Search Results - "Urban forestry & urban greening"

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study by Ugolini, Francesca, Massetti, Luciano, Calaza-Martínez, Pedro, Cariñanos, Paloma, Dobbs, Cynnamon, Ostoić, Silvija Krajter, Marin, Ana Marija, Pearlmutter, David, Saaroni, Hadas, Šaulienė, Ingrida, Simoneti, Maja, Verlič, Andrej, Vuletić, Dijana, Sanesi, Giovanni

“…•We investigated the change in visitation of urban green spaces (UGS) during COVID-19 pandemic.•Social isolation reduced extent, type and distance of visited…”
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Critical review on the cooling effect of urban blue-green space: A threshold-size perspective by Yu, Zhaowu, Yang, Gaoyuan, Zuo, Shudi, Jørgensen, Gertrud, Koga, Motoya, Vejre, Henrik

“…[Display omitted] •The cooling effect of urban blue-green space and threshold-size-based studies are reviewed.•The controversies and uncertainties on the…”
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Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review by Reyes-Riveros, Rosa, Altamirano, Adison, De La Barrera, Francisco, Rozas-Vásquez, Daniel, Vieli, Lorena, Meli, Paula

“…Public urban green spaces provide people with many benefits. Understanding the relationship between public urban green spaces’ characteristics and human…”
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Urban forests, ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions: Nexus or evolving metaphors? by Escobedo, Francisco J., Giannico, Vincenzo, Jim, C.Y., Sanesi, Giovanni, Lafortezza, Raffaele

“…•We review literature on the evolution of metaphors related to urban forest benefits.•Metaphors are ecosystem services, green infrastructure, and nature-based…”
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Air pollution removal by urban forests in Canada and its effect on air quality and human health by Nowak, David J., Hirabayashi, Satoshi, Doyle, Marlene, McGovern, Mark, Pasher, Jon

“…•First broad-scale estimate of air pollution removal by urban trees in Canada.•Pollution removal effects were positive, but negative effects could occur.•Total…”
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Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness effects by Meili, Naika, Manoli, Gabriele, Burlando, Paolo, Carmeliet, Jan, Chow, Winston T.L., Coutts, Andrew M., Roth, Matthias, Velasco, Erik, Vivoni, Enrique R., Fatichi, Simone

“…•Radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness effects of urban trees are separated.•Tree-radiation interaction increases/decreases urban canopy air/surface…”
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Characteristics of urban green spaces in relation to aesthetic preference and stress recovery by Wang, Ronghua, Zhao, Jingwei, Meitner, Michael J., Hu, Yue, Xu, Xiaolin

“…Urban green spaces contribute to both aesthetic appreciation and health benefits for people. However, most previous researchers have focused on the effects of…”
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Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe: Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN SURGE project by Pauleit, Stephan, Ambrose-Oji, Bianca, Andersson, Erik, Anton, Barbara, Buijs, Arjen, Haase, Dagmar, Elands, Birgit, Hansen, Rieke, Kowarik, Ingo, Kronenberg, Jakub, Mattijssen, Thomas, Stahl Olafsson, Anton, Rall, Emily, van der Jagt, Alexander P.N., Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Cecil

“…Urban green infrastructure (UGI) is a promising concept when developing multifunctional green space systems to address major challenges of urbanization such as…”
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Air pollution removal by trees in public green spaces in Strasbourg city, France by Selmi, Wissal, Weber, Christiane, Rivière, Emmanuel, Blond, Nadège, Mehdi, Lotfi, Nowak, David

“…•An application of i-Tree Eco model in Strasbourg city to assess air pollution removal by trees in public green spaces across Strasbourg city was…”
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How the landscape features of urban green space impact seasonal land surface temperatures at a city-block-scale: An urban heat island study in Beijing, China by Yao, Lei, Li, Tong, Xu, Mingxue, Xu, Ying

“…Urban greening has been widely regarded as one of the most effective strategies for alleviating the risk of urban heat island (UHI). In this study, the…”
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Impact of tree locations and arrangements on outdoor microclimates and human thermal comfort in an urban residential environment by Zhao, Qunshan, Sailor, David J., Wentz, Elizabeth A.

“…•Tree shade benefits are important for residential outdoor thermal environment.•ENVI-met was used to evaluate the climate benefits from different tree…”
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Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies by van den Berg, Magdalena, Wendel-Vos, Wanda, van Poppel, Mireille, Kemper, Han, van Mechelen, Willem, Maas, Jolanda

“…•This is the first systematic review on health benefits of green spaces.•Living in greener environments is associated with better mental health and lower…”
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The effect of exposure to the natural environment on stress reduction: A meta-analysis by Yao, Wenfei, Zhang, Xiaofeng, Gong, Qi

“…There is an increasing evidence that natural environment provides substantial human health benefits. One mechanism underlying this relationship is the…”
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Analysis of urban green space accessibility and distribution inequity in the City of Chicago by Liu, Dong, Kwan, Mei-Po, Kan, Zihan

“…Urban green space (UGS) has positive impacts on people’s physical and mental health. Equal access to UGS for all people, regardless of their individual…”
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Enhancing landscape connectivity through multifunctional green infrastructure corridor modeling and design by Zhang, Zhenzhen, Meerow, Sara, Newell, Joshua P., Lindquist, Mark

“…•We develop a social-ecological approach to enhancing urban landscape connectivity.•We assess landscape connectivity in Detroit and find highly fragmented…”
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Empirical study of landscape types, landscape elements and landscape components of the urban park promoting physiological and psychological restoration by Deng, Li, Li, Xi, Luo, Hao, Fu, Er-Kang, Ma, Jun, Sun, Ling-Xia, Huang, Zhuo, Cai, Shi-Zhen, Jia, Yin

“…•Topography landscape with natural forest appearance and water feature is likely to be the optimal restorative environment.•Landscape elements of water,…”
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The effect of virtual reality forest and urban environments on physiological and psychological responses by Yu, Chia-Pin, Lee, Hsiao-Yun, Luo, Xiang-Yi

“…•Decreased systolic blood pressure and heart rate are observed with time.•Increased vigor and decreased negative emotions are observed in forest…”
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Towards explaining the positive effect of vegetation on the perception of environmental noise by Van Renterghem, Timothy

“…•Vegetation is able to strongly improve environmental noise perception.•Visual source screening cannot fully explain reported findings.•The restorative…”
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Who benefits from urban green spaces during times of crisis? Perception and use of urban green spaces in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic by Lopez, Bianca, Kennedy, Christopher, Field, Christopher, McPhearson, Timon

“…•Preferences and concerns about UGS varied across communities during COVID-19.•Concerns about lack of social distancing and green space access discouraged UGS…”
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Remote sensing of urban green spaces: A review by Shahtahmassebi, Amir Reza, Li, Chenlu, Fan, Yifan, Wu, Yani, lin, Yue, Gan, Muye, Wang, Ke, Malik, Arunima, Blackburn, George Alan

“…•We scrutinize major trends in remote sensing approaches for characterising UGSs.•Number of studies focusing on mapping UGSs has increased rapidly.•Most…”
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