Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2023, 71(6), 341-351 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun.2023.024

Biodiversity of Woody Plants on the Territory of the Town Hospital

Olha Zibtseva1
Department of Landscape Architecture and Phytodesign, Education and Research Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Management, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Herojiv Oborony str., 15, Kyiv, 03041, Ukraine

The basic requirements to design of hospital territories and selection of wood plants for their gardening are generalized. It was found that the existing normative indicators on landscaping do not take into account the needs of visitors and doctors and are limited to indicative indicator - the level of landscaping (not less than 55%). The hospital territory of Vyshhorod town, located not far the capital of Ukraine, was studied. The qualitative and quantitative indicators of tree plantations on the hospital territory are analyzed. It was found that little attention was paid to the design of the hospital territory, but there is potential to remedy the situation. Native tree species such as Tillia cordata, Betula pendula is dominated in landscaping. There are allergenic tree species. The level of biodiversity of tree species is low and the Shannon Diversity Index is 2.45. It is proposed to increase the efficiency of greenery in the process of improving the health of patients by adding mainly phytoncidal, highly decorative and beautiful flowering shrubs, which will have a positive impact on patients, staff and visitors. This study can become the basis for the design of the future hospital garden, which will be able to organically fit into the town landscape and become a favorite place of rest for citizens.

Keywords: bushes, hospital garden, introducers, tree species

Received: February 6, 2022; Revised: December 5, 2023; Accepted: December 6, 2023; Published: January 1, 2024  Show citation

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Zibtseva, O. (2023). Biodiversity of Woody Plants on the Territory of the Town Hospital. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 71(6), 341-351. doi: 10.11118/actaun.2023.024
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