Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development
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2021
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Štrbac, SnežanaFerreira, Carla
Dinca, Lucian
Antić, Nevena
Veselinović, Gorica
Kalantari, Zahra
Kašanin-Grubin, Milica
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Soils are a natural capital which support life on Earth and are responsible for many ecosystem services that are the foundation for human wellbeing. However, soils have been intensively used and subject to degradation, particularly in urban areas. The main objective of this study is: i) to give an overview of soil conditions in urban protected areas (UPAs), and ii) to provide suggestions how the nature-based solution (NBS) can enhance the soil health in three UPAs located near or in the city of Belgrade, Serbia (Byford’s and Zvezdara forests, and Avala mountain). In this study pH values and soil organic matter content were analyzed as main parameters for the soil characterization. The Byford’s and Zvezdara forests have similar slightly alkaline soil pH, while the Mt. Avala soils are slightly acidic as a consequence of geological settings. The lower content of soil organic matter (1.26%–5.73%) in the Byford’s and Zvezdara forests might be improved with appropriate management practices. ...Introducing the principles of the NBS (e.g., incorporation of compost and biochar) in soil management practices in the protected areas, combined with conservation and restoration of forests, can provide enhanced soil health and supporting new green infrastructure (GI). The citizens and the society would highly benefit from a network of small green areas connected with UPAs in a number of ways, such as cleaner air, mitigation of noise stress, maintaining everyday wellbeing, recreation opportunities, contribution to employment and supporting social cohesion.
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Soil health / Urban protected areas / Nature-based solutionsSource:
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021), 2021, 576-584Publisher:
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IHTMTY - CHAP AU - Štrbac, Snežana AU - Ferreira, Carla AU - Dinca, Lucian AU - Antić, Nevena AU - Veselinović, Gorica AU - Kalantari, Zahra AU - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica PY - 2021 UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5315 AB - Soils are a natural capital which support life on Earth and are responsible for many ecosystem services that are the foundation for human wellbeing. However, soils have been intensively used and subject to degradation, particularly in urban areas. The main objective of this study is: i) to give an overview of soil conditions in urban protected areas (UPAs), and ii) to provide suggestions how the nature-based solution (NBS) can enhance the soil health in three UPAs located near or in the city of Belgrade, Serbia (Byford’s and Zvezdara forests, and Avala mountain). In this study pH values and soil organic matter content were analyzed as main parameters for the soil characterization. The Byford’s and Zvezdara forests have similar slightly alkaline soil pH, while the Mt. Avala soils are slightly acidic as a consequence of geological settings. The lower content of soil organic matter (1.26%–5.73%) in the Byford’s and Zvezdara forests might be improved with appropriate management practices. Introducing the principles of the NBS (e.g., incorporation of compost and biochar) in soil management practices in the protected areas, combined with conservation and restoration of forests, can provide enhanced soil health and supporting new green infrastructure (GI). The citizens and the society would highly benefit from a network of small green areas connected with UPAs in a number of ways, such as cleaner air, mitigation of noise stress, maintaining everyday wellbeing, recreation opportunities, contribution to employment and supporting social cohesion. PB - Springer T2 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021) T1 - Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development SP - 576 EP - 584 DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_62 ER -
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Štrbac, S., Ferreira, C., Dinca, L., Antić, N., Veselinović, G., Kalantari, Z.,& Kašanin-Grubin, M.. (2021). Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development. in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021) Springer., 576-584. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_62
Štrbac S, Ferreira C, Dinca L, Antić N, Veselinović G, Kalantari Z, Kašanin-Grubin M. Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development. in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021). 2021;:576-584. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_62 .
Štrbac, Snežana, Ferreira, Carla, Dinca, Lucian, Antić, Nevena, Veselinović, Gorica, Kalantari, Zahra, Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, "Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development" in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021) (2021):576-584, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_62 . .