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Roadside Vegetation Functions, Woody Plant Values, and Ecosystem Services in Rural Streetscapes: A Qualitative Study on Rural Settlements in Western Slovakia

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  • Gabriel Kuczman

    (Institute of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (SPU Nitra), Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia)

  • Denis Bechera

    (Institute of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (SPU Nitra), Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia)

  • Zdenka Rózová

    (Department of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF Nitra), Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 74, Nitra, Slovakia)

  • Attila Tóth

    (Institute of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (SPU Nitra), Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia)

Abstract

Woody plants in roadside green spaces of rural settlements provide a wide range of ecosystem functions and services. The study presented in this paper was conducted in three rural settlements in Western Slovakia, representing three different rural landscape types—lowland, basin, and mountainous landscapes. The assessed woody vegetation is situated in diverse settlement structures, with various spatial patterns. A comprehensive woody plant assessment was conducted in selected central streetscapes of three model settlements, examining spatial, compositional, visual, aesthetic, and other values, as well as the characteristics of woody plants. These attributes were clustered according to five main functions and fourteen value parameters and the results were assigned to three quality categories, to objectivise a qualitative woody plant assessment in roadside vegetation structures in the countryside. The findings show the level of suitability of woody plants based on how they fulfil aesthetic, compositional, climate, safety, cultural, and historical functions.

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  • Gabriel Kuczman & Denis Bechera & Zdenka Rózová & Attila Tóth, 2024. "Roadside Vegetation Functions, Woody Plant Values, and Ecosystem Services in Rural Streetscapes: A Qualitative Study on Rural Settlements in Western Slovakia," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-27, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:3:p:272-:d:1342951
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