Juhend elurikka linna planeerimiseks

The document outlines a four-step process for incorporating biodiversity into urban planning: identifying potential species, assessing data sufficiency, conducting inventories, and designing diverse habitats. It introduces the 'Green Space Factor' (PRF) and 'Green Points' (PRP) as tools to quantify and improve the ecological value of development sites. The guide provides detailed mitigation and enrichment strategies for specific animal groups—pollinators, amphibians, reptiles, bats, and birds—and describes sustainable urban infrastructure such as Sustainable urban Drainage Systems (SuDS), green roofs, vertical greenery, and flower meadows.

• Urban development often reduces biodiversity by replacing natural soil with hard surfaces, fragmenting green networks, and removing food sources and habitats, which can lead to the disappearance of even common species like the house sparrow.
• The guide proposes a four-step sequence for biodiversity integration in planning: 1) identifying potential species groups before the planning decision; 2) evaluating if the application contains sufficient data; 3) conducting biological inventories; and 4) designing for diversity using a priority hierarchy of 'enrich, preserve, mitigate, replace'.
• The Green Space Factor (PRF) is a tool to ensure ecologically functional areas and minimize hard surfaces; for new development areas, a minimum PRF value of 0.5 is recommended, while existing built-up areas should aim for an increase of 0.2 units.
• To improve the quality of the Green Space Factor, a 'Green Points' (PRP) system is used, requiring the selection of 10 specific biodiversity-promoting activities, such as installing bird nest boxes or creating frog-friendly ponds.
• Sustainable urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) mimic natural wetlands to manage rainwater locally, reducing the load on sewers and mitigating the urban heat island effect and flooding caused by climate change.
• Specific measures for protecting urban wildlife include: creating flower meadows with native plants for pollinators; building 'frog-friendly' ponds without fish for amphibians; preserving old hollow trees and installing bat boxes for bats; and providing specific nest box dimensions for birds like the house sparrow and swift.

APA

Uustal, M. (2013). Juhend elurikka linna planeerimiseks. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4441.pdf

Chicago

Uustal, Meelis. Juhend elurikka linna planeerimiseks. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4441.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{uustal2013juhend, author = {Uustal, Meelis}, title = {{Juhend elurikka linna planeerimiseks}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4441.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }