Assessing environmental justice of green infrastructure in Vladikavkaz

DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2024-2-30-528-542

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About the Authors

Olga A. Illarionova

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia,
E-mail: heatherpaw95@gmail.com

Oxana A. Klimanova

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia,
E-mail: oxkl@yandex.ru

Abstract

The article examines the environmental justice of urban green infrastructure, in particular the degree and structure of its representation, as well as accessibility for the population using the example of Vladikavkaz. The assessment method includes six justice parameters: 1) provision of the city and districts with green infrastructure; 2) walking distance to managed green elements; 3) residential areas greening; 4) per capita provision of residential areas with green infrastructure for daily recreation; 5) per capita provision of residential areas with green infrastructure for weekend recreation; 6) public openness of green infrastructure to the public. An important aspect of assessing the walking accessibility of green infrastructure is taking into account the city’s road and pedestrian network, which determines the real distance from residential areas to park areas, which allowed the study to draw conclusions about the real accessibility of green elements in the city. Vladikavkaz is a case study with a relatively small total area of green infrastructure, which, however, is assessed as sufficiently accessible to the population. The difference in the degree of greening of new and old areas differs slightly, i.e. the city is greened evenly. More than 80 % of residential multi-apartment buildings are located within 15-minute walking accessibility to parks. Public green areas account for about 70 % of the city’s total green area. Moreover, the most dangerous areas from the point of view of geological processes are landscaped to a large extent with large forests and thus have the maximum positive impact on residential areas also located in his most unfavorable zone. Thus, it has been determined that Vladikavkaz has a fair and accessible green infrastructure according to most indicators, and the overall spatial configuration of the city’s green infrastructure is close to “finely dispersed”, which is observed in a minority of large Russian cities.

Keywords

green infrastructure, fair urban environment, green infrastructure accessibility, green infrastructure availability, walking distance

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For citation: Illarionova O.A., Klimanova O.A. Assessing environmental justice of green infrastructure in Vladikavkaz. InterCarto. InterGIS. GI support of sustainable development of territories: Proceedings of the International conference. Moscow: MSU, Faculty of Geography, 2024. V. 30. Part 2. P. 528–542. DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2024-2-30-528-542 (in Russian)