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19. BREATHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN PARKS

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Bianco, Pietro Massimiliano, Cariñanos, Paloma, Casares-Porcel, Manuel, Semenzato, Paolo, Calaza-Martínez, Pedro, Andreucci, María Beatrice, Branquinho, Cristina, Mexia, Teresa, Anjos, Andreia, Gonçalves, Paula, Correia, Otilia, Grilo, Filipa, Santos-Reis, Margarida, Acil, Nezha, Paoletti, Elena, Carrari, Elisa, Gonçalves, Artur, Castro, José, Chiesura, Anna, Mirabile, Marzia, Brini, Silvia, and Castro, Enrico

Published
2017
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23. A Different Way to Stay in Touch with ‘Urban Nature’: The Perceived Restorative Qualities of Botanical Gardens

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Carrus, Giuseppe, primary, Scopelliti, Massimiliano, additional, Panno, Angelo, additional, Lafortezza, Raffaele, additional, Colangelo, Giuseppe, additional, Pirchio, Sabine, additional, Ferrini, Francesco, additional, Salbitano, Fabio, additional, Agrimi, Mariagrazia, additional, Portoghesi, Luigi, additional, Semenzato, Paolo, additional, and Sanesi, Giovanni, additional

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2017
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24. Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas

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Giuseppe Carrus, Luigi Portoghesi, Fabio Salbitano, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Mariagrazia Agrimi, Giovanni Sanesi, Raffaele Lafortezza, Paolo Semenzato, Giuseppe Colangelo, Francesco Ferrini, Carrus, Giuseppe, Scopelliti, Massimiliano, Lafortezza, Raffaele, Colangelo, Giuseppe, Ferrini, Francesco, Salbitano, Fabio, Agrimi, Mariagrazia, Portoghesi, Luigi, Semenzato, Paolo, and Sanesi, Giovanni

Subjects
Ecology, Natural protected areas, Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Well-being, Psychological benefits, Perceived restorativeness, Urban green areas, 15. Life on land, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Urban Studies, Geography, Urban forestry, Management implications, Environmental protection, 11. Sustainability, Mediation, Well-being, Socioeconomics, Nature and Landscape Conservation
Abstract

The literature on human experience in green environments had widely showed the positive outcomes of getting in contact with nature. This study addresses the issue of whether urban residents’ evaluations of urban and peri-urban natural settings and the positive outcomes deriving from contact with such settings vary as a function of their biodiversity. A field study assessed benefits and subjective well-being reported by urban residents visiting four different typologies of green spaces, selected on the basis of urban forestry expert criteria according to a 2 × 2 factorial design. The biodiversity level (low vs. high) was crossed with the setting location (urban vs. peri-urban) as follows: urban squares with green elements, urban parks, pinewood forest plantations, and peri-urban natural protected areas. A questionnaire including measures of length and frequency of visits, perceived restorativeness, and self-reported benefits of the visit to the green spaces was administered in situ to 569 residents of four Italian medium-to-large size cities: Bari, Florence, Rome and Padua. Results showed the positive role of biodiversity upon perceived restorative properties and self-reported benefits for urban and peri-urban green spaces. Consistently with the hypotheses reported herein, a mediation role of perceived restorativeness in the relation between experience of natural settings (i.e. higher level of biodiversity) and self-reported benefits was found. The design and management implications of the findings are discussed.

Published
2015

25. Estimation of the Allergenic Potential of Urban Trees and Urban Parks: Towards the Healthy Design of Urban Green Spaces of the Future.

Author

Cariñanos P, Grilo F, Pinho P, Casares-Porcel M, Branquinho C, Acil N, Andreucci MB, Anjos A, Bianco PM, Brini S, Calaza-Martínez P, Calvo E, Carrari E, Castro J, Chiesura A, Correia O, Gonçalves A, Gonçalves P, Mexia T, Mirabile M, Paoletti E, Santos-Reis M, Semenzato P, and Vilhar U

Subjects
Cities, France, Italy, Morocco, Pollen, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Allergens analysis, Environment Design, Hypersensitivity prevention & control, Parks, Recreational standards, Public Health, Trees
Abstract

The impact of allergens emitted by urban green spaces on health is one of the main disservices of ecosystems. The objective of this work is to establish the potential allergenic value of some tree species in urban environments, so that the allergenicity of green spaces can be estimated through application of the Index of Urban Green Zones Allergenicity (I UGZA ). Multiple types of green spaces in Mediterranean cities were selected for the estimation of I UGZ . The results show that some of the ornamental species native to the Mediterranean are among the main causative agents of allergy in the population; in particular, Oleaceae, Cupressaceae, Fagaceae, and Platanus hispanica . Variables of the strongest impact on I UGZA were the bioclimatic characteristics of the territory and design aspects, such as the density of trees and the number of species. We concluded that the methodology to assess the allergenicity associated with urban trees and urban areas presented in this work opens new perspectives in the design and planning of urban green spaces, pointing out the need to consider the potential allergenicity of a species when selecting plant material to be used in cities. Only then can urban green areas be inclusive spaces, in terms of public health., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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2019
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