Project funded
by theEU–DGEnvironment
L
andsurfacerelevant
forapplication
Artificial surface
Agriculture land
Forest and semi-natural areas
Wetlands
F
inancialcosts
(C
apital
,
operation
&
maintenance
)
There is no evidence of specific costs associated to urban forest parks, which
will vary widely depending on size and the context in which they are developed.
D
esign
A network of urban forest areas will have higher recreational value than a single
forest block. When new urban developments are being planned, consideration
should be given to the possibility of creating urban forest parks. Urban forests
have very similar functionality and benefits to urban trees and can have synergies
with all other
urbanmeasures.
S
cale
Typically, a forest is assumed to have an
area of
at least 1ha.
However, smal-
ler urban forest parks may be possible
and will have locally similar benefits to
larger parks.
Urban forest parks can deliver a broad range of
hydrology-related
and other
ecosystem services
. Forests in urban areas have great amenity value, can
improve air quality, moderate local microclimates, improve urban biodiversity and contribute to climate change mitigation as well as having ancillary hydrological
benefits. Forest soils often have greater infiltration capacity than other urban land covers and can be an important location for aquifer recharge.
Case studies:
Kylmäojankorpi forestedwetland,Vantaa, Finland ;RiverTolkaconstructedwetlandandenhancements, Ireland
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