Peer-reviewed articles 17,970 +


Title: FLOWER MEADOWS IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
FLOWER MEADOWS IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT

PlumX Article Metrics by Elsevier
Zdenka Rozova; Anna Pastorova
10.5593/sgem2022/5.1/s20.024
10.5593/sgem2022/5.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-46-0
English
22
5.1
•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Ecology and Environmental Protection
Contemporary urban meadows as an alternative to amenity mown grass in public green spaces are the solution for biodiversity growth and human wellbeing.
In the publication, we present the results of research monitoring the development of flower meadow growth in the urban environment. We focus on the analysis of visual and other properties of herbs, on the basis of which we evaluate the visual and other properties of the flower meadow stand. The result is an evaluation of the suitability of flower meadows in terms of selected functions in the urban environment.
When monitoring the newly established flower meadow in the town of Nove Zamky (Slovakia), we found that a month after the establishment, due to insufficient maintenance, light rainfall and high temperatures, the stand didn?t fulfil any of the monitored functions. In October, the flower meadow stand was already suitable for fulfilling the melliferous, climatic and ecological function and less suitable for fulfilling the aesthetic, recreational, soil protection function and unsuitable for the sustainability (affected by maintenance) of the flower meadow stand. We will continue to monitor the area of the flower meadow and follow its development and functionality in the urban environment.
[1] Tomitaka M., Uchihara S., Goto A., Sasaki T., Species richness and flower color diversity determine aesthetic preferences of natural-park and urban-park visitors for plant communities, Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, vol. 11, 2021, 100130, ISSN 2665-9727, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2021.100130.
[2] Breman E., Ballesteros D., Castillo-Lorenzo E., Cockel C., Dickie J., Faruk A., O’Donnell K., Offord C.A., Pironon S., Sharrock S., Ulian T., Plant Diversity Conservation Challenges and Prospects - The Perspective of Botanic Gardens and the Millennium Seed Bank, Plants, 2021, vol. 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112371.
[3] Thole V., Vain P., Martin C., Effect of Elevated Temperature on Tomato PostHarvest Properties. Plants 2021, 10, 2359. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112359
[4] Li Y., Wang H., Zhang Y., Martin C., Can the world’s favorite fruit, tomato, provide an effective biosynthetic chassis for high-value metabolites? Plant Cell Rep. 2018, vol. 37, pp 1443–1450.
[5] Bretzel F., Vannucchi F., Romano D., Malorgio F., Benvenuti S., Pezzarossa B., Wildflowers: From conserving biodiversity to urban greening - A review, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, vol. 20, 2016, pp 428-436, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2016.10.008.
[6] Hoyle H., Jorgensen A., Warren P., Dunnett N., Evans K., “Not in their front yard” The opportunities and challenges of introducing perennial urban meadows: A local authority stakeholder perspective, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, vol. 25, pp 139- 149, 2017, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.05.009.
[7] Ha J., Kim H., The restorative effects of campus landscape biodiversity: Assessing visual and auditory perceptions among university students, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021, vol. 64, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127259.
[8] Goulnik J., Plantureux S., Dajoz I., Michelot-Antalik A., Using Matching Traits to Study the Impacts of Land-Use Intensification on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in European Grasslands: A Review, Insects, 2021, vol. 12, https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080680
[9] Ollerton J., Erenler H., Edwards M., Crockett R., Extinctions of Aculeate pollinators in Britain and the role of large-scale agricultural changes, Science, 2014, vol. 346, pp 1360–1362.
[10] Frias B.E.D., Barbosa C.D., Laurenco A.P., Pollen nutrition in honey bees (Apis mellifera): Impact on adult health, Apidologie 2016, vol. 47, pp 15–25.
[11] Wells A.G., Wallin D.O., Rice C.G., Chang W.-Y., GPS Bias Correction and Habitat Selection by Mountain Goats, Remote Sens. 2011, vol. 3, pp 435–459.
[12] Xie J., Liu B., Elsadek M., How Can Flowers and Their Colors Promote Individuals’ Physiological and Psychological States during the COVID-19 Lockdown? Int. J. Environ. Res., MDPI, Public Health, 2021, vol. 18, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910258.
[13] Cheng F., Study on Relationship between the Use of Urban Green Space of Urban Residents and Their Health, Master’s Thesis, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China, 2008.
[14] Oudolf P., Kingsbury N., Planting: A new perspective. London: Timber Press. 2013, [Google Scholar].
[15] Jurko A., Ekologicke a Socioekonomicke Hodnotenie Vegetacie. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Priroda, 1990.
[16] Hillova D., Tvorba v sadovnickom kvetinarstve, Nitra: Slovenska polnohospodarska univerzita, 2012. 86 pp, ISBN 978-80-552-0885-5.
[17] Hoyle H., et al., "Plant species or flower colour diversity? Identifying the drivers of public and invertebrate response to designed annual meadows." Landscape and Urban Planning, 2018, vol. 180, pp 103-113.
[18] Norton B. A., Bending G. D., Clark R., Corstanje R., Dunnett N., Evans, K. L., Warren P. H., Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: effects of composition and height on biodiversity, Ecological Applications, 2019.
[19] Toth A., Pavelka T., Park Hlinik Nove Zamky: Revitalizacia mestskeho parku na Hlinikovej a Holubyho ulici - Krajinno-architektonicka studia, 2019, Projektova dokumentacia pre stavebne povolenie, 2020.
[20] McDonnell M.J., Hahs A.K., Adaptation and Adaptedness of Organisms to Urban Environments. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 2015, vol. 46, pp 261-280.
[21] Ahern J., Niedner C. A., Barker A. L. L. E. N., Roadside wildflower meadows: Summary of benefits and guidelines to successful establishment and management. Transportation research record, 1992, pp 46-53.
[22] Maccagnani B., Sgolastra F., Solitary Bees As Pollinators. In Entomovectoring for Precision Biocontrol and Enhanced Pollination of Crops, Springer, Cham., 2020, pp. 63- 79.
[23] Mody K., Lerch D., Muller A. K., Simons N. K., Bluthgen N., Harnisch M., Flower power in the city: Replacing roadside shrubs by wildflower meadows increases insect numbers and reduces maintenance costs, Plos one, 2020, 15(6), e0234327.
[24] Goulnik J., Plantureux S., Dajoz I., Michelot-Antalik A., Using Matching Traits to Study the Impacts of Land-Use Intensification on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in European Grasslands: A Review. Insects, 2021, vol. 12, 680, https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080680.
[25] Hudekova Z., Prirode blizka udrzba mestskej zelene-prirucka pre samospravy. Bratislava: Centrum environmentalnej a etickej vychovy Zivica, REC Slovensko, 2016, 35 pp.
This work was supported by project VEGA 1/0706/20 Sustainable urban development in 21. Century – assessment of key factors, planning approaches and environmental contexts and KEGA 003SPU-4/2020 ZEL:IN:KA - Integration of Green Infrastructure into Landscape Architecture.
conference
https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2022/5.1/s20.024
Download PDF
Proceedings of 22nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2022
22nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2022, 04 - 10 July, 2022
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Turkish Acad Sci.
183-196
04 - 10 July, 2022
website
8688
flower meadows, biodiversity, climate crisis