Report in English on the results of the international Master Class by Stadslab on intercultural park design. The case described is a design for for a park in Eastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol. A redevelopment strategy is proposed for its historic Gorky Park (1936). The book also contains essays by intercultural cities expert Phil Wood and introductions by Marc Glaudemans, Beatriz Ramo and Olexandr Butsenko.
In de jaren dertig van de vorige eeuw hebben de houtvesters Jansen en Blokhuis, geïnspireerd door Duits voorbeeld, gemengde bosopstanden aangelegd in Drenthe. Een veranderend klimaat stimuleert beheerders tegenwoordig ook om weer te denken aan het aanleggen van gemengde bossen. Meer mengen betekent vaak ook het introduceren van ‘nieuwe soorten’. Maar wat zou je dan introduceren? De gewone zilverspar (Abies alba) is zo’n voor Nederland ‘nieuwe soort’ met potentie. Dit concluderen Chris Hartman en Stefan Poelman in hun afstudeeronderzoek aan de hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein. Zij verkenden de rol die de gewone zilverspar kan gaan spelen in de bossen van de toekomst. Dankzij Jansen en Blokhuis hebben we in Drenthe gemengde bossen waarin de gewone zilverspar al bijna 100 jaar staat. De ervaringen die daar zijn opgedaan geven een doorkijkje naar de toekomst.
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Numerous medical studies have shown the positive effects of forests on different aspects of human health. This study deals with the content of major terpenes in dominant coniferous species in Tara National Park, Serbia, in order to explore the potential for the development of a novel health tourism programme based on forest therapy. Main terpenes were analysed using a headspace-sam-pling technique coupled with gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry (Head-space-GC/MS). Nee-dles of fir and spruce growing in the vicinity of hiking trails were investigated for possibilities to perform such therapy. Major detected terpenes were α-cadinol and spathulenol previously de-scribed as antiviral, antitumor, antimicrobial and immunomodulatory agents. The results of the study were favourable and worked well with the existing walking infrastructure in the observed area of the Tara Mountain, as they act as invaluable resources for designing the structured forest bathing walks. The study not only adds to the knowledge in the environmental and public health realm but also to tourism and sustainability studies.
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