Smart and Sustainable Urban Ecosystems: Challenges and Solutions : Proceedings of Smart and Sustainable Cities 2022

Organization
Preface
Contents
1 Hydrocarbon Content and Enzymatic Activity of Urban Soils in Kola Subarctic
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Materials and Methods
	1.3 Results and Discussion
	1.4 Conclusion
	References
2 Acute and Chronic Phytotoxicity of Subarctic Urban Soils and Industrial Wastes
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Materials and Methods
		2.2.1 Characteristics of Industrial Wastes and Urban Soils
		2.2.2 Phytotoxicity Testing
		2.2.3 Methods of Soil and Waste Analysis
	2.3 Results
		2.3.1 Characteristics of Industrial Wastes
		2.3.2 Study of Phytotoxicity of Industrial Wastes
		2.3.3 Characteristics of Urban Soils
		2.3.4 Phytotoxicity of Urban Soils
	2.4 Conclusions
	References
3 The Ecotoxicological State of Urban Soils of the Saint Petersburg City
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Materials and Methods
	3.3 Results and Discussion
	3.4 Conclusions
	References
4 Assessment of Soil Quality in Urban Green Areas of Two Russian Cities by Means of Chemical and Biological Methods
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Materials and Methods
		4.2.1 Study Site
		4.2.2 Estimation of Plant Biodiversity
		4.2.3 Soil and Plant Sampling
		4.2.4 Estimation of Heavy Metals Content in Plants and Soils
		4.2.5 Quantification of Soil Heavy Metal Contamination/Pollution Index (MPI)
		4.2.6 Estimation of Bacterial Activity and Functional Diversity
		4.2.7 Statistical Analysis
	4.3 Result and Discussion
		4.3.1 Heavy Metals Concentrations in Soils
		4.3.2 Heavy Metals Concentrations in Plants
		4.3.3 Plant Diversity and Cover at Various Study Sites
		4.3.4 Bacterial Activity and Functional Diversity in the Soils from Urban Green Zones
	4.4 Conclusion
	Appendix
	References
5 Assessment of Urban Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals (Russian Federation, Republic of Bashkortostan)
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Materials and Methods
	5.3 Results
	5.4 Discussion
	5.5 Conclusion
	References
6 Distribution of Microelements in the Mineral Part of Chernozems Under Different Types of Plant Communities in the Rostov Agglomeration
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Objects and Methods
	6.3 Results and Discussions
	6.4 Conclusion
	Appendix
	References
7 Seasonal Dynamics of Mobile Phosphorus and Potassium in Podzol Soils Within Slope Catena of Different Anthropogenic Load at the RSAU-MTAA Forest Experimental Station
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Objects and Methods
	7.3 Results and Discussions
	7.4 Conclusions
	References
8 Grazing Effect on Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Soils of the Mountainous Pastures
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Materials and Methods
		8.2.1 Research Area
		8.2.2 Measuring Soil C Stocks and Fluxes
	8.3 Results and Discussions
		8.3.1 Soil C Stocks: Total, Organic and Inorganic Components
		8.3.2 Soil Microbial Properties and CO2 Emissions
	8.4 Conclusion
	References
9 Ecosystem Services and Ecological State of Postpyrogenic Soils in Urban Forest Environments
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Materials and Methods
	9.3 Results and Discussion
	9.4 Conclusions
	References
10 The Dynamics Peculiarities of the Xylem Sap of Coniferous Woody Plants on the Example of Picea Abies in Rostov-on-Don
	10.1 Introduction
	10.2 Objects and Methods
	10.3 Results and Discussions
	10.4 Conclusions
	References
11 Daily and Seasonal Dynamics of Mixed Forest Biodiversity in the Moscow Region According to Acoustic Monitoring Data
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 Materials and Methods
		11.2.1 Study Area
		11.2.2 Data Collection
		11.2.3 Data Processing
	11.3 Results
		11.3.1 ACI Daily and Seasonal Dynamics
		11.3.2 BIO Daily and Seasonal Dynamics
		11.3.3 ADI and AEI Daily and Seasonal Dynamics
		11.3.4 NDSI Daily and Seasonal Dynamics
	11.4 Discussion
	11.5 Conclusions
	References
12 A Tremendous Green Roof or Biodiversity Museum? First Outcomes from Soil Survey in Zaryadye Park
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 Materials and Methods
		12.2.1 Research Area
		12.2.2 Soil Survey and Laboratory Analysis
		12.2.3 Data Processing and Analysis
	12.3 Results and Discussions
