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Building on recent insights in exploring material circularity, this study attempts to develop a methodological approach toward allocating an available circularity potential based on modeling the optimal chain of products in a manner that ensures utilizing the same material as many times as possible. The allocation of available circularity potential implies limitations on the use of specific primary materials for manufacturers of certain products by establishing access to the appropriate quality material used previously only for the modeled chain, thereby providing the greatest possible number of turns for a particular material in the economic system. This study adds to the current understanding of methods to maximize material looping in a circular economy by keeping the application range of specific materials as wide as possible, thereby preserving its long-term value. The findings contribute to the operationalization of a recycling strategy justified by its limitations on the use of primary materials for manufacturers of certain products to avoid wastage. Furthermore, the findings present a novel future research agenda for managing circularity potential with regard to continuous build-up and optimal allocation to save the value of material in the system as long as possible by increasing the number of its revolutions.
Tetiana Shevchenko; Jakub Kronenberg; Yuriy Danko; Jana Chovancová. Exploring the circularity potential regarding the multiple use of residual material. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 2021, 1 -12.
AMA StyleTetiana Shevchenko, Jakub Kronenberg, Yuriy Danko, Jana Chovancová. Exploring the circularity potential regarding the multiple use of residual material. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 2021; ():1-12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTetiana Shevchenko; Jakub Kronenberg; Yuriy Danko; Jana Chovancová. 2021. "Exploring the circularity potential regarding the multiple use of residual material." Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy , no. : 1-12.
Despite what numerous studies on the perceived importance and value of urban trees may suggest, urban trees are subject to endless debates and controversies. The problems span individuals’ reluctance to clean up leaves to broader discussions on what a ‘modern city’ should look like. To study these issues, we benefitted from a national-scale policy liberalization that involved a drastic change in regulations regarding the tree management in Poland. Between January and June 2017, private property owners were allowed to freely remove trees on their property (with few exceptions, e.g. nature monuments). This involved repealing the previous obligations to obtain permission to remove trees, any charges and fines that previously applied for removing trees, and the obligation to report removed trees. The change was introduced by a populist government and resulted in both the massive removal of trees but also broad public debate. Eventually, the previous obligations and system of charges were reintroduced, although the new charges were lower. To study the canopy cover loss resulting from this liberalization in the context of longer-time change, using satellite images from Google Earth, we manually mapped removed trees in selected urban quarters representing different types of urban structure in our case study city over a decade 2010–2019. The results show that the tree loss during the liberalization far exceeded the tree loss over all the other years during the decade, and that 80% of this loss occurred on private land. They also show that the level of tree removal returned to normal when the regulations were restored. We discuss these issues in the context of the broader debate on the value of trees and the related policy liberalization, and explore the potential reasons why landowners so enthusiastically seized the opportunity to remove trees. Finally, we suggest how to better protect urban trees.
Jakub Kronenberg; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Joanna Sziło. Voting with one’s chainsaw: What happens when people are given the opportunity to freely remove urban trees? Landscape and Urban Planning 2021, 209, 104041 .
AMA StyleJakub Kronenberg, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Joanna Sziło. Voting with one’s chainsaw: What happens when people are given the opportunity to freely remove urban trees? Landscape and Urban Planning. 2021; 209 ():104041.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJakub Kronenberg; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Joanna Sziło. 2021. "Voting with one’s chainsaw: What happens when people are given the opportunity to freely remove urban trees?" Landscape and Urban Planning 209, no. : 104041.
Socioeconomic disparities in urban green space (UGS) availability and environmental injustice may occur not only at the scale of whole cities, selected districts/neighbourhoods, but also at lower spatial scales, such as urban blocks or even individual buildings. The latter – microscale UGS disparities – reflect differences in UGS availability among inhabitants who belong to different socioeconomic status groups and inhabit different buildings or parts of buildings. This article evaluates whether disparities in UGS availability and environmental injustice may occur in microscale in cities characterized by low socioeconomic segregation in general, such as those located in Central and Eastern Europe. For this purpose, we identified microscale socioeconomic disparities in UGS availability in the central zone of Lodz (Poland) using the localized modelling technique. Then, using a spatial microsimulation experiment, we demonstrated that an increase of segregation in Lodz's central zone would increase disparities in UGS availability and the occurrence of environmental injustice there. We demonstrated that the way the patterns of segregation interplay with microscale disparities can be further linked with temporal evolution of housing stock and local housing policy. Our findings may be useful for urban planners to stimulate the spatio-social diversity of inhabitants by focusing on microscale UGS disparities.
Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg; Szymon Marcińczak. Microscale socioeconomic inequalities in green space availability in relation to residential segregation: The case study of Lodz, Poland. Cities 2021, 111, 103085 .
AMA StyleEdyta Łaszkiewicz, Jakub Kronenberg, Szymon Marcińczak. Microscale socioeconomic inequalities in green space availability in relation to residential segregation: The case study of Lodz, Poland. Cities. 2021; 111 ():103085.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg; Szymon Marcińczak. 2021. "Microscale socioeconomic inequalities in green space availability in relation to residential segregation: The case study of Lodz, Poland." Cities 111, no. : 103085.
Erik Andersson; Sara Borgström; Dagmar Haase; Johannes Langemeyer; André Mascarenhas; Timon McPhearson; Manuel Wolff; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg; David N. Barton; Pablo Herreros-Cantis. A context-sensitive systems approach for understanding and enabling ecosystem service realization in cities. Ecology and Society 2021, 26, 1 .
AMA StyleErik Andersson, Sara Borgström, Dagmar Haase, Johannes Langemeyer, André Mascarenhas, Timon McPhearson, Manuel Wolff, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Jakub Kronenberg, David N. Barton, Pablo Herreros-Cantis. A context-sensitive systems approach for understanding and enabling ecosystem service realization in cities. Ecology and Society. 2021; 26 (2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleErik Andersson; Sara Borgström; Dagmar Haase; Johannes Langemeyer; André Mascarenhas; Timon McPhearson; Manuel Wolff; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg; David N. Barton; Pablo Herreros-Cantis. 2021. "A context-sensitive systems approach for understanding and enabling ecosystem service realization in cities." Ecology and Society 26, no. 2: 1.
Jakub Kronenberg; Erik Andersson; David N. Barton; Sara T. Borgström; Johannes Langemeyer; Tove Björklund; Dagmar Haase; Christopher Kennedy; Karolina Koprowska; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Timon McPhearson; Erik E. Stange; Manuel Wolff. The thorny path toward greening: unintended consequences, trade-offs, and constraints in green and blue infrastructure planning, implementation, and management. Ecology and Society 2021, 26, 1 .
AMA StyleJakub Kronenberg, Erik Andersson, David N. Barton, Sara T. Borgström, Johannes Langemeyer, Tove Björklund, Dagmar Haase, Christopher Kennedy, Karolina Koprowska, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Timon McPhearson, Erik E. Stange, Manuel Wolff. The thorny path toward greening: unintended consequences, trade-offs, and constraints in green and blue infrastructure planning, implementation, and management. Ecology and Society. 2021; 26 (2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJakub Kronenberg; Erik Andersson; David N. Barton; Sara T. Borgström; Johannes Langemeyer; Tove Björklund; Dagmar Haase; Christopher Kennedy; Karolina Koprowska; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Timon McPhearson; Erik E. Stange; Manuel Wolff. 2021. "The thorny path toward greening: unintended consequences, trade-offs, and constraints in green and blue infrastructure planning, implementation, and management." Ecology and Society 26, no. 2: 1.
Urban green spaces are frequently presented as being important for urban quality of life and urban development in general, but more detailed interpretations and discussions are typically confined to large urban centers, the so-called first- and second-tier cities. Not enough attention has been paid to smaller urban units, the third-tier towns. The main goal of this article is to investigate the share and types of urban green spaces in five selected towns in Poland. We compare different sources of data based on satellite imagery and land-use maps with those used in public statistics, to check whether town authorities are managing all potential green spaces or only a selected part of them. We find that the predominantly used data, based on what is classified as “urban green space” for the purposes of public statistics, obscure the complexity of urban green spaces and focus on the narrowly understood formally managed public green spaces (which occupy 3.5–5.7% of town areas). Meanwhile, based on other sources, such as the national land-use map (BDOT10k), Urban Atlas, and satellite imagery (Landsat 8), what is considered to be green space turns out to cover 50–80% of the town area. The latter large numbers are associated with the predominance of arable land, grasslands, and forests, overlooked in any green space management practices based on data and definitions adopted for the purposes of public statistics. The situation found in our five case study towns resembles that identified in larger cities in Poland, and it exhibits the inadequacy of public statistics definitions and the related management practices, hindering the management of urban green spaces as an interconnected system of urban green infrastructures.
