Nature in the city forms a coherent and functional system that provides recreation, rest, but also biodiversity or food production. The city of Brno has stable and diverse ecosystems that are key to maintaining a healthy environment. Brno maintains and gradually builds a system of areas from fully natural to cultivated, complementing the urban environment and infrastructure.
Nature within the city does not only fulfill aesthetic and recreational functions but can significantly affect the quality of life of the residents. Green areas and water surfaces positively affect the microclimate in their surroundings, equalize temperature, reduce pollution, and green areas also functions as natural air conditioning. Expected climate change will bring greater extremes in the future (heat waves, torrential rain and droughts), natural areas are a very effective tool to reduce these potential threats in the city's environment.
Vojtěch Lekeš Vojtěch Lekeš is a Czech architect and urban planner with specialization in sustainable development. He graduated from the Department of Architecture at the Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden, and after graduation he worked as an architect at one of the largest Swedish companies. He is currently running his own practice and works as a programme director of the research organisation NEXT Institute.
GOAL | INDICATOR | UNIT | ACTUAL VALUE | FUTURE VALUE | TERRITORIAL PROJECTION | |
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primary | Create and protect an interlinked system of green and blue infrastructure in the city | sqm of green and water surfaces (% of infrastructure interlinked with the ÚSES system) |
sqm |
all green and water surfaces interlinked with the ÚSES system |
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other | Revitalize existing greenery and link it to biocorridors | % of revitalized surface and linear greenery |
% |
parks, courtyards, alleys, tree-lined streets |
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other | Promote food production and self-sufficiency of the city | food production |
kg (t) |
community gardens, orchards, vineyards, hydroponics, urban farming - temporarily unused areas |
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other | Promote planting and establishing new greenery, water surfaces and watercourses | sqm of created surfaces |
sqm |
green roofs, green facades, pocket parks, lakes (rainwater collection) water canals (rain water), wetlands, ponds |
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other | Increase biodiversity in the city | number and range of areas increasing biodiversity (wetlands, revitalized areas, etc.) |
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value of ecosystem services - necessary quantification system |
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other | Revitalize Brno's watercourses and water surfaces, make possible their active use for recreation and city-shaping functions | % of revitalized watercourses and water surfaces |
% |
Svratka, Svitava, Ponávka |