Megacities 2050: Environmental Consequences of Urbanization: Proceedings of the VI International Conference on Landscape Architecture to Support City Sustainable Development

195 Pages·2018·16.72 MB·English

by  Viacheslav I. Vasenev

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Viacheslav I. Vasenev
Elvira Dovletyarova
Zhongqi Cheng
Riccardo Valentini E ditors
Megacities 2050:
Environmental
Consequences of
Urbanization
Proceedings of the VI International
Conference on Landscape Architecture
to Support City Sustainable
Development
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Viacheslav I. Vasenev Elvira Dovletyarova
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Zhongqi Cheng Riccardo Valentini
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Editors
Megacities 2050:
Environmental Consequences
of Urbanization
Proceedings of the VI International Conference
on Landscape Architecture to Support
City Sustainable Development
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Editors
Viacheslav I.Vasenev ZhongqiCheng
RUDN University City University of NewYork
Moscow NewYork
Russia USA
Elvira Dovletyarova Riccardo Valentini
RUDN University Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate
Moscow Change
Russia Viterbo
Italy
ISSN 2194-315X ISSN 2194-3168 (electronic)
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Preface
This edited volume contains a selection of refereed and revised papers originally
presented at the Sixth International Conference on Landscape Architecture to
Support City Sustainable Development entitled “Megacities 2050: Environmental
Consequences of Urbanization.” The conference was organized in RUDN
University,Moscow,Russia,onSeptember 12–14,2016.The conference aimedto
provide a platform for discussion between different target groups involved in city
sustainable development: environmental scientists, landscape architectures, urban
planners, and policy-makers. We would like to thank more than 150 participants
and 65 speakers who contributed with plenary, oral, and poster presentations. We
wish to express our special gratitude to the authors who contributed to these pro-
ceedings. The proceedings include an introduction and 17 research papers, which
were selected by the scientific committee with additional help of external expert
reviewers from 31 submissions. The authors were asked to consider the reviewers
comments and make all necessary edits to improve the quality of the papers.
The conference was organized under the umbrella of the “RUDN University
program “5-100” and the “Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project “European traditions in
governance, design and environmental management of megacities: search for
solutions(EDEMS).”We wouldlike toexpressourgratitude toRUDNUniversity
andErasmus+programfororganizationalandfinancialsupport.Wearealsodeeply
grateful to the many people who put essential efforts to ensure this successful
conference: keynote speakers, members of organizing and scientific committees,
sessions conveners and moderators, reviewers, and technical editors. We wish to
express our sincere thanks to Dr. Michael Leuchner, Publishing Editor, earth sci-
ences,geographyandenvironment,andRajanMuthu,ProjectCoordinator,fortheir
help and cooperation.
We hope that these proceedings will serve as a valuable reference for
researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in the related fields.
Viacheslav I. Vasenev
Elvira Dovletyarova
Zhongqi Cheng
Riccardo Valentini
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Organization
Committee
Chief Patron
Nur S. Kirabaev Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Scientific Program Chair
Riccardo Valentini Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change,
Italy
Organizing Co-chair
Viacheslav I. Vasenev Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Scientific Program Committee
Elvira A. Dovletyarova Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Vadim G. Pluyshchikov Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Jetse Stoorvogel Wageningen University
Zhongqi Cheng City University of New York
Carlo Calfapietra Institute of Agro-Environmental and Forest
Biology (IBAF)
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viii Organization
Ivan I. Vasenev Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Tatiana A. Fedorova Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Organizing Chair
Vadim G. Pluyshchikov Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Organizing Co-chair
Elvira A. Dovletyarova Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Organizing Committee
Viacheslav I. Vasenev Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Carlo Calfapietra Institute of Agro-Environmental and Forest
Biology (IBAF)
Anna Paltseva City University of New York
Elena Zaykova Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Organizing Secretary
Tatiana A. Fedorova Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
(RUDN), Russia
Organization ix
Organized by
Contents
Signal and Image Processing
MEGACITIES 2050: From Urbanization Risks Towards
Sustainable Urban Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V.I. Vasenev, Z. Cheng, J.J. Stoorvogel, E.A. Dovletyarova,
R.A. Hajiaghayeva, and V.G. Plyushchikov
Urbanization of Biosphere: From Mega- to Ecopolises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dmitry N. Kavtaradze
Measuring the Role of Urban Vegetation on Air Quality:
The Case Study of the Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy. . . . 13
Raffaela Esposito, Gabriele Guidolotti, Emanuele Pallozzi,
Corrado Leone, Michele Mattioni, Giovanni De Simoni,
and Carlo Calfapietra
Urban Soil Respiration and Its Autotrophic and Heterotrophic
Components Compared to Adjacent Forest and Cropland
Within the Moscow Megapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
V.I. Vasenev, S. Castaldi, M.M. Vizirskaya, N.D. Ananyeva,
A.S. Shchepeleva, I.M. Mazirov, K.V. Ivashchenko,
R. Valentini, and I.I. Vasenev
Modelling and Mapping Urban Soils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
J.J. Stoorvogel, I. van Manen, and V.I. Vasenev
Influence of Latitudinal Zonality on Some Chemical Properties
of Urban Soils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Irina A. Martynenko, Alexandra V. Maksimovich,
Joulia L. Meshalkina, Jetse J. Stoorvogel, and Aleksey M. Yaroslavtsev
Heavy Metals in Urban Soils of the Yamal Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ivan Alekseev, E.V. Abakumov, and George Shamilishvili
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