Marcin Feltynowski; Jakub Kronenberg. Urban Green Spaces—An Underestimated Resource in Third-Tier Towns in Poland. Land 2020, 9, 453 .
AMA StyleMarcin Feltynowski, Jakub Kronenberg. Urban Green Spaces—An Underestimated Resource in Third-Tier Towns in Poland. Land. 2020; 9 (11):453.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcin Feltynowski; Jakub Kronenberg. 2020. "Urban Green Spaces—An Underestimated Resource in Third-Tier Towns in Poland." Land 9, no. 11: 453.
This article aims to position postsocialist cities in Central and Eastern Europe in the broader debate on urban environmental justice. The article crosscuts through all three dimensions of justice (distributive/distributional, procedural/participatory, and interactional/recognition) in the context of urban green and blue space provision. Environmental justice is still an emerging topic in postsocialist cities, constrained by market-orientation and neoliberal trends within society, privatization, and the primacy of private interests. The respective situation in postsocialist cities provides insights into the international debate on environmental justice, by highlighting some extremes related to neoliberal and populist governments and very rapid processes that lack long-term democratic consensus within societies. The findings of this study are discussed in the context of a postsocialist legacy, which includes broad tolerance for inequalities, a lack of solidarity in society, a lack of responsibility for the public interest, and extreme individualization and disregard for social interests. This has gradually led to the corporatization of local authorities and various business–government coalitions. This setting is more likely to favor business models related to the use and management of urban green and blue spaces than the environmental justice discourse.
Jakub Kronenberg; Annegret Haase; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Attila Antal; Aliaksandra Baravikova; Magdalena Biernacka; Diana Dushkova; Richard Filčak; Dagmar Haase; Maria Ignatieva; Yaryna Khmara; Mihai Razvan Niţă; Diana Andreea Onose. Environmental justice in the context of urban green space availability, accessibility, and attractiveness in postsocialist cities. Cities 2020, 106, 102862 .
AMA StyleJakub Kronenberg, Annegret Haase, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Attila Antal, Aliaksandra Baravikova, Magdalena Biernacka, Diana Dushkova, Richard Filčak, Dagmar Haase, Maria Ignatieva, Yaryna Khmara, Mihai Razvan Niţă, Diana Andreea Onose. Environmental justice in the context of urban green space availability, accessibility, and attractiveness in postsocialist cities. Cities. 2020; 106 ():102862.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJakub Kronenberg; Annegret Haase; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Attila Antal; Aliaksandra Baravikova; Magdalena Biernacka; Diana Dushkova; Richard Filčak; Dagmar Haase; Maria Ignatieva; Yaryna Khmara; Mihai Razvan Niţă; Diana Andreea Onose. 2020. "Environmental justice in the context of urban green space availability, accessibility, and attractiveness in postsocialist cities." Cities 106, no. : 102862.
Many cities lack complex spatial databases that can answer the question “What does a given green space offer?” This complicates the lives of inhabitants, planners, and local authorities. One of the ways to obtain a complex picture of urban green spaces is to link multiple data sources. This article presents such an attempt to link multiple data sources to obtain a map of the social functions of urban green spaces in a city without a comprehensive spatial database on urban green spaces. We do so by adapting a method of mapping the social functions of urban green spaces—sociotope mapping—to the Central-Eastern European city of Lodz (Poland). Our results feature a map of the main social functions of urban green spaces (divided into five categories: nature, physical activity, social, play, and aesthetics) and GIS databases, with spatially explicit information on the 48 attributes of 196 urban green spaces in Lodz. According to our results, the greatest effort in sociotope mapping involves collecting data from different sources as it requires collaborating with various stakeholders—the owners of the data. Our study fits into the general trend of linking official data from municipal records with additional data on inhabitants’ preferences for urban green space planning and management.
Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Piotr Czembrowski; Jakub Kronenberg. Creating a Map of the Social Functions of Urban Green Spaces in a City with Poor Availability of Spatial Data: A Sociotope for Lodz. Land 2020, 9, 1 .
