The eastern part of the Tivoli, Rožnik and Šiška hill Landscape Park is a popular recreation and relaxation destination surrounded by urban areas. In this area, the number of conflicts at the urban- forest interface has increased. The contact of urban areas with the forest edge is particularly important on private built-up land where it is necessary to manage the forest edge to reduce the risk of forest fires, limit contact with wildlife and prevent the introduction of other harmful and invasive plants. We reviewed domestic and foreign literature, obtained records of forest fires, recorded (in)appropriate activities during a field visit and described the situation on the eastern edge of the landscape park. We analysed the citizens’ initiatives from the portal Servis pobude mešcanov. The largest proportion of inappropriate activities on the study area is dumping on the forest edge, immediately followed by the uncontrolled spread of invasive plant species. Forest fires are not a major problem at the forest edge. The most important thing for the citizens is the orderly and quiet environment of the landscape park and the walkability of the paths. We compared our findings with foreign and domestic literature, as well as with citizens' initiatives and the proposed guidelines for managing the urban-forest interface.
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