LIMITS OF ECOLOGICAL LOAD IN PUBLIC PARKS - ON THE EXAMPLE OF VAROSLIGET

作者：Szilagyi K^*; Zelenak F; Vereb Kanczlerne M; Gerzson L; Czegledi C S; Balogh P I

来源：Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 2015, 13(2): 427-448.

• people - environment relation
• environmental impact
• public park
• Varosliget
• park user survey

The public city parks have gone through several changes during their culture of centuries, together with the density, environmental quality and society of the cities they were established in. The metropolises developed rapidly after the industrial revolution of the 18-19th centuries, and the demand for public spaces, acceptable air quality and healthier living conditions became urgent. In addition to the technical solutions, the appearance of the public parks brought remission to the public sanitation problems. Public parks are still the places for daily recreation. On the other hand, they are special urban ecosystems, with mostly installed, partly spontaneous vegetation. The parks surrounded by densely built-in neighbourhoods are subjected to multiple environmental impacts: beyond the recreational traffic, the modified climatic conditions and the load of the urban environment show significant impact as well. On the example of the City Park of Budapest (hereafter Varosliget) several impacts on a public park and the changes in the ecosystem can be observed. The new Museum Quarter (or so-called Liget Budapest) Project adds a special actuality to the research, as it brings several new cultural-touristic installations and an increasing area of built-in territories to the historical green. The constructions can bring sweeping changes, endangering the ecological balance of the park.

• 出版日期2015