Biodiversity and synurbisation, challenges and perspectives: a comparative analysis of cities as places of animal life on the example of Kraków and Lublin
Biodiversity and synurbisation, challenges and perspectives: a comparative analysis of cities as places of animal life on the example of Kraków and Lublin
Biodiversity and synurbisation, challenges and perspectives: a comparative analysis of cities as places of animal life on the example of Kraków and Lublin
Autor
Przesmycka, Elżbieta
Przesmycka, Natalia
Lara, Mara A. Cortés
Kronowski, Dariusz
Posuniak, Yaryna
Opublikowane w
Środowisko Mieszkaniowe = Housing Environment
Numeracja
nr 52
Strony
43-56
Data wydania
2025
Miejsce wydania
Kraków
Wydawca
Wydział Architektury Politechniki Krakowskiej, Katedra Kształtowania Środowiska Mieszkaniowego
Język
angielski
ISSN
1731-2442
eISSN
2543-8700
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/he-2025-0020
Słowa kluczowe
biodiversity, synurbisation, animals in the living environment
Abstrakt
This article presents the results of a comparative study of two Polish cities, Krakow and Lublin, in terms of the presence of wild and free-living animals in them, as well as the problems and challenges involved. The topics investigated included biodiversity and synurbisation, as well as residents’ perceptions of wild animals, based on a pilot survey. Evidently positive attitudes toward the presence of free-living animals in the housing environment and support for city government policies on animal protection were observed. Based on an analysis of urban structures, the urban conditions conducive to the persistence of wild animals in cities were identified. Urban policies for managing biodiversity and free-living animals were also analysed.
