20.500.12556/RUL-166738 Developing an integrative management plan for urban and peri-urban forests a case study of Ljubljana, Slovenia Many cities worldwide have adopted management strategies for urban forests, typically focusing on forest parks, street trees and park trees. However, planning that concentrates on natural urban forest areas remains scarce. This study introduces an advanced planning framework for the integrative management of natural urban forests and applies it to Ljubljana's urban forests (2151 ha). The framework consists of an initiation phase and a six-step planning procedure. Through a comprehensive process lasting 20 months, with strong stakeholder involvement and political support, we developed a strategic plan for Ljubljana’s entire urban forest area and an operational plan for a specific block within this area. The approach employs the integrative management of forest stands within or near the city, incorporating harmonised activities in silviculture, recreation, protection, harvesting and communication. This planning method aims to bridge the gap between traditional forest management planning and urban green infrastructure planning. urban forest strategic plan operational plan participation URBforDAN project urbani gozdovi strateški načrt operativni načrt sodelovanje javnosti projekt URBforDAN true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-01-23 13:34:10 2025-01-23 13:34:15 2025-01-24 04:05:30 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 11 str. art. 128526 Vol. 101 nov. 2024 0000-00-00 PostprintKoncna Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-10-11 630*91:630*27 1610-8167 10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128526 211390467 RAZ_Simoncic_Tina_2024.pdf RAZ_Simoncic_Tina_2024.pdf 1 D10D8E1A8C4ED9DB02D583243BC63C1C 0aca7d5f0d5aa9fabe3320abccfc489f11c61f9490e067c676741ef718cbaf46 acd34069-d986-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=198575 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866724003248 1 90ee630a-d985-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=198572 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0