -´the Park of Happiness and Joy´, ´The Path to Chocolate´, ´Green Island´, ´Colourful Park´, ´Park of Senses´, ´Park of Chocolate´, and ´Park of Fantasy´. All scenarios work in different forms and ways with the theme of chocolate and aim at enhancing the open space quality through colours, plants, programme, equipment, and furniture. Representatives of both the municipality and the factory were involved in the design process. Now they are seeking opportunities and schemes to implement the outcomes of the process.

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“…Spa resorts, like hospital areas, provide important open spaces for recreation and recovery (Halajová et al, 2019) and are specific components of green infrastructure systems (Tóth, 2022a), both in urban (Fornal-Pienak and Bihuňová, 2016;Bihuňová et al, 2021) and rural landscape settings (Čibik et al, 2020;Tóth, 2022b). These areas usually have a high species diversity, and the woody vegetation composition includes a wide range of non-traditional tree species (Bakay, 2015;Hus et al, 2021;Bechera et al, 2022).…”

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Designing Healthscapes for the Dudince Spa Resort in Slovakia

Tóth,

Bihuňová,

Čibik

2024

Proceedings of the 15th Conference Public Recreation and Landscape Protection - With Environment Hand in Hand!

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The Dudince Spa Resort is situated in southern Slovakia, close to the Hungarian border. It is famous for its Roman Spa, which consists of natural travertine formations set in a hilly terrain. An important recreational asset of the resort is the forest park Búroš and various site furniture for outdoor recreation, leisure, sport, and recovery. The first written report on the healing mineral water dates to 1777. The Czechoslovak State Spa Resort was founded in 1953 and Dudince was declared a spa town in 1983. In 2003, the Dudince Spa Resort was established, and it has been continuously investing in developing the overall area of the spa park, its visual and functional quality. In 2023, the Institute of Landscape Architecture was commissioned to develop a landscape architectural study of the 'Area of Health' located at the southern periphery of the resort. Through research by design, we have developed two possible scenarios. One works with the vision of a 'Garden of Emotions' and the other one develops the idea of a 'Garden of Senses' for spa clients, visitors, and inhabitants of Dudince. The paper presents the outcomes of the study and evaluates both scenarios with different design approaches, while discussing further steps and visions for the 'Area of Health'.

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Possibilities of Unused Rural Agricultural Land Renewal Using Strategies of Contemporary Eco-Socialism

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Roadside Vegetation Functions, Woody Plant Values, and Ecosystem Services in Rural Streetscapes: A Qualitative Study on Rural Settlements in Western Slovakia

Roadside Vegetation Functions, Woody Plant Values, and Ecosystem Services in Rural Streetscapes: A Qualitative Study on Rural Settlements in Western Slovakia

Park of Chocolate: Design Ideas for a Historical Village Park at a Chocolate Factory

Designing Healthscapes for the Dudince Spa Resort in Slovakia

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