scholarly journals First records of Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom, 1842 (Hymenoptera, Cynipioidea, Figitidae) in an urban environment in Colombia

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
Esteban Tulande-M. ◽  
Juliana Durán-Prieto
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
First Record ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Widespread Distribution ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Local Impact ◽  
The City

Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom, 1842, is a figitid wasp with a widespread distribution. In South America, it has been reported from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Here we report the first record of this species in Colombia, where it was associated with two species of trees in urban parks of Bogotá. We also report the presence of unknown pollen in the examined individuals. Future studies need to be conducted to identify the local impact of this species as a possible parasitoid and/or pollinator in the green spaces of the city of Bogotá.

EVOLUTION AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GREEN PUBLIC SPACES IN KRASNOYARSK

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Olga N. Bliankinshyein ◽  
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Natalya A. Popkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Photographic Recording ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
The City ◽  
Cultural Role

One of the criteria for a comfortable ecologically clean urban environment is access to green spaces, their number and quality in any given city. Public green spaces play an important socio-cultural role in the context of active and passive recreation of citizens, various types of recreational activities. The relevance of this study is due to increased attention to the formation of open public spaces in the city of Krasnoyarsk. The purpose of this work is to trace the evolution and identify the social and cultural significance of the green public spaces in Krasnoyarsk. The objectives of the research are to study the green spaces of Krasnoyarsk in a historical retrospective, analyze the green spaces of Krasnoyarsk from the point of view of their ecological significance, recreational use. Research methods included literature review on the topic, analysis of historical data, field survey of the territory, long-term observation, photographic recording, comparative retrospective analysis, and graphic-analytical method. The study captures the most common types of public green spaces and their role in creating a comfortable urban environment. It traces in the most detail the evolution and cultural significance of the most important historical green spaces in Krasnoyarsk: the City Garden (now the Central Park), Yudinsky Garden, Krutovsky Garden. These examples show that gardens and parks can be formed both on the basis of the natural environment of urban forests, and artificially created by the efforts of citizens, that over time they can undergo various quantitative and qualitative, planning and functional transformations. Despite the transformations that have taken place, all the studied historical objects still exist and are used for their intended purpose. In addition to these historical green areas, we examine the newly organized public green spaces with a cultural and recreational component over the past decades: Tatyshev Park, All-season Fun-Park Bobrovy Log, Flora and Fauna Park Roev Ruchey, Dream Gardens and others. The article notes the importance of municipal, public and private initiatives in the organization of local green areas. The analysis allows us to assert that there is a certain system of public green spaces in Krasnoyarsk. It has disadvantages, such as an uneven distribution of green areas throughout the city, lack of interconnections between individual elements, aging of certain areas of greenery, and the complete destruction of some. Nevertheless, the city authorities, architects, designers and the general public make great effort to create a green framework for Krasnoyarsk destined to have an important recreational and cultural role.

scholarly journals Assessing Nature-Based Recreation to Support Urban Green Infrastructure Planning in Trento (Italy)

Land ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Cortinovis ◽  
Grazia Zulian ◽  
Davide Geneletti
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure ◽  
The City

Nature-based recreation is among the most relevant ecosystem services supplied by urban green infrastructure, affecting citizens’ physical and mental wellbeing. Providing adequate green spaces for nature-based recreation is among the main goals of urban planning, but commonly-used indicators offer a partial view on the issue. Innovative methods and approaches, such as the ESTIMAP-recreation model, appear as promising ways to increase the quality of information available for decision-makers by considering both the range of green spaces that provide the service and the locally-specific demand. The article presents an application of the ESTIMAP-recreation model to the city of Trento (Italy), aimed at testing its adaptation to the local context and the potential improvements brought to urban planning. The comparison of the results with traditional indicators based on the availability and accessibility to urban parks shows significant differences in terms of priority of intervention across the city, with implications on planning decisions. The application demonstrates that innovative methods can enhance the understanding of nature-based recreation in cities beyond the focus on urban parks, revealing a wide portfolio of actions that planners can put in place to promote nature-based recreation through a multifunctional green infrastructure.