AMA StyleEdyta Łaszkiewicz, Piotr Czembrowski, Jakub Kronenberg. Creating a Map of the Social Functions of Urban Green Spaces in a City with Poor Availability of Spatial Data: A Sociotope for Lodz. Land. 2020; 9 (6):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdyta Łaszkiewicz; Piotr Czembrowski; Jakub Kronenberg. 2020. "Creating a Map of the Social Functions of Urban Green Spaces in a City with Poor Availability of Spatial Data: A Sociotope for Lodz." Land 9, no. 6: 1.
The accessibility and attractiveness of urban green spaces (UGS) for individuals experiencing homelessness might be considered an example of the provision of environmental amenities for the most disadvantaged communities in the environmental justice discourse. We studied whether these people feel that they are condemned to spend time within UGS and what their personal narratives and perceptions of UGS were. The analysis was based on the triangulation of methods used in our case study city, Lodz, in Poland. First, we compiled a map of where people who live on the streets were recorded, based on data from the City Office of Lodz. Second, we conducted semi-structured and detailed interviews with streetworkers in order to obtain information regarding the use of public spaces (UGS in particular) by people who are homeless. Finally, we carried out interviews with (homeless) individuals whose activities took place within green surroundings. Our study showed that UGS are important to people experiencing homelessness, not only from the point of view of necessity or a lack of any other choice but – more importantly – from the perspective of individual preference and the fulfilment of personal needs. In this sense, our findings broaden the understanding of the accessibility and attractiveness of UGS to one of the most socio-economically disadvantaged groups.
Karolina Koprowska; Jakub Kronenberg; Inga B. Kuźma; Edyta Łaszkiewicz. Condemned to green? Accessibility and attractiveness of urban green spaces to people experiencing homelessness. Geoforum 2020, 113, 1 -13.
AMA StyleKarolina Koprowska, Jakub Kronenberg, Inga B. Kuźma, Edyta Łaszkiewicz. Condemned to green? Accessibility and attractiveness of urban green spaces to people experiencing homelessness. Geoforum. 2020; 113 ():1-13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarolina Koprowska; Jakub Kronenberg; Inga B. Kuźma; Edyta Łaszkiewicz. 2020. "Condemned to green? Accessibility and attractiveness of urban green spaces to people experiencing homelessness." Geoforum 113, no. : 1-13.
The aim of this article is to study how the sustainability transitions analytical framework can help to make other concepts of sustainable socio-economic development more specific and operational. Specifically, we investigate the linkages between sustainability transitions and degrowth. Based on a literature review of both degrowth and sustainability transitions, we distinguish several aspects that provide a common ground for both approaches. We identify degrowth as one of the most far-reaching forms of sustainability transitions but suggest that it would benefit from a more stringent conceptualization using the analytical framework of sustainability transitions. To this end, we apply some conceptual notions from sustainability transitions theory to describe the idea of a degrowth transition. In particular, we analyze two case studies of degrowth practices (Cargonomia and a Transition Towns network) using the analytical framework of transition experiments. Sustainability transitions analytical frameworks and conceptual notions proved to be helpful interpretative lenses for looking at degrowth, and they can help to systematically structure its main postulates.
Yaryna Khmara; Jakub Kronenberg. Degrowth in the context of sustainability transitions: In search of a common ground. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 267, 122072 .
AMA StyleYaryna Khmara, Jakub Kronenberg. Degrowth in the context of sustainability transitions: In search of a common ground. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 267 ():122072.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYaryna Khmara; Jakub Kronenberg. 2020. "Degrowth in the context of sustainability transitions: In search of a common ground." Journal of Cleaner Production 267, no. : 122072.
Magdalena Biernacka; Jakub Kronenberg; Edyta Łaszkiewicz. An integrated system of monitoring the availability, accessibility and attractiveness of urban parks and green squares. Applied Geography 2020, 116, 1 .
AMA StyleMagdalena Biernacka, Jakub Kronenberg, Edyta Łaszkiewicz. An integrated system of monitoring the availability, accessibility and attractiveness of urban parks and green squares. Applied Geography. 2020; 116 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagdalena Biernacka; Jakub Kronenberg; Edyta Łaszkiewicz. 2020. "An integrated system of monitoring the availability, accessibility and attractiveness of urban parks and green squares." Applied Geography 116, no. : 1.
Tetiana Shevchenko; Jakub Kronenberg. Management of material and product circularity potential as an approach to operationalise circular economy. Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal 2020, 14, 30 .
