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Changes in olive urban forests infected by xylella fastidiosa: Impact on microclimate and social health
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 15, p 2642 (2019), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 16, Issue 15
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This paper is devoted to the analysis of the impact of changes in olive urban forests affected by Xylella fastidiosa on ecosystem services. The focus is on microclimate and thermal comfort evaluated by two indices: the temperature of equivalent perception (TEP) and the predicted mean vote (PMV), which take into account both microclimate parameters and personal factors (heat resistance of clothing and human activity). The work has been carried out through (i) a qualitative analysis of the potential ecosystem services changes caused by temporary transition from olive groves to uncultivated soil, (ii) a study of the potential change of land use from monumental olive groves to other types of use, and (iii) a quantitative analysis on microclimate impact due to the loss of ecosystem services in two selected neighborhoods located in the Apulia region and chosen due to their proximity to the urban context. The analysis revealed that (i) direct effects on ecosystem services are principally linked with regulation functions and cultural services, (ii) a critical loss of cultural value of monumental olive groves occurred in the two neighborhoods, (iii) such a loss may lead to an increase of TEP and PMV, indicating a decrease of thermal comfort in the whole neighborhoods. Thus, it is necessary to plan the replanting policies of the use of the areas affected by X. fastidiosa not only in terms of agricultural planning but also in terms of landscape, urban planning, and human well-being.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Microclimate
lcsh:Medicine
Context (language use)
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
phytopathology
Ecosystem services
Urban forest
Urban planning
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
biology
Land use
Agroforestry
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Thermal comfort
numerical modelling
biology.organism_classification
ecosystem service
Geography
urban forest
Xylella fastidiosa
ecosystem services
microclimate
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 15, p 2642 (2019), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 16, Issue 15
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....17fa4ff2b30fd9c0fa90aa7d0c2d3e7d