Green urban areas as ecological indicators: combining in situ data and satellite products
- 15 May 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in European Planning Studies
- Vol. 31 (1), 123-145
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2022.2075221
Abstract
We investigated whether green urban areas (GUA) improve the urban environment. Field measurements were conducted to record noise and light pollution as well as other environmental characteristics in four GUA in Athens. The biodiversity status of the examined areas was derived from the existing data. Not all GUA represent ecological refuges, mostly depending on their configuration. Special attention should be drawn to planning and designing GUA so that human pressures could not penetrate. Soundscape assessment combined with artificial lighting, environmental and biodiversity status investigation of a site clarifies the edge effect of ecosystems leading to an alternative, integrated, multidimensional management approach.Keywords
Funding Information
- State Scholarship Foundation
- I.K.Y. Siemens (O?174653?S-???)
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