AMA StyleTetiana Shevchenko, Jakub Kronenberg. Management of material and product circularity potential as an approach to operationalise circular economy. Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal. 2020; 14 (1):30.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTetiana Shevchenko; Jakub Kronenberg. 2020. "Management of material and product circularity potential as an approach to operationalise circular economy." Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal 14, no. 1: 30.
Acknowledging urban sprawl as one of the major threats to the functioning of urban environments, the article focuses on its possible association with urban green spaces (UGS). UGS can act as an attracting factor influencing housing demand in cities. However, the spatial distribution of UGS may affect sprawling dynamics. Therefore, the analysis focuses on finding linkages between urban sprawl and green space availability within three concentric zones of the city of Lodz. Hotspot analysis has been used as a method to describe sprawling dynamics in relation to UGS availability. UGS availability was defined as a percentage of the area of parks and forests in a 1000 m buffer. The results showed that the highest UGS availability in the peripheral zone of the city was linked to an increase in the number of residents between 2000 and 2015. The peripheral zone was also characterized by stronger clustering of hotspots of residential density. Starting from the peripheral zone, UGS availability was 6.01%, 3.45% and 2.86% of the area of each respective zone. ANOVA analysis confirmed that the average availability of UGS for newly registered residential buildings differs statistically between the rings at the 0.05 level. While most urban residents still live within the central (yet continuously depopulating) zone, it is characterized by the smallest UGS availability (2.86% covered by UGS), which might raise concerns regarding the occurrence of possible environmental injustice in terms of uneven access to benefits provided by UGS. Hotspot analysis can provide valuable input into the discussion regarding the application of specific spatially targeted measures, for the sake of sustainable urban planning.
Karolina Koprowska; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg. Is urban sprawl linked to green space availability? Ecological Indicators 2019, 108, 105723 .
AMA StyleKarolina Koprowska, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Jakub Kronenberg. Is urban sprawl linked to green space availability? Ecological Indicators. 2019; 108 ():105723.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarolina Koprowska; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg. 2019. "Is urban sprawl linked to green space availability?" Ecological Indicators 108, no. : 105723.
This paper concludes a special feature of Sustainability Science that explores a broad range of social value theoretical traditions, such as religious studies, social psychology, indigenous knowledge, economics, sociology, and philosophy. We introduce a novel transdisciplinary conceptual framework that revolves around concepts of ‘lenses’ and ‘tensions’ to help navigate value diversity. First, we consider the notion of lenses: perspectives on value and valuation along diverse dimensions that describe what values focus on, how their sociality is envisioned, and what epistemic and procedural assumptions are made. We characterise fourteen of such dimensions. This provides a foundation for exploration of seven areas of tension, between: (1) the values of individuals vs collectives; (2) values as discrete and held vs embedded and constructed; (3) value as static or changeable; (4) valuation as descriptive vs normative and transformative; (5) social vs relational values; (6) different rationalities and their relation to value integration; (7) degrees of acknowledgment of the role of power in navigating value conflicts. In doing so, we embrace the ‘mess’ of diversity, yet also provide a framework to organise this mess and support and encourage active transdisciplinary collaboration. We identify key research areas where such collaborations can be harnessed for sustainability transformation. Here it is crucial to understand how certain social value lenses are privileged over others and build capacity in decision-making for understanding and drawing on multiple value, epistemic and procedural lenses.
Jasper O. Kenter; Christopher M. Raymond; Carena J. van Riper; Elaine Azzopardi; Michelle R. Brear; Fulvia Calcagni; Ian Christie; Michael Christie; Anne Fordham; Rachelle K. Gould; Christopher D. Ives; Adam P. Hejnowicz; Richard Gunton; Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu; Dave Kendal; Jakub Kronenberg; Julian R. Massenberg; Seb O’Connor; Neil Ravenscroft; Andrea Rawluk; Ivan J. Raymond; Jorge Rodríguez-Morales; Samarthia Thankappan. Loving the mess: navigating diversity and conflict in social values for sustainability. Sustainability Science 2019, 14, 1439 -1461.
