From Concept to Reality: Three Urban Meadow Initiatives at the University of Latvia Botanical Garden

Lauma Ķeire; Ieva Akmane; Solvita Rūsiņa

From Concept to Reality: Three Urban Meadow Initiatives at the University of Latvia Botanical Garden

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Abstract

Botanical gardens, as publicly accessible institutions, serve both to demonstrate cultivated plants and to foster an understanding of wild flora and habitats. In the boreal region, recent years have seen active efforts to create urban meadows to enhance biodiversity in cities, parks, and urban outskirts. Gardens may not have the capacity for large-scale experiments, but they can provide controlled environments for various management regimes, regular monitoring, and visitor behavior studies.

Translated title of the contribution	No koncepcijas līdz īstenībai: trīs urbāno zālāju iniciatīvas Latvijas Universitātes Botāniskajā dārzā
Original language	English
Title of host publication	10th European Botanic Gardens Congress EUROGARD
Subtitle of host publication	Botanic Gardens in the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration : Book of Abstracts
Place of Publication	Roma
Publisher	Sapienza Universita di Roma
Pages	149-149
Publication status	Published - 23 Dec 2025

OECD Field of Science

1.6 Biological Sciences

Keywords

urban meadows
grassland restoration

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From Concept to Reality: Three Urban Meadow Initiatives at the University of Latvia Botanical Garden. / Ķeire, Lauma ; Akmane, Ieva ; Rūsiņa, Solvita.
10th European Botanic Gardens Congress EUROGARD: Botanic Gardens in the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration : Book of Abstracts. Roma: Sapienza Universita di Roma, 2025. p. 149-149.

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From Concept to Reality: Three Urban Meadow Initiatives at the University of Latvia Botanical Garden

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