Scientific report on the Short Term Scientific Mission – Economic valuation of recreation in urban forests in Ljubljana

Host: European Forest Institute in Joensuu, Finland by Dr. Robert Mavsar – 4-22 August, 2014
Grantee: Anže Japelj, Slovenian Forestry Institute, dept. of Forest and Landscape monitoring and planning

IMPROVING METHODS FOR MODELLING LEAF AREA INDEX IN ISOLATED URBAN TREES

Researcher: Francesco CHIANUCCI (Forestry Research Centre, Arezzo, Italy)
Location of STSM: Tartu Observatory, 61602, Tõravere, Estonia
Host: Professor Tiit Nilson

The impact of urban environment on tree growth STSM

Urban green areas, and trees in particular, play a crucial role in limiting the negative impact related to environmental and climatic characteristics in the urban context. On the other hand, typically urban factors such as air quality, rising and persistent temperatures (heat island effect), and anthropogenic activities affect urban vegetation. Trees are often affected by exposure to adverse growing conditions, such as pest or disease, water stress and air pollution.

Giuseppe Colangelo, Research Assistant, PhD
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Department of Agricoltural and Environmental Science

Development of survey tools to investigate the knowledge transfer and interaction between research community and stakeholders in Green Infrastructure and Urban Forestry

The aim of the mission was to develop survey tools to investigate the knowledge transfer and the strong and weak points of collaboration between different groups of stakeholders in urban forestry and green infrastructure.

Dr. Francesca Ugolini, Institute of Biometeorology-CNR

Environment and urban forests, mobility, transport and infrastructure - compromises for sustainability

Antons PATĻINS
Riga Technical University

Evaluation of the changes at the forest landscape ten years after the Alqueva dam construction report

Pelagia Zoi Koukioumi & Thomas Panagopoulos
University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8000 Faro, Portugal

Associations between health and environment Scientific Report

Matilda van den Bosch

The aim of the STSM was to establish contact with the ECEHH and enhance the networking, in order to take advantage of shared research interests. This would potentially lead to mutual research applications and projects.

Harmonisation of urban tree inventories between Europe and USA_r

Johan Östberg, Researcher/PhD
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBAN FORESTS IN THE ALGARVE REGION

Implementation of forest ecological and social services in urban forest management

Ms Ilze Jankovska, Latvia University of Agriculture, Akademijas iela 11,
Jelgava, LV-3001, jankovskailze@inbox.lv