Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Development of Urban Green Infrastructure: Proceedings of Smart and Sustainable Cities 2020 (Springer Geography)

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Contents
About the Editors
Tree Health of Larix sibirica Ledeb. in the Railway Impact Zone on Kola Peninsula
	1 Introduction
	2 Objects and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
The Influence of Soil Quality on Trees’ Health in Urban Forest
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Visual Trees Assessment
		3.2 Results of Chemical and Physical Analysis
		3.3 Heavy Metal Analysis in Soils
		3.4 Soil Quality and Trees’ Health
	4 Conclusion
	References
Ground Penetrating Radar Tomography Application to Study of Live Tree Trunks: Case Studies of Defects Detection
	1 Introduction
	2 Radar Data Acquisition Methodology
	3 Results
		3.1 The English Oak (Quércus róbur)
		3.2 Fir Tree (Pícea ábies)
		3.3 Chestnut (Aésculus)
	4 Conclusion
	References
Morphological and Macroanatomical Indicators of Long-Term and Current State of Trees of Quercus Robur L.
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Material
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Long-Term State
		3.2 Current State
	4 Conclusions
	References
Carbon Dioxide Fluxes of an Urban Forest in Moscow
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Study Site and Eddy Covariance Measurements
		2.2 Processing of Eddy Covariance Data
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
		4.1 Is the Urban Forest a Carbon Source?
		4.2 Limitations
	5 Conclusion
	References
Regulating Ecosystem Services in Russian Cities: Can Urban Green Infrastructure Cope with Air Pollution and Heat Islands?
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
		2.1 Study Area
		2.2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results
		3.1 Removal of Air Pollutants from Transport
		3.2 Removal of Air Pollutants from Point Sources
		3.3 Heat Mitigation
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
Effects of Small Water Bodies on the Urban Heat Island and Their Interaction with Urban Green Spaces in a Medium-Size City in Germany
	1 Introduction
	2 Results
	3 Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Assessment of Soil Properties and Tree Performance on Fountain Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue Landfills in New York City
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Soil Properties
		3.2 Tree Performance
		3.3 Correlation Between Soil Properties and Tree Density
	4 Conclusion
	References
Variability of Infiltration Rates at Selected Green Infrastructure Sites in New York City
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Study Sites
		2.2 Infiltration Methods
		2.3 Site Descriptions and Soil Sampling
		2.4 Soil Lab Analysis
		2.5 Statistical Analysis
	3 Results and Discussions
		3.1 Site Characteristics
		3.2 Soil Properties
		3.3 Infiltration Rates
		3.4 Correlations Between Infiltration Rates and Soil Properties
	References
Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia
	1 Introduction
	2 Objects and Methods
		2.1 Objects
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Content of Various Fractions of Heavy Metals in Soils
	4 Soil as a Geochemical Barrier for Heavy Metals Migration
	5 Conclusion
	References
Activity Concentration of Natural Radionuclides and Total Heavy Metals Content in Soils of Urban Agglomeration
	1 Introduction
	2 Objects and Methods
		2.1 Objects
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Activity Concentration of Radionuclide and Heavy Metals Content in City Soil Cover of Rostov Agglomeration
		3.2 Corelation of Activity Concentration of Radionuclide on Heavy Metals
	4 Conclusion
	References
Metabolic Adjustments in Urban Lawns in Response to Soil Salinization
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Impact of Overgrown Plant Deposit on Physicochemical Properties: SodPodzolic Soils During the Last 60 years in the Central State Biosphere Forest Reserve, Western European Part of Russia
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Result and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	Appendix
	References
Culturable Airborne Fungi of Urban, Forest and Coastal Areas of the Kola Peninsula
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Toxic Cyanobacteria in the Arctic Lakes: New Environmental Challenges. A Case Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Unfavorable Impact of the Urbanization on the Immune Antiviral Protection in Children: The Relationship with Recurrent Respiratory Infections
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Urbanization Effect on Children’s Autonomic Nervous System
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
The Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis Among Children and Adults in Kazakhstan
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
Some Features of the Key Phenotypes of Allergic Rhinitis Among Children in a Metropolis
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Playground Arrangement for Children with Special Health Needs
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Environmental, Social and Economic Potentials of Urban Protected Areas: Case Study of Moscow, Russia
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Case Study Area
		2.2 Environmental Potential
		2.3 Social and Economic Potential
		2.4 Integral Indicators
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Assessing the Proposed Volume of Recreational Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of Moscow’s Urban Protected Areas
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results
		3.1 Recreational Development
		3.2 Recreational Potential of the Infrastructure
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
National Park «Elk Island» in the Moscow Region’s Green Infrastructure
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Territory of the National Park “Elk Island”
		1.2 Human Impact on the Park Territory
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussions
		3.1 Transportation Impact Assessment
		3.2 Assessment of Recreational Load
		3.3 Ecosystem Services Assessment
	4 Conclusion
	References
Ecosystem Services in Russian Urban Legislation
	1 Introduction
	2 Research Materials and Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
Environmental Safety of Urbanized Territories as a Developing Institution for Ensuring the Vital Interests of Mankind
	1 Introduction
	2 The Methodology for Ensuring Environmental Safety Concerning Urbanized Areas
	3 Standardization of the Environmental Components’ Quality as a Tool for Ensuring Environmental Safety
	4 Monetization of the Consequences of Adverse Changes in Environmental Components
	5 Conclusion
	References
Environmental Assessment of Thermal Energy Facilities Impact on Ecosystem Services for the Production of Oxygen in Urban Settlements
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results
	4 Conclusion
	References
Ecological Assessment of Rapeseed Cultivation to Improve Chemically Degraded Urban Albic Luvisol
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Cultural Ecosystem Services of Urban Green Spaces. How and What People Value in Urban Nature?
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodical Approach and Practical Application
		2.1 Indicators for Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES)
		2.2 Target Category CES Indicators: How to Select the Right Indicators
	3 Urban Green Spaces as Providers of CES: Results of Related Projects
		3.1 Case Study Description
		3.2 CES Provided by Urban Parks: Results from Surveys in Moscow, Russia
		3.3 Social and Cultural Aspects of Using Lawns as an Essential Element of Urban Green Spaces and Green Infrastructure, Including Management and Existing Practices (a Case Study of Xi’an, China)
	4 Conclusions
	References
Ecosystem Services Approach for Landscaping Project: The Case of Metropolia Residential Complex
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Study Area
		2.2 Assessment of ES Provided by Green Infrastructure
		2.3 Assessment of ES Provided by Soils
	3 Results
		3.1 Green Infrastructure ES
		3.2 Soils ES
	4 Discussion and Conclusion
	References
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