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Aksel Conway-Forecast: Assessing in-person monitoring techniques for sustainable greenspace management
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Aksel Conway-Forecast (BSc Environmental Science) joins us to discuss his research project "Assessing in-person monitoring techniques for sustainable greenspace management". In this student takeover episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute (SRI) at the University of Southampton, we discuss the means by in-person surveying to improve the efficiency of greenspace management for maintaining the natural sustainability of living systems and similar, whilst in financially and/or resource constrained scenarios. Public or private greenspace management is reliant on tip-offs and visual surveys on negative environmental factors, such as littering, risking inaccurate quantification and ineffectiveness within strategy measures. More effective monitoring can resolve uncertainty and keep management plans well-informed. Yet with the current crisis around funding cuts and other changes to our country’s environmental regulation and management, many greenspace managing bodies are affected by financial difficulties and staff shortages with limit their ability to utilise the best available technologies and techniques. In this episode, we address how to go about creating a reliable but inexpensive monitoring strategy by assessing several surveying techniques in a protected greenspace setting, focusing upon anthropogenic litter for this case study. To learn about the UK’s littering problem, we recommend visiting: (DEFRA, 2026) Statutory Guidance: Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse] To read more about the nature of this work and its implications, we recommend reading the following articles: · Barton, J. and Rogerson, M. (2017) ‘The Importance of Greenspace for Mental Health’, BJPsych International, 14(4), pp. 79-81. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000002051 [https://doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000002051] · Browne, M.A., Underwood, A.J., Chapman, M.G. et al. (2015) ‘Linking Effects of Anthropogenic Debris to Ecological Impacts’, Proceedings: Biological Sciences, 282, pp. 1-10. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43602065 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/43602065] · Gyraite, G., Haseler, M., Balčiūnas, A. et al. (2022) ‘A New Monitoring Strategy of Large Micro-, Meso- and Macro-Litter: A Case Study on Sandy Beaches of Baltic Lagoons and Estuaries’, Environmental Management, 72, pp. 410-423. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-022-01755-z [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-022-01755-z] · Heravi, M.D., Haddadi, M., Nejad, F.K. et al. (2024) ‘A Comparative Study of Indexes used for Litter Pollution Assessment in Urban and Public Environments’, Heliyon, 10(3), article e24954. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24954 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24954] · Yao, X., Lin, T., Sun, S. et al. (2022) ‘Greenspace’s Value Orientations of Ecosystem Service and Socioeconomic Service in China’, Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 8(1), article 2078225. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2022.2078225 [https://doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2022.2078225] Episode guest: Aksel Conway-Forecast, BSc Environmental Science Episode host: Prof Simon Kemp Episode producer and editor: Ellie Howell The Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium is part of the 2026 Student Takeover Season where we celebrate the fantastic sustainability research work of our Undergraduate Students.
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