AMA StyleJasper O. Kenter, Christopher M. Raymond, Carena J. van Riper, Elaine Azzopardi, Michelle R. Brear, Fulvia Calcagni, Ian Christie, Michael Christie, Anne Fordham, Rachelle K. Gould, Christopher D. Ives, Adam P. Hejnowicz, Richard Gunton, Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu, Dave Kendal, Jakub Kronenberg, Julian R. Massenberg, Seb O’Connor, Neil Ravenscroft, Andrea Rawluk, Ivan J. Raymond, Jorge Rodríguez-Morales, Samarthia Thankappan. Loving the mess: navigating diversity and conflict in social values for sustainability. Sustainability Science. 2019; 14 (5):1439-1461.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJasper O. Kenter; Christopher M. Raymond; Carena J. van Riper; Elaine Azzopardi; Michelle R. Brear; Fulvia Calcagni; Ian Christie; Michael Christie; Anne Fordham; Rachelle K. Gould; Christopher D. Ives; Adam P. Hejnowicz; Richard Gunton; Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu; Dave Kendal; Jakub Kronenberg; Julian R. Massenberg; Seb O’Connor; Neil Ravenscroft; Andrea Rawluk; Ivan J. Raymond; Jorge Rodríguez-Morales; Samarthia Thankappan. 2019. "Loving the mess: navigating diversity and conflict in social values for sustainability." Sustainability Science 14, no. 5: 1439-1461.
The circumstances under which different ecosystem service benefits can be realized differ. The benefits tend to be coproduced and to be enabled by multiple interacting social, ecological, and technological factors, which is particularly evident in cities. As many cities are undergoing rapid change, these factors need to be better understood and accounted for, especially for those most in need of benefits. We propose a framework of three systemic filters that affect the flow of ecosystem service benefits: the interactions among green, blue, and built infrastructures; the regulatory power and governance of institutions; and people's individual and shared perceptions and values. We argue that more fully connecting green and blue infrastructure to its urban systems context and highlighting dynamic interactions among the three filters are key to understanding how and why ecosystem services have variable distribution, continuing inequities in who benefits, and the long-term resilience of the flows of benefits.
Erik Andersson; Johannes Langemeyer; Sara Borgström; Timon McPhearson; Dagmar Haase; Jakub Kronenberg; David N Barton; McKenna Davis; Sandra Naumann; Lina Röschel; Francesc Baró. Enabling Green and Blue Infrastructure to Improve Contributions to Human Well-Being and Equity in Urban Systems. BioScience 2019, 69, 566 -574.
AMA StyleErik Andersson, Johannes Langemeyer, Sara Borgström, Timon McPhearson, Dagmar Haase, Jakub Kronenberg, David N Barton, McKenna Davis, Sandra Naumann, Lina Röschel, Francesc Baró. Enabling Green and Blue Infrastructure to Improve Contributions to Human Well-Being and Equity in Urban Systems. BioScience. 2019; 69 (7):566-574.
Chicago/Turabian StyleErik Andersson; Johannes Langemeyer; Sara Borgström; Timon McPhearson; Dagmar Haase; Jakub Kronenberg; David N Barton; McKenna Davis; Sandra Naumann; Lina Röschel; Francesc Baró. 2019. "Enabling Green and Blue Infrastructure to Improve Contributions to Human Well-Being and Equity in Urban Systems." BioScience 69, no. 7: 566-574.
The treatment of the opportunity cost of travel time in travel cost models has been an area of research interest for many decades. Our analysis develops a methodology to combine the travel distance and travel time data with respondent-specific estimates of the value of travel time savings (VTTS). The individual VTTS are elicited with the use of discrete choice stated preference methods. The travel time valuation procedure is integrated into the travel cost valuation exercise to create a two-equation structural model of site valuation. Since the travel time equation of the structural model incorporates individual preference heterogeneity, the full structure model provides a travel cost site demand model based upon individualized values of time. The methodology is illustrated in a study of recreational birdwatching, more specifically, visits to a ‘stork village’ in Poland. We show that the usual practice of basing respondents’ VTTS on 1/3 of their wage rate is largely unfounded and propose alternatives—including a separate component of the travel cost survey aimed at valuation of respondents’ VTTS or, as a second best, asking if they wish if their journey was shorter and for those who do—use full hourly wage as an indicator of their VTTS.
Mikołaj Czajkowski; Marek Giergiczny; Jakub Kronenberg; Jeffrey Englin. The Individual Travel Cost Method with Consumer-Specific Values of Travel Time Savings. Environmental and Resource Economics 2019, 74, 961 -984.
