In the video entitled "Korytarze społeczno-ekologiczne — gdzie nas zaprowadzą?" [Socio-Ecological Corridors – Where Will They Take Us?], the University of Lodz scientists talk about the most important conclusions resulting from research on green spaces in Lodz. In the course of studying the vegetation in the river valleys of Lodz, they have distinguished 17 different categories of green spaces, going beyond the common division into parks, forests, squares and street greenery, which we intuitively accept as the green that surrounds us every day in the city. Thanks to the video we also learn what social and ecological corridors are and how marking them out could bring the inhabitants of Lodz closer to living in a better, healthier, greener and more sustainable city.
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The film features: Dr Magdalena Biernacka; Dr Vahid Amini Parsa; Prof. Jakub Kronenberg; Dr Edyta Łaszkiewicz
Read the details of the research that the scientists talk about: Beyond urban parks: Mapping informal green spaces in an urban–peri-urban gradient
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Edit: Michał Gruda (Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz)
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