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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-025-2-0119

FULFILLMENT OF SELECTED ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES AND THEIR SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN OLOMOUC

Ivo Machar1, Vilém Pechanec2, Helena Kilianová1, Karel Kirchner3
1 Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Development and Environmental Studies, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czechia
2 Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Geoinformatics, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czechia
3 Institute of Geonics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dept. of Environmental Geography, Drobného 28, 602 Brno, Czechia


The paper presents the analysis of selected urban ecosystem services in the city of Olomouc. In the first part of the study, three selected ecosystem functions and services (EF/S) were quantified in biophysical units, and their (i) total value in the city and (ii) contribution to the total value of each city district were determined. Cooling capacity and carbon sequestration functions and biomass production functions were analysed. The analysis was carried out at a detailed scale of 1:5,000 using standardised datasets that cover the entire territory of the Czech Republic, and replication of the approach is possible for any built-up area.

Keywords: spatial analysis, urban landscape, GIS

pages: 119-123, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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