Gliwice , Poland, compulsory exercise, week 8
FC-02x Livable Future Cities ( 2nd Run) - Compulsory Exercise 4
Uploaded on 2016-05-02 by JolRy
a. Provisioning services food, mainly from the managed agro – ecosystems (lots of wheat fields) and fruit (apple)gardens. ![wheat field][1] ![fruit garden][2] Fishes from the lake (Goczalkowice) raw materials: mainly in this part of Poland – coal mines; from forests – wood. ![coal mine one of many in this part of Poland][3] ![lumbermill in Gliwice][4] The source of fresh water – for ex. from Goczałkowice lake, cultivating medical herbs ![medical herbs][5] b. Regulating services Existance of greenery: trees provide shade whilst forests influence rainfall and water availability both locally and regionally. Trees or other plants also play an important role in regulating air quality by removing pollutants from the atmosphere. Goczalkowice Lake – preventing the floods function (also wetlands) ![Goczalkowice Lake][6] pollination ![one of the apieries in Gliwice][7] c. Habitat or Supporting services forests wetlands ![wetlands][8] fields meadows lakes, rivers I provide google map of Gliwice area to show that all of these habitats are near the city. ![map Gliwice][9] d. Cultural services botanic garden ![botanic garden][10] St. Anna's Mountain – little far away from my living area, but it is one of the special sacred places for christians – place of pilgrimage ![st anna's mountain][11] parks ![park near my dormitory][12] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622275027207865.png [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622275267647514.jpg [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622275627118112.jpg [4]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622275892636466.jpg [5]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622276203531684.jpg [6]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1462227721612094.jpeg [7]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622277382638052.jpg [8]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622278125346575.jpg [9]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1462227842220506.jpg [10]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622278609847507.jpg [11]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622278741401709.jpg [12]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14622278923584426.jpg