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Availability of Green Areas in the Context of the 3-30-300 Rule: The Case Study of Wolsztyn City Cover

Availability of Green Areas in the Context of the 3-30-300 Rule: The Case Study of Wolsztyn City

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|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

Land cover in Wolsztyn city based on BDOT10k (geoportal.gov.pl).

Covering areaSurface [ha]Percentage share in total city area [%]
Surface water2.530.53
Development249.1752.13
Forest or wooded area43.689.14
Shrubby vegetation2.850.60
Permanent cultivation28.836.03
Grass vegetation and agricultural cultivation including grass vegetation alone104.67
81.11
21.90
16.97
Communication area14.703.08
Unused ground0.330.07
Square18.143.80
Other undeveloped areas13.082.74
Total477.98100.00
Table 2.

Formal green areas in Wolsztyn city based on BDOT10k (geoportal.gov.pl) and BDL (bdl.stat.gov.pl).

Type of green areasSurface [ha]Percentage share in total city area [%]
Parks23.304.87
Green areas12.702.66
Housing estate green areas13.292.78
Promenades and avenues0.340.07
Cemeteries6.631.39
Family allotment gardens28.015.86
Total84.2717.63
Table 3.

Characteristic residential buildings selected for tree visibility analysis.

No.PositionAddress / Building type / FloorViewTrees (No.)
1.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_001.pngGarbarska 8 St.
Type: multi-family
Floor: 4
graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_002.png6+
2.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_003.pngŻeromskiego 21 St.
Type: multi-family
Floor: 3
graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_004.png15+6
3.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_005.pngPoznańska 20 St.
Type: single-family
Floor: 0
graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_006.png0
4.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_007.pngBohaterów Bielnika 13 St.
Type: twin
Floor: 0
graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_008.png16
5.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_009.pngPoniatowskiego 62 St.
Type: twin
Floor: 1
graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_010.png10+1
6.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_011.pngkonopnickiej 6 St.
Type: multi-family
Floor: 1
graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_012.png95
Fig. 1.

View from the staircase window, taking into account the building’s floor and the view range: A – ground floor, B – floor 2/3 and C – floor 4/5.

Fig. 2.

Area covered with tree canopy in Wolsztyn city based on data measuring LiDAR (geoportal.gov.pl). LiDAR – Light Detection and Ranging.

Table 4.

Analysis of coverage with tree canopy and biologically active surfaces.

No.Tree canopy coverage within 30 m of the buildingArea covered with tree canopy [%]Biologically active surfaces within 30 m of the buildingArea covered with biologically active surfaces [%]
1.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_013.png22.33%graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_014.png33.83%
2.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_015.png37.00%graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_016.png49.73%
3.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_017.png8.07%graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_018.png6.02%
4.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_019.png15.60%graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_020.png30.05%
5.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_021.png23.92%graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_022.png46.15%
6.graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_023.png34.13%graphic/j_quageo-2025-0036_ingr_024.png47.57%
Fig. 3.

Availability of green areas with a surface of at least 0.5 ha in Wolsztyn city.Lake Wolsztyńskie

Fig. 4.

Availability of greenery with a surface area of at least 0.5 ha for residential buildings in Wolsztyn city.

Table 5.

Compatibility of greenery with the 3-30-300 rule in Wolsztyn city.

No.AddressCompliance with the 3-30-300 rule elements
3 trees30%buffer 300 mnetwork analysis 300 m
tree canopyother forms of greenery
1Garbarska 8 St.yesNoYesNoNo
2Żeromskiego 21 St.YesYesYesYesNo
3Bohaterów Bielnika 13 St.yesNoYesYesYes
4Poznańska 20 St.NoNoNoYesYes
5Poniatowskiego 62 St.YesNoYesNoNo
6Konopnickiej 6 St.YesYesYesNoNo
Fig. 5.

Proposed locations for introducing new forms of greenery in Wolsztyn city.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0036 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103 (formerly 0137-477X)
Language: English
Page range: 73 - 86
Submitted on: Mar 3, 2025
Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Magdalena Szczepańska, Klaudia Wyrwa, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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