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Greening and development monitoring to create a comfortable urban environment
... To translate these insights into actionable recommendations, urban planners and policymakers should incorporate EC considerations into their design strategies. Concrete suggestions include integrating green infrastructure, such as urban parks and green roofs, to improve thermal comfort, air quality, health and wellbeing (Luo et al., 2023), and adopting noise reduction technologies to enhance acoustic comfort (Havrylenko et al., 2021;Oquendo-Di Cosola et al., 2022;Shao et al., 2022). Case studies, such as the use of green walls in Copenhagen to mitigate urban heat islands, provide practical examples of these strategies in action (Pancewicz, 2022;Pirhadi, 2020). ...
Urban environments are intricate systems where the well-being of inhabitants is shaped by various interrelated factors. This study employs a combination of systematic literature review (SLR) analysis and system dynamics (SD) approach to systematically explore the multifaceted concept of environmental comfort (EC) within urban settings. By combining a comprehensive literature review with innovative SD modeling, this research uniquely examines the complex relationships between thermal comfort, human perceptions, and spatial settings. The results demonstrate that perceiving EC in terms of promoting livability and sustainability requires an integrated understanding of outdoor comfort that accounts for its systemic nature. Importantly, the study identifies significant gaps in the understanding of sensory aspects of EC, such as the outdoor soundscape and air quality, highlighting these as critical areas for future research. By adopting a holistic planning paradigm, this study provides valuable insights for urban planners and policymakers to create environments that enhance overall comfort, livability, and resilience.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cultural ecosystem services of the Kremenetski Hory National Nature Park (NNP) and to substantiate the feasibility of changing the spatial distribution of functional zones of its territory. The Travel Cost Method was used to assess the tourist and recreational value, while the Conditional Value Method was used to assess the aesthetic heritage value. The flaws revealed during the research prompted some improvements to the existing calculation methodology. The calculated value of tourist and recreational ecosystem services of the Kremenetski Hory NNP amounts to 156,713.89 per year. The obtained results indicate a sufficiently high quality of cultural ecosystem services provided by the National Park, therefore such assessment should be conducted regularly for the purposes of their monitoring. Numerous environmental conflicts were identified within the studied protected area, the majority of which are a consequence of imperfectly defined functional zones. Improving the functional zoning of the Kremenetski Hory NNP in accordance with our proposed scheme will contribute to minimizing environmental conflicts and preventing further degradation of the ecosystem services within the studied area. The assessment of ecosystem services aims to persuade society of the necessity to preserve ecosystems in order to continue obtaining essential benefits (services) from them.
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