IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/vrs/buogeo/v53y2021i53p7-16n5.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Evaluation of green space systems in small towns of Kyiv region

Author

Listed:
  • Yukhnovskyi Vasyl Yu.

    (National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Education and Research Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Management, Department of Forest Restoration and Meliorations, Kyiv, Ukraine)

  • Zibtseva Olha V.

    (National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Education and Research Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Management, Department of Landscape Architecture and Phytodesign, Kyiv, Ukraine)

  • Debryniuk Iurii M.

    (Ukrainian National Forestry University, Department of Forest Plantations and Forest Selection, Lviv, Ukraine)

Abstract

We analysed the current state of greening of small towns in the Kyiv region; small towns constitute 80% of all towns and cities in the region. A difference is shown to exist between the classification of green plantings that is used in Ukraine and the world-wide approach of green infrastructure. This makes it incorrect to compare the indicators of landscaping of towns in Ukraine against those of other countries. Based on the data of Master Plans of towns, the generally accepted indicators of landscaping of urban areas were calculated: provision of greenery per capita and level of landscaping. These indicators of landscaping for small towns were analysed according to different approaches. It is found that, according to the traditional calculation, the provision of green plantations exceeds 300 m2 per capita for only 5% of small towns of the region, but for 70% according to the approach of green infrastructure. The provision of green areas for public use meets the established state standards (8–11 m2 per capita) for only 35% of small towns in the region. Small towns are grouped into four clusters according to the similarity of landscaping indicators, where only the difference in the availability of green plantings of public use was unreliable among the clusters.

Suggested Citation

  • Yukhnovskyi Vasyl Yu. & Zibtseva Olha V. & Debryniuk Iurii M., 2021. "Evaluation of green space systems in small towns of Kyiv region," Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, Sciendo, vol. 53(53), pages 7-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:buogeo:v:53:y:2021:i:53:p:7-16:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/bog-2021-0019
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2021-0019
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2478/bog-2021-0019?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Zhang, Lingxian & Liu, Qing & Hall, Nigel W. & Fu, Zetian, 2007. "An environmental accounting framework applied to green space ecosystem planning for small towns in China as a case study," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(3), pages 533-542, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jian Peng & An Wang & Yanxu Liu & Weidong Liu, 2015. "Assessing the Atmospheric Oxygen Balance in a Region of Rapid Urbanization: A Case Study in the Pearl River Delta, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-18, September.
    2. Mediha Burcu Silaydin Aydin & Emine Duygu Kahraman, 2022. "Mitigation or adaptation, the determination of which strategy should be given priority for urban spatial development: the case study of central cities in Turkey," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 27(2), pages 1-23, February.
    3. Shanaka Herath & Johanna Choumert & Gunther Maier, 2015. "The value of the greenbelt in Vienna: a spatial hedonic analysis," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 54(2), pages 349-374, March.
    4. Clément Feger & Laurent Mermet, 2017. "A blueprint towards accounting for the management of ecosystems," Post-Print hal-01930913, HAL.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:vrs:buogeo:v:53:y:2021:i:53:p:7-16:n:5. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.sciendo.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.