CONSTRUCTION OF BIOPARKS ON DEVASTATED LAND IN URBAN AREAS

Abstract

Lukavac, as many other Bosnian and Herzegovinian industrial cities, especially in the winter period, has
deteriorated air quality and the greatest polluters are industry, individual heating and transportation. Considering
that Lukavac is situated in the valley in which numerous industrial facilities are installed, in the periods of
unfavorable weather conditions the town and its surroundings are naturally predisposed for additional air
pollution. In this paper we analyze the possibility to form bioparks, which would have positive impacts on the
ecological and economic conditions in Lukavac and similar environments. To establish the bioparks, the degraded
and abandoned land surfaces, caused by soil erosion or the surface exploitation of mineral resources, could be
used. These are located at numerous locations and cover large areas, both in Lukavac and in other industrial
areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This paper presents the basic biological characteristics of paulownia and possibilities of planting this tree in areas
that are now unused, in the space which is characterized by extreme pollution of atmospheric complex. The
selected method is bioremediation, and in this case it is the planting of biological material or woody plant species
Paulownija elongata. In this way the degraded surfaces would get the function of biological parks, that is, they
would become "oxygen producer" surfaces, and absorbers of CO2 which is emitted from industrial plants. This
species has rapid growth and development of biomass, so the bioparks could be used to serve as the surfaces for
alternative fuel with minimal amounts of sulfur, and also as eco - educational parks.