Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses
The article examines the rather negative impact caused by Ficus benjamina on urban areas in tropical and subtropical zones, specifically, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil. Considered erroneously, by many as an appropriate species for urban tree planting, given its ornamental value, its low cost propagati...
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| description | The article examines the rather negative impact caused by Ficus benjamina on urban areas in tropical and subtropical zones, specifically, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil. Considered erroneously, by many as an appropriate species for urban tree planting, given its ornamental value, its low cost propagation and adaptability to urban stress, F. benjamina has been introduced massively on hot weather cities to the extent of becoming the predominant species. However, the roots of the F. benjamina have proven to be destructive of urban structures (foundations, streets, sidewalks and water systems, among others), which affect considerably the economy of the cities, yet some botanists currently conduct studies that, in fact, seek for more efficient methods of propagation of this species and promote its usage on urban settings, disregarding the widely accepted implications caused by F. benjamina and encouraging with their work a damage-repair cycle that undermine public and private financial resources in poor, developing or emerging countries. |
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| spelling | repositorio.uan.edu.co-123456789-105482024-10-14T03:45:59Z Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses Ficus benjamina L. en las ciudades: altas poblaciones, daños severos a estructuras físicas y grandes pérdidas económicas Vargas-Garzón, Bellanith Molina, Luis Arborizaciones urbanas economía urbana ecología urbana paisajismo Urban tree planting urban economy urban ecology landscaping The article examines the rather negative impact caused by Ficus benjamina on urban areas in tropical and subtropical zones, specifically, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil. Considered erroneously, by many as an appropriate species for urban tree planting, given its ornamental value, its low cost propagation and adaptability to urban stress, F. benjamina has been introduced massively on hot weather cities to the extent of becoming the predominant species. However, the roots of the F. benjamina have proven to be destructive of urban structures (foundations, streets, sidewalks and water systems, among others), which affect considerably the economy of the cities, yet some botanists currently conduct studies that, in fact, seek for more efficient methods of propagation of this species and promote its usage on urban settings, disregarding the widely accepted implications caused by F. benjamina and encouraging with their work a damage-repair cycle that undermine public and private financial resources in poor, developing or emerging countries. El artículo analiza el impacto negativo generado por la presencia de Ficus benjamina en áreas urbanas de zonas tropicales y subtropicales alrededor del mundo, haciendo énfasis en Colombia, México y Brasil. Por considerarse erróneamente, especie apropiada para arborizaciones urbanas, F. benjamina ha sido introducida en muchos países, y por sus características ornamentales, bajos costos de propagación y adaptación al estrés urbano, se ha plantado masivamente en las ciudades de clima cálido, siendo en muchas ocasiones la especie predominante. Sin embargo, las raíces de F. benjamina generan severos daños a las estructuras urbanas (cimientos, calzadas, redes de alcantarillado, entre otras), lo que impacta gravemente la economía de las ciudades. Algunos botánicos realizan actualmente investigaciones que buscan una más eficiente propagación de esta especie, y la promueven como apta para los espacios urbanos, viendo en ello un recurso económico. Pero es evidente que esos investigadores desconocen los severos daños causados por F. benjamina en las ciudades, y con sus trabajos, fomentan un círculo vicioso que mina los recursos públicos y privados de muchas economías pobres, en desarrollo o emergentes. 2012-12-14 2024-10-10T02:29:17Z 2024-10-10T02:29:17Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/79 https://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/10548 spa https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/79/62 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 application/pdf UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO REVISTA NODO; Vol. 7 Núm. 13 (2012); 93 - 101 2346-092X 1909-3888 |
| spellingShingle | Arborizaciones urbanas economía urbana ecología urbana paisajismo Urban tree planting urban economy urban ecology landscaping Vargas-Garzón, Bellanith Molina, Luis Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses |
| title | Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses |
| title_full | Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses |
| title_fullStr | Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses |
| title_short | Ficus benjamina L. in the cities: high number of individuals, severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses |
| title_sort | ficus benjamina l in the cities high number of individuals severe damages to infrastructure and expensive economic losses |
| topic | Arborizaciones urbanas economía urbana ecología urbana paisajismo Urban tree planting urban economy urban ecology landscaping |
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