AMA StyleMikołaj Czajkowski, Marek Giergiczny, Jakub Kronenberg, Jeffrey Englin. The Individual Travel Cost Method with Consumer-Specific Values of Travel Time Savings. Environmental and Resource Economics. 2019; 74 (3):961-984.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMikołaj Czajkowski; Marek Giergiczny; Jakub Kronenberg; Jeffrey Englin. 2019. "The Individual Travel Cost Method with Consumer-Specific Values of Travel Time Savings." Environmental and Resource Economics 74, no. 3: 961-984.
Environmental goods are sometimes considered a luxury that only the rich can afford. This is no less true in the case of green spaces. However, a typical microeconomic lens is not relevant to study the potential luxury of non-tradable goods. Typically, the distributional interpretation of the income elasticity of the willingness to pay (WTP) for such goods would involve stated preferences valuation methods. The possibility to describe the luxury of green space proximity based on revealed preferences methods has not been evaluated yet. Through this study, we would like to fill this gap. We proposed a three-step analysis of the apartment market in Lodz (Poland), based on the hedonic pricing method, to check how the marginal WTP (MWTP) for proximity to parks/forests differs among apartment price sub-segments. We discuss whether and to what extent the variability of the MWTP could be linked with the presumed luxury of green space proximity. We found that proximity does not result in increased apartment prices for all parks and forests. The estimated MWTP for the proximity to selected parks rises in consecutive apartment price sub-segments. This could be interpreted as a sign of the luxury of living close to these parks by apartment buyers.
Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Piotr Czembrowski; Jakub Kronenberg. Can proximity to urban green spaces be considered a luxury? Classifying a non-tradable good with the use of hedonic pricing method. Ecological Economics 2019, 161, 237 -247.
AMA StyleEdyta Łaszkiewicz, Piotr Czembrowski, Jakub Kronenberg. Can proximity to urban green spaces be considered a luxury? Classifying a non-tradable good with the use of hedonic pricing method. Ecological Economics. 2019; 161 ():237-247.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdyta Łaszkiewicz; Piotr Czembrowski; Jakub Kronenberg. 2019. "Can proximity to urban green spaces be considered a luxury? Classifying a non-tradable good with the use of hedonic pricing method." Ecological Economics 161, no. : 237-247.
The need to link different valuation methods, especially beyond disciplinary realms, has been discussed at least since the 1990s, and recently it has gained special attention. In the present contribution to this debate, we analyse the prospects for integrating different valuation methods representing three areas of disciplinary knowledge or value dimensions: social, monetary and ecological. We present a framework building on two key factors deciding the integration potential: logical commensurability of values, and technical compatibility of valuation methods. Using this framework, we analyse the integration potential in the case of social and monetary, and social and ecological valuation methods, along with the relevant empirical examples. Our conceptualization of social values refers principally to contextual values and value indicators. Our analysis shows that there is untapped potential for co-developing methods specifically to obtain more specific, integrated results. If full integration is not meaningful, the combination of different valuation methods can still support the analysis and interpretation of those methods’ results. At the very least, parallel use of the different valuation methods produces a more comprehensive picture than using any of those methods alone. In conclusion, integrated valuation gives a nuanced picture of what is valued, but even parallel use of valuation methods is useful in highlighting the different perspectives on what is valuable and why.
Jakub Kronenberg; Erik Andersson. Integrating social values with other value dimensions: parallel use vs. combination vs. full integration. Sustainability Science 2019, 14, 1283 -1295.
AMA StyleJakub Kronenberg, Erik Andersson. Integrating social values with other value dimensions: parallel use vs. combination vs. full integration. Sustainability Science. 2019; 14 (5):1283-1295.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJakub Kronenberg; Erik Andersson. 2019. "Integrating social values with other value dimensions: parallel use vs. combination vs. full integration." Sustainability Science 14, no. 5: 1283-1295.
