Spatio-Temporal Changes of Urban Forests and Planning Evolution in a Highly Dynamical Urban Area: The Case Study of Wrocław, Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Spatial Data and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Forests in the Context of Land Cover Changes (1944–2017)
3.2. Forests in the City’s Planning System (1924–2018)
4. Discussion
4.1. Forest Dynamics and Structure
4.2. Forests in the Planning System
5. Conclusions
- In-depth interdisciplinary research on informal woodlands, followed by integration of the collected data into local spatial information systems.
- Partnership and cooperation of all stakeholders (owners, managers, users) to enable the integration of informal woodland development plans into strategic and planning documents.
- Drafting of a long-term forest development plan, drawing on expert knowledge and taking into account the preferences and needs of all interested parties.
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | |
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Area in 2017 | ||||||||||||
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Area in 1944 | Urban Forests | Urban Greenery | Water | Built-up Area | Open Land | Total Area (1944) | ||||||
ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | |
Urban forests | 1813.90 | 6.2 | 20.14 | 0.1 | 12.54 | 0.04 | 24.25 | 0.1 | 169.02 | 0.6 | 2039.85 | 7.0 |
Urban greenery | 71.96 | 0.3 | 1094.54 | 3.7 | 7.13 | 0.02 | 287.71 | 1.0 | 146.10 | 0.5 | 1607.44 | 5.5 |
Water | 62.67 | 0.2 | 14.70 | 0.1 | 508.72 | 1.74 | 38.78 | 0.1 | 195.40 | 0.7 | 820.27 | 2.8 |
Built-up area | 122.02 | 0.4 | 179.77 | 0.6 | 6.24 | 0.02 | 5166.03 | 17.7 | 698.07 | 2.4 | 6172.13 | 21.1 |
Open land | 1597.13 | 5.5 | 1180.73 | 4.0 | 281.05 | 0.96 | 4269.28 | 14.6 | 11,286.1 | 38.6 | 18,614.30 | 63.6 |
Total area (2017) | 3667.7 | 12.5 | 2489.9 | 8.5 | 815.7 | 2.8 | 9786.1 | 33.5 | 12,494.7 | 42.7 |
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Jaworek-Jakubska, J.; Filipiak, M.; Michalski, A.; Napierała-Filipiak, A. Spatio-Temporal Changes of Urban Forests and Planning Evolution in a Highly Dynamical Urban Area: The Case Study of Wrocław, Poland. Forests 2020, 11, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010017
Jaworek-Jakubska J, Filipiak M, Michalski A, Napierała-Filipiak A. Spatio-Temporal Changes of Urban Forests and Planning Evolution in a Highly Dynamical Urban Area: The Case Study of Wrocław, Poland. Forests. 2020; 11(1):17. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010017
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APA StyleJaworek-Jakubska, J., Filipiak, M., Michalski, A., & Napierała-Filipiak, A. (2020). Spatio-Temporal Changes of Urban Forests and Planning Evolution in a Highly Dynamical Urban Area: The Case Study of Wrocław, Poland. Forests, 11(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010017