The Green Space Availability in Ufa City Metropolis
For the administrative districts of the city of Ufa (the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia), the distribution of green spaces, including public green spaces, the degree of greening, and the accessible green spaces per resident, were analysed. Green spaces were estimated to be availabl...
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| author | Irina Rakhmatullina Zagir Rakhmatullin Gleb Zaitsev Alexandr Davydychev Galia Gilmanova Mikhail Komissarov |
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| description | For the administrative districts of the city of Ufa (the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia), the distribution of green spaces, including public green spaces, the degree of greening, and the accessible green spaces per resident, were analysed. Green spaces were estimated to be available for the citizens within 400 m (for multi-story building areas), 800 m (for low-rise building areas), and 1250 m (for all residential areas). The analysis relies on open geographic system tools and open spatial data. Data are compared with existing governmental regulations and recommendations. Green stands to cover approximately 35% of the city area (indicating that Ufa is one of the greenest among the 16 million-plus Russian cities), and most forest sites are located outside the city centre. Meanwhile, public green spaces cover less than 5% of the city and are unevenly spread across administrative urban districts. The major recreation facilities are situated in the city centre. Despite the high level of greening in Ufa on the whole, access to public areas in multi-story building areas within a 400 m radius and low-rise building areas within an 800 m radius is not guaranteed for city residents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7b654f2d4474c8fa3086a1bbeee4e4b2023-11-18T19:22:13ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072023-06-01147129710.3390/f14071297The Green Space Availability in Ufa City MetropolisIrina Rakhmatullina0Zagir Rakhmatullin1Gleb Zaitsev2Alexandr Davydychev3Galia Gilmanova4Mikhail Komissarov5Department of Ecology, Geography and Nature Management, Bashkir State Pedagogical University Named after M. Akmulla, 450008 Ufa, RussiaDepartment of Forestry and Landscape Design, Bashkir State Agrarian University, 450001 Ufa, RussiaLaboratory of Forestry, Ufa Institute of Biology, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, RussiaLaboratory of Forestry, Ufa Institute of Biology, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, RussiaDepartment of Ecology, Geography and Nature Management, Bashkir State Pedagogical University Named after M. Akmulla, 450008 Ufa, RussiaLaboratory of Soil Science, Ufa Institute of Biology, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, RussiaFor the administrative districts of the city of Ufa (the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia), the distribution of green spaces, including public green spaces, the degree of greening, and the accessible green spaces per resident, were analysed. Green spaces were estimated to be available for the citizens within 400 m (for multi-story building areas), 800 m (for low-rise building areas), and 1250 m (for all residential areas). The analysis relies on open geographic system tools and open spatial data. Data are compared with existing governmental regulations and recommendations. Green stands to cover approximately 35% of the city area (indicating that Ufa is one of the greenest among the 16 million-plus Russian cities), and most forest sites are located outside the city centre. Meanwhile, public green spaces cover less than 5% of the city and are unevenly spread across administrative urban districts. The major recreation facilities are situated in the city centre. Despite the high level of greening in Ufa on the whole, access to public areas in multi-story building areas within a 400 m radius and low-rise building areas within an 800 m radius is not guaranteed for city residents.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/7/1297buffering zonefragmented greeneryNDVIpublic green spacesroad network |
| spellingShingle | Irina Rakhmatullina Zagir Rakhmatullin Gleb Zaitsev Alexandr Davydychev Galia Gilmanova Mikhail Komissarov The Green Space Availability in Ufa City Metropolis Forests buffering zone fragmented greenery NDVI public green spaces road network |
| title | The Green Space Availability in Ufa City Metropolis |
| title_full | The Green Space Availability in Ufa City Metropolis |
| title_fullStr | The Green Space Availability in Ufa City Metropolis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Green Space Availability in Ufa City Metropolis |
| title_short | The Green Space Availability in Ufa City Metropolis |
| title_sort | green space availability in ufa city metropolis |
| topic | buffering zone fragmented greenery NDVI public green spaces road network |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/7/1297 |
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