scholarly journals Does the Presence of Birdsongs Improve Perceived Levels of Mental Restoration from Park Use? Experiments on Parkways of Harbin Sun Island in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Zhu ◽  
Ming Gao ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Tianji Ge
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
Grid Method ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Path Space ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Mental Health Benefits ◽  
Bird Habitat ◽  
Tree Coverage ◽  
The City

Green spaces in cities and urban parks serve as central areas for mental restoration and relieving pressure, and attention to soundscapes for their mental health benefits has become more prevalent. Birdsongs are perceived to enhance the restorative benefits of urban parks. This study examines Harbin Sun Island Park, the main bird habitat in the city of Harbin with numerous types of landscapes. We used space syntax to select the appropriate path space as a carrier and the pixel grid method to quantify path space shapes. A correlation analysis of field data was also used to explore the perceived restorative effects of birdsongs heard in urban parks using scales detailing the perceived restorative effects of various visual and auditory stimuli. The results show that soundscapes can significantly improve perceived recovery benefits, and that hearing birdsongs can significantly improve the perceived restorative benefits of wetland paths; the sky index of a tour path showed a significantly negative correlation with each feature (i.e., the four featured dimensions of “charm”, “escape”, “ductility” and “compatibility” included in the recovery scale), and the soft/hard ratio showed a significantly negative correlation with each studied feature. When the sky index ranged from 13–36%, tree coverage of the vertical coverage range was 30.28–38.6%, and when the soft/hard ratio ranged from 5–21, the perceived recovery benefit was strongest.

PARKS ON NEW YORK ISLANDS – A NEW COMPONENT IN THE URBAN SPACE AND CITYSCAPE

space&FORM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 225-240
Author(s):  
Wiesława Gadomska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Quality Design ◽  
Design Solutions ◽  
The City

This article raises the issue of setting up and developing urban parks on islands which are situated around New York’s borough of Manhattan. Among the principal consequences are an improved balance of developed green spaces in the city and the emergence of attractive public places with a variety of functions and high-quality design solutions. As for the urban landscape, interesting relations are created with respect to views of the unique silhouette of the city, and in particular of Manhattan.

scholarly journals Community Food Growing in Parks? Assessing the Acceptability and Feasibility in Sheffield, UK

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinvo Nam ◽  
Nicola Dempsey
Keyword(s):  
Local Authority ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The City

Urbanisation brings with it increased pressure on land and land uses, particularly green spaces. There has been considerable interest in community food growing in green spaces as part of a wide trend for gardening in the UK, which has been found to bring social, health, and well-being benefits. Such activity tends to take place in community-managed gardens and allotments. In light of the context of austerity within which local authority parks departments currently operate, this study tested the acceptability and feasibility of parks as a potential urban setting for Community Food Growing (CFG) in Sheffield, UK. Employing a combination of resident questionnaires and interviews with community groups and professionals, the study results showed localised differences in the acceptability and feasibility of CFG. Residents’ propensity to want to get involved in CFG differed by age and household composition, which, if acted on across the city, could significantly change the demographic make-up of parks-based community groups in the city. Barriers to CFG in parks were described by community groups and park managers as security and vandalism, need for resources, and undue pressure on the local authority as land-owner. We discuss the emergent questions around who is best placed to manage urban parks, particularly when the public sector is subject to stringent austerity budget measures. The paper concludes with commentary and recommendations about the importance of governance arrangements if CFG is to be included as part of the activities supported and managed in urban parks.

scholarly journals APPROACHES TO THE ASSESSMENT OF URBANIZED TERRITORIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF NATURAL RECREATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE TERNOPIL CITY)

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Tetiana Bozhuk
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Suburban Area ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Recreational Resources ◽  
The City

