20.500.12556/RUL-114179 The concept of landscape structure, forest continuum and connectivity as a support in urban forest management and landscape planning Close-to-nature urban forests and remnants of natural vegetation represent an important opportunity for urban residents to experience daily perception of and access to the natural environment. Despite there being a high percentage of forest cover (59%) and a favorable structure of the prevailing forested landscapes in Slovenia, urban expansion and infrastructure-driven development has severely weakened the connectivity and conservation of urban and suburban forests. The majority of urban settlements lie within walking distance of the surrounding forests (<1 km). However, only close-to-nature forests with relatively low silvicultural inputs offer ecosystem services sufficient to fulfil the supply and demand of the expanding urban population. In order to estimate the conservation of forests in the open space of Slovenian settlements, we used a spatial model of landscape structure and forest connectivity. The model can be enhanced with patterns of corridors and stepping stones of natural vegetation in the landscape matrix to provide support in the decision-making process of landscape planning and the conservation of urban and suburban forests. urban expansion landscape structure spatial model conservation of forests urbanizacija krajinska zgradba prostorski model ohranjanje gozdov true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2020-02-19 12:45:45 2020-02-19 12:45:46 2023-05-25 09:00:26 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2018 0 0 14 str. iss. 10, art. 584 Vol 9 20. Sep. 2018 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 630*922.2 1999-4907 10.3390/f9100584 5189542 3872166 RAZ_Pirnat_Janez_2018.pdf RAZ_Pirnat_Janez_2018.pdf 1 6EE94987D3DE934505A5F87DE9901322 8495f0d92ee78abcdcd14f77cb7a351b31678cdf9cbca34dd2c43279598732d0 b6188e2b-2a81-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=149578 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/10/584 0 ae5f51dd-2a81-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=149577 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0