Relation between visitors’ behaviour and characteristics of green spaces in the city of Granada, south-eastern Spain

Adinolfi, Cristiano; Suárez-Cáceres, Gina Patricia; Cariñanos, Paloma

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2014.03.007

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“…Given that the incidence of respiratory disorders linked to high pollen counts is expected to rise over the next few years as a result not only of climate change (McMichael et al, 2006) but also of the increasing proportion of the population living in urban areas (United Nations, 2008), any tool aimed at minimizing the impact of allergenic pollen should be heavily publicized and made available to the general public. This is one way of ensuring that urban green spaces, and the plants they contain, can continue to play a key role in sustainable, healthy cities (Haq, 2011), providing a variety of benefits and enhancing the well‐being of local residents without endangering their health (Pataki et al, 2011; Lafortezza et al, 2009; Adinolfi et al, 2014). …”

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Characterization of Allergen Emission Sources in Urban Areas

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Pollen released by urban flora-a major contributor to airborne allergen content during the pollen season-has a considerable adverse impact on human health. Using aerobiological techniques to sample and characterize airborne biological particulate matter (BPM), we can identify the main species contributing to the pollen spectrum and chart variations in counts and overall pollen dynamics throughout the year. However, given the exponential increase in the number of pollen allergy sufferers in built-up areas, new strategies are required to improve the biological quality of urban air. This paper reports on a novel characterization of the potential allergenicity of the tree species most commonly used as ornamentals in Mediterranean cities. Values were assigned to each species based on a number of intrinsic features including pollination strategy, pollen season duration, and allergenic capacity as reported in the specialist literature. Findings were used to generate a database in which groups of conifers, broadleaves, and palm trees were assigned a value of between 0 and 36, enabling their allergenicity to be rated as nil, low, moderate, high, or very high. The case study presented here focuses on the city of Granada in southern Spain. The major airborne-pollen-producing species were identified and the allergenicity of species growing in urban green zones was estimated. Corrective measures are proposed to prevent high allergen levels and thus improve biological air quality.

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“…It includes the research studies focused on the general identification of the population preferences for certain attributes of green spaces and those focused specifically on the identification of the attributes more significantly related to use frequency. These studies have identified a wide range of people's preferences on urban park attributes, such as cleanliness, tranquility, naturalness, or the presence of adequate facilities [22][23][24][25][26]. For instance, in a recent publication, Bertram & Rehdanz [23] summarized visitors' perception of park characteristics in four main groups: naturalness, relating to all characteristics associated with the biodiversity of the urban parks; neatness, including the characteristics that make a park convenient and safe for visits; sociability, relating to the characteristics that are important to meet other people; and spaciousness, which refers to structural characteristics, namely the park size.…”

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Preferences for Urban Green Space Characteristics: A Comparative Study in Three Portuguese Cities

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Many studies have argued that a better understanding of people's preferences about public urban green spaces may inform urban planners to effectively provide and manage urban green spaces to meet users' needs. The aim of this study is to examine urban residents preferred public green space characteristics and investigate whether similarities and differences can be highlighted in three different Portuguese cities. Through a web-based questionnaire based on the best-worst scaling (BWS) method, residents of Lisbon, Porto and Évora (n = 750) were asked to select the most and least important public green space characteristic among thirteen attributes. The results suggest a consensus about some green space characteristics across cities but also the existence of some local variations in city residents' preferences. Overall, this study can support public authorities and urban planners as they strive to effectively design and manage urban green spaces to meet users' needs.

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“…Актуальність досліджень щодо визначення стану деревних насаджень в містах підтверджується значним доробком як вітчизняних, так і зарубіжних вчених [2,3]. Низка досліджень присвячена вивченню особливостей росту та реакції рослин на техногенну дію різного рівня [4,5].…”

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