Urbanization processes with their too rapid activity and changes in the state of the environment have the ability to compensate for recreation in forest parks, parks, gardens and squares, alleys and boulevards. Natural and recreational resources are understood as factors, substances and properties of components of the natural environment that have favorable parameters for recreational activities (qualitative and quantitative) and serve or may serve for the organization of recreation, tourism, treatment and rehabilitation of people [1]. Recreational resources of the city are the properties and factors of the components of the natural environment of the city and suburban area, which can be used for recreation, tourism, treatment and rehabilitation of people. The problem of preservation and use of recreational resources of the urban environment in modern scientific publications is not covered enough. Questions of this content often arise in the study of urban ecological processes or components of urban planning, green areas of the city and so on. However, from the standpoint of recreational nature management, urban areas as potential areas of short-term recreation are still insufficiently studied. That is why the purpose of this publication is to highlight scientific approaches to the assessment of recreational resources of urban areas on the example of one of the regional centers - the city of Ternopil. The article analyzes the approaches to the assessment of natural recreational resources of the city. The current problems of recreational load on the natural areas of the urban environment are highlighted. The method of assessment of natural recreational resources of the city has been improved. It is established that the natural recreational resources of the city, first of all, include greenery, forests, water bodies and nature reserves. Accordingly, the provision of recreation areas of the urban population is directly affected by the forest cover and nature reserves of the city and suburban area. Within the city there are areas of short, medium and long-term recreation. Differentiation of these areas is based on the time availability and structure of natural recreational resources that are included in the zone. On the basis of the conducted analysis the basic indicators of a zone of short, average and far recreation of the city of Ternopil are defined. The level of landscaping of the residential area of Ternopil, which is 95 m2 / person, is calculated. Provision of the urban population with public green spaces 21.3 m2 / person and the coefficient of general use of urban green spaces, which for the city of Ternopil is 22%. The zone of distant inner-city recreation of the city of Ternopil is characterized by such indicators as the recreational capacity of parks, which is more than 13 thousand people for five parks of the city and the recreational capacity of water bodies with coastal areas 5,5 thousand people. Ternopil city parks need more detailed research, especially taking into account their functional zoning and promising areas for recreation within the city. Key words: recreational potential, recreational capacity, Ternopil city, recreation area.

scholarly journals First record of Takecallis taiwana (Takahashi) and T. arundinariae (Essig) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Colombia

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Simbaqueba ◽  
Francisco Serna ◽  
Gary Miller
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northern Half ◽  
The City

The aphids Takecallis taiwana (Takahashi, 1926) and T. arundinariae (Essig, 1917) were collected from two locations in the Department of Cundinamarca (Colombia) and one location within 90 km of the city of Bogotá on plants of the Phyllostachys sp. (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). This represents the first record of these species from the northern half of South America. Key diagnostic morphological characterisitcs are given to help distinguish these species. A list of the species and a summary of their distributions are provided.

scholarly journals Range extension for Thomas' Mastiff bat Eumops maurus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in northern, central and southeastern Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam M. Sodré ◽  
Adriana R. da Rosa ◽  
Renato Gregorin ◽  
Maricélio M. Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Mauritia Flexuosa ◽  
Single Animal ◽  
Gallery Forests ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
The City

Thomas' Mastiff bat, Eumops maurus (Thomas, 1901) is known from northern South America in Ecuador, Venezuela and Guiana and so it probably occurs in Brazil, yet it has not been reported. Here, we present the first record for E. maurus in Brazil. Captures were from the Brazilian states of Tocantins and Goiás (northern and midwestern Cerrado region of the country), and São Paulo (southeastern Brazil, Atlantic Forest). In the first two locations, all bats were roosting in palm leaves while in the later location, a single animal was found alive in a 15th-storey apartment in the city of São Paulo. This bat inhabits savannas with swamps dominated by the palm Mauritia flexuosa (buriti) and gallery forests. This record is the first of E. maurus in an urban area. Brazilian specimens are apparently larger than those from northern South America.