		12.3.1 Variability of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties
		12.3.2 Variability of Soil Microbial Properties
		12.3.3 Dynamics in Soil Properties
		12.3.4 Dynamics in Plants’ Distribution and Variability
	12.4 Conclusion
	References
13 Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Soils of the Urban Park in Grozny City
	13.1 Introduction
	13.2 Materials and Methods
		13.2.1 Research Area
		13.2.2 Measuring Soil C Stocks and CO2 Fluxes
	13.3 Results and Discussions
		13.3.1 Soil C Stocks: Total, Organic, and Inorganic Components
		13.3.2 Seasonal Dynamics in Soil Temperature and CO2 Emissions
		13.3.3 Comparison Between C Stocks and Fluxes
	13.4 Conclusion
	References
14 Water Table and Dissolved Organic Carbon Seasonal Dynamic at the Different Ecosystems of the Ombrotrophic Bog (Mukhrino, West Siberia)
	14.1 Introduction
	14.2 Materials and Methods
		14.2.1 Mukhrino Location Map and Measurement Points
		14.2.2 Precipitation (Rain, Snow)
		14.2.3 Water Levels and Air Temperature
		14.2.4 Mapping (DEM and Landunit)
		14.2.5 DOC Analysis
		14.2.6 Discharge and DOC Loss Calculation
	14.3 Results
		14.3.1 General Hydrology
		14.3.2 The Seasonal DOC Dynamic
		14.3.3 Catchment Area, Water Flowing Direction, Discharge, and Carbon Loss
	14.4 Discussion
	14.5 Conclusion
	References
15 Specifics of Accumulation and Profile Distribution of Organic Carbon in Soils of Park and Recreational Areas of Rostov Agglomeration
	15.1 Introduction
	15.2 Objects and Methods
	15.3 Results and Discussions
	15.4 Conclusions
	References
16 Microbial Activity of Technosols Based on Peat-Sand Mixtures in Different Climatic Zones
	16.1 Introduction
	16.2 Research Area
	16.3 Materials and Methods
	16.4 Results and Discussion
	16.5 Conclusion
	References
17 Strategies for Phytoremediation of Polluted Sites in the Subarctic
	17.1 Introduction
	17.2 Study Area
	17.3 Materials and Methods
	17.4 Results
		17.4.1 Soil Loss Estimated by RUSLE
		17.4.2 Soil Pollution by PTE
		17.4.3 Phytoremediation Strategies
	17.5 Discussion
	17.6 Conclusions
	References
18 Remediation of Urban Soils with Nitrogen and Microbiological Fertilizers when Contaminated by Oil, Gasoline and Fuel Oil
	18.1 Introduction
	18.2 Materials and Methods
	18.3 Results
	18.4 Conclusion
	References
19 Tree Health of Betula Pubescens L. for Sustainable Urban Ecosystems (in the Railway Impact Zone on Kola Peninsula)
	19.1 Introduction
	19.2 Objects and Method
		19.2.1 Location
		19.2.2 Characteristics of Site
		19.2.3 Experimental Species
		19.2.4 Data Collection and Data Analyzes
	19.3 Results and Discussion
	19.4 Conclusion
	References
20 Ecological Revitalization Master Plan of Lipetsk City Based on the HBV Hydrological Modelling of a Small Ungauged Lipovka River (Russia)
	20.1 Introduction
	20.2 Study Area
		20.2.1 Landscape Setting
		20.2.2 Hydrometeorological Setting
	20.3 Materials and Methods
		20.3.1 Field Surveys
		20.3.2 Water Discharge Assessment (Regulatory Documents)
		20.3.3 Water Discharge Modelling
		20.3.4 Flood Stage Estimation
	20.4 Results
		20.4.1 Field Surveys
		20.4.2 Regulatory Documents
		20.4.3 Hydrological Modelling
		20.4.4 Komsomolsky Pond Water Stages
	20.5 Discussion
		20.5.1 Water Balance
		20.5.2 Ecological Revitalization Master Plan
	20.6 Conclusion
	References
21 Development of Environmentally Safe Concentration of Silver Content in Soils of Different Resistance to Chemical Pollution
	21.1 Introduction
	21.2 Materials and Methods
	21.3 Results and Discussion
	21.4 Conclusion
	References
22 Cost–Benefit Assessment for Maintenance of Urban Green Infrastructure at the University Campus in Moscow: Application of GreenSpaces and TreeTalker Technologies to Regulating Ecosystem Services
	22.1 Introduction
	22.2 Materials and Methods
		22.2.1 Study Site
		22.2.2 Assessment of Costs and Benefits
	22.3 Results
		22.3.1 Green Infrastructure Composition of the Study Site
		22.3.2 Costs for Maintenance
		22.3.3 Benefits Obtained from the Trees: Regulating Ecosystem Services
	22.4 Discussion
	22.5 Conclusion
	22.6 Conflicts of Interest
	Annex 1
	Annex 2
	References
23 Urban Livability: A Place of Environmental Compounds in a Mindset
	23.1 Introduction
	23.2 Data and Methods
		23.2.1 Study Areas
		23.2.2 Public Survey
		23.2.3 Spatial Analysis
		23.2.4 Expert Interviews
	23.3 Results
		23.3.1 Public Survey
		23.3.2 Expert Interviews
	23.4 Discussion of Results
	23.5 Conclusion
	References
Index