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Urban Morphology and Ecosystem Services: a Historico-Geographical Study of Fringe Belts and Urban Green Spaces in Birmingham, UK by YITING ZHANG Urban morphology and ecosystem services: a historico-geographical study of fringe belts and urban green spaces in Birmingham, UK by YITING ZHANG A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of Birmingham March 2018 University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. Abstract Cities have tended to be treated by ecologists as essentially physical entities unconnected to the concerns of historical geographers. In contrast, urban morphologists have tended to focus on how urban physical expressions of culture have changed over time: such an approach has stimulated research on the characteristics and planning of the form of cities that has been largely divorced from concerns about ecosystem services. This is somewhat paradoxical in light of the significant areas of most cities that are vegetated and the increasing evidence of the value to society of these green spaces. This thesis examines the connection between urban morphological research on the fringe-belt concept, as developed by M. R. G. Conzen and others, and the character and distribution within cities of major areas of green space. The principal focus is on how green spaces within fringe belts that are embedded within cities (for example, parks, allotment gardens, golf courses, and land attached to educational and medical institutions) have changed over time, especially during the past 100 years. Detailed studies of fringe-belt sites in Birmingham reveal a decline in green space over time but maturation of surviving green space towards mature wood-grassland. Comparisons are made with residential areas. i Acknowledgement I should like to express my sincere gratitude, special appreciation and thanks to my supervisors, Prof. Jeremy Whitehand and Prof. Rob Mackenzie, for their support, patience, motivation, and immense knowledge. I am most grateful to the following for providing unpublished information on particular sites: Nick Tringham and Sally Doran, Birmingham City Council; Ian Nex, Birmingham Botanical Gardens; Tim Pearson, University of Birmingham Estates Department; Jonathan Reinarz, Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Matt Cole, Priory Tennis Club; and Michael Tanner, Tally Ho Tennis Club. I would also like to thank my friends who supported me in writing, and incentivized me to strive towards my goal. Last but not the least, I would like to express my special thanks to my family, especially my parents, for supporting me spiritually throughout writing this thesis and in my life in general. ii Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Urban morphology and ecology .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Urban morphology .................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Ecology .................................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 The relationship between urban morphology and ecology: previous work ........................... 6 1.5 The relationship between ecology and urban morphology: research gaps ............................ 7 1.6 Ecosystem services .................................................................................................................. 8 1.7 Research aims: the historical geography of urban form, especially in relation to ecosystem services ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 2. The changing significance of green space ................................................. 13 2.1 Categories of land use ........................................................................................................... 14 Public parks and their environmental value........................................................................ 14 ‘Semi-natural’ habitats ........................................................................................................ 15 Golf courses......................................................................................................................... 16 Allotments ........................................................................................................................... 17 2.2 Physical extent of urban green space ................................................................................... 19 Chapter 3. Benefits and management of green space .................................................. 21 3.1 Benefits ................................................................................................................................. 21 Experience of urban green space ........................................................................................ 21 Economic value of urban green space ................................................................................ 22 Benefits of access to green space ....................................................................................... 23 3.2 Protection by city councils and developers ........................................................................... 24 Recognition of urban green spaces as a vital urban habitat ............................................... 26 3.3 Management ......................................................................................................................... 27 Management of urban green space in Europe ................................................................... 27 Governance of urban green space in the UK ...................................................................... 28 Chapter 4. Fringe belts ................................................................................................ 31 4.1 The origins of the fringe-belt concept .................................................................................. 31 4.2 Fringe belts and fluctuations in urban growth ...................................................................... 32 4.3 Relationship between historical aspects of fringe belts and public green space .................. 33 4.4 Birmingham’s Edwardian fringe belt ..................................................................................... 34 4.5 Analytical methods ............................................................................................................... 38 Georeferencing ................................................................................................................... 41 Production of shapefile ....................................................................................................... 42 4.6 Land-use change in the south-western section of Birmingham’s Edwardian fringe belt ...... 43 Chapter 5. The micro scale .......................................................................................... 48 5.1 The University of Birmingham .............................................................................................. 51 Types of surface in 1915, 1945, 1995 and 2015 .................................................................. 54 5.2 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital ............................................................................................... 59 Types of surface in 1915, 1945, 1995 and 2015 .................................................................. 61 5.3 The Battery site ..................................................................................................................... 62 Types of surface in 1915, 1945, 1995 and 2015 .................................................................. 63 iii 5.4 Edgbaston Golf Club .............................................................................................................. 65 Types of surface in 1915, 1945, 1995 and 2015 .................................................................. 66 5.5 Birmingham Botanical Gardens............................................................................................. 68 Loudon’s vision 1830-1832 ................................................................................................. 69 The Cameron years 1831-1847 ........................................................................................... 70 Victorian reality 1848-1899................................................................................................. 71 Types of surface in 1915, 1945, 1995 and 2015 .................................................................. 72 5.6 Highbury Park ........................................................................................................................ 73 Types of surface in 1915, 1945, 1995 and 2015 .................................................................. 76 5.7 Cannon Hill Park ...................................................................................................................
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