We categorize Stockholm's urban green spaces according to the use values and social meanings they support, based on a sociotope mapping, and estimate their impact on property prices with a hedonic pricing model. The approach allows us to identify the most and least desired green space characteristics (attributes) and to assess the willingness to pay for the multifunctionality of green spaces. To do this, we test the following hypotheses, each with a separate hedonic pricing model: the proximity of all green space characteristics increases the property prices, but the specific monetary value of these characteristics differs;the multifunctionality of green spaces is well recognized and highly valued by real estate buyers. We find partial support for the first hypothesis: the green space attributes of "aesthetics", "social activity" and "nature" seem to be desired by real estate buyers, whereas "physical activity" and "play" seem not to be desired. We also find support for the second hypothesis: the higher the number of characteristics an urban green space has, the stronger its impact on property prices. This study furthers the discussion on the economic value of urban green spaces by assigning monetary value to their perceived character and use values. In doing so, it highlights the need to understand green spaces both as ecological features and social constructs.
Piotr Czembrowski; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg; Gustav Engström; Erik Andersson. Valuing individual characteristics and the multifunctionality of urban green spaces: The integration of sociotope mapping and hedonic pricing. PLoS ONE 2019, 14, e0212277 .
AMA StylePiotr Czembrowski, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Jakub Kronenberg, Gustav Engström, Erik Andersson. Valuing individual characteristics and the multifunctionality of urban green spaces: The integration of sociotope mapping and hedonic pricing. PLoS ONE. 2019; 14 (3):e0212277.
Chicago/Turabian StylePiotr Czembrowski; Edyta Łaszkiewicz; Jakub Kronenberg; Gustav Engström; Erik Andersson. 2019. "Valuing individual characteristics and the multifunctionality of urban green spaces: The integration of sociotope mapping and hedonic pricing." PLoS ONE 14, no. 3: e0212277.
Urban green infrastructure (UGI) is a promising concept when developing multifunctional green space systems to address major challenges of urbanization such as increasing social cohesion, promoting the transition to a green economy, adaptation to climate change and conservation of biodiversity. In response to the European Commission’s Communication on Green Infrastructure from 2013, the GREEN SURGE project aimed to further advance the development of UGI in European cities by (i) strengthening the conceptual foundations of UGI, (ii) developing improved methods and tools for assessment of its state, benefits and governance and, (iii) applying these to build a stronger evidence base. This paper aims to provide an overall synthesis of the project’s main achievements. GREEN SURGE adopted an inter- and transdisciplinary approach. Urban Learning Labs and focal Learning Alliances in five cities were instrumental for intensive collaboration between disciplines and across science and practice. Pan-European surveys, e.g. of planning and governance practice or human-nature interactions established the state-of-the-art across the continent and identified good practices. The project consolidated green infrastructure planning and governance conceptually, and it mapped opportunities for better linking government-led planning with bottom-up initiatives for creating and managing UGI. It also introduced a framework for knowledge integration to support UGI valuation. Importantly, development and application of the concept of biocultural diversity gave new insights into human–nature relationships in multicultural urban societies. The results strongly call for more context-sensitive development of UGI that addresses the different needs and diverse cultural practices of people engaging with nature. In a nutshell, GREEN SURGE showed that UGI indeed can make a major contribution to sustainable and resilient urbanisation. Transdisciplinary research in urban labs, if well-conceived, has shown to hold great potential to advance UGI concepts, methods, knowledge and practice.
Stephan Pauleit; Bianca Ambrose-Oji; Erik Andersson; Barbara Anton; Arjen Buijs; Dagmar Haase; Birgit Elands; Rieke Hansen; Ingo Kowarik; Jakub Kronenberg; Thomas Mattijssen; Anton Stahl Olafsson; Emily Rall; Alexander P.N. van der Jagt; Cecil Konijnendijk Van Den Bosch. Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe: Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN SURGE project. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2018, 40, 4 -16.
AMA StyleStephan Pauleit, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Erik Andersson, Barbara Anton, Arjen Buijs, Dagmar Haase, Birgit Elands, Rieke Hansen, Ingo Kowarik, Jakub Kronenberg, Thomas Mattijssen, Anton Stahl Olafsson, Emily Rall, Alexander P.N. van der Jagt, Cecil Konijnendijk Van Den Bosch. Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe: Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN SURGE project. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2018; 40 ():4-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStephan Pauleit; Bianca Ambrose-Oji; Erik Andersson; Barbara Anton; Arjen Buijs; Dagmar Haase; Birgit Elands; Rieke Hansen; Ingo Kowarik; Jakub Kronenberg; Thomas Mattijssen; Anton Stahl Olafsson; Emily Rall; Alexander P.N. van der Jagt; Cecil Konijnendijk Van Den Bosch. 2018. "Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe: Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN SURGE project." Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 40, no. : 4-16.