scholarly journals Arbolado público en el barrio Centro, ciudad de Santiago del Estero. Estado actual y conformidad con la normativa municipal

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-114
Author(s):  
María Eugenia Arias ◽  
Juan Pablo Celemín ◽  
Andrea Alejandra Fuster
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Exotic Species ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Botanical Species ◽  
Taxonomic Level ◽  
Material Benefits ◽  
The City ◽  
Local Ordinance

El arbolado es uno de los elementos más importantes en las ciudades, ya que los árboles forman parte integral del ambiente urbano y ofrecen numerosos beneficios ambientales, económicos, sociales y materiales. El objetivo de la investigación consistió, por un lado, en cotejar las plantaciones realizadas en el barrio Centro de la Ciudad de Santiago del Estero (Argentina) con la normativa vigente, y por el otro, establecer la cantidad de espacios verdes públicos y la superficie que ocupan. Para la primera parte del trabajo, se consideraron listas de especies botánicas sugeridas y no sugeridas por la ordenanza municipal. Se realizó un censo de vegetación considerando únicamente el arbolado de alineación del barrio Centro con un recorrido por sus 86 manzanas, durante los meses de verano del año 2019. Las especies vegetales censadas fueron identificadas hasta el nivel taxonómico de especie. Por su parte, las especies no sugeridas por la ordenanza fueron clasificadas según su origen biogeográfico y porte. El censo arrojó una abundancia de 3.125 ejemplares y una riqueza específica de 73 especies. De acuerdo al porte se reconocieron un mayor número de árboles, y por el origen se registraron mayor cantidad de especies exóticas. Además, se encontraron especies botánicas no recomendadas y recomendadas por la normativa. En relación a la segunda parte del trabajo, el barrio presentó un total de 11 espacios verdes públicos, los cuales representan el 1,87 % de la superficie total siendo considerada una superficie insuficiente. De la cantidad de espacios verdes un mayor porcentaje lo ocupan plazas y un menor porcentaje lo constituyen plazoletas. Abstract Trees are one of the most important elements in cities, as trees are an integral part of the urban environment and offer numerous environmental, economic, social and material benefits. The objective of the research consisted, on one hand, in comparing the trees present in the Centro neighborhood of the City of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) with current regulations, and, on the other, establishing the amount of Public Green Spaces and the surface they occupy in the neighborhood. For the first part of the work, lists of botanical species suggested and not suggested by the municipal ordinance were considered. A vegetation census was carried out considering only the alignment trees of the Centro neighborhood consisting of 86 blocks, during the summer months of 2019. The trees were identified up to the taxonomic level of species. For their part, the species not suggested by the local ordinance were classified according to their biogeographical origin and size. The census showed an abundance of 3.125 specimens and a specific richness of 73 species. According to the size, a greater number of trees were recognized, and by origin, a greater number of exotic species were recorded. In addition, botanical species not recommended and recommended by regulations were found. In relation to the second part of the work, the neighborhood presented a total of 11 Public Green Spaces, which represent 1,87 % of the total area which is considered insufficient. Of the amount of green spaces, a greater percentage is occupied by squares and a smaller percentage is made up of small squares.

Concerning the Concept of Light-Colour Arrangement of the Urban Environment in the Central Part of Tyumen

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Nikolay I. Shchepetkov ◽  
Svetlana B. Kapeleva ◽  
Denis V. Bugaev ◽  
Gregory S. Matovnikov ◽  
Anna S. Kostareva
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
General Plan ◽  
Design Solutions ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
The City

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of outdoor lighting in the central part of Tyumen (with consideration of conducted field observations) and prospects of its development on the basis of the general plan of illumination of the central part of the city being under design. Main provisions of this general plan as well as methodological principles and assessment criteria of design solutions illustrat-ed by photographs, schemes and visualisations of the illuminated objects are described.

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