Green Space - Science topic

Urban planning design considers sense of place attributed to the environment because it is important to quality of life and influences citizen support for planning proposals. In this paper, the physical and geographic characteristics that increase and decrease levels of sense of place were analyzed. Mediation effects of prior expectations and belie...

De-industrialisation triggered economic, spatial and environmental changes in cities. Therefore, this study identifies whether there has been a reorientation of spatial development in post-industrial cities towards the creation of green spaces. The aim of the study is to analyse and evaluate the transformation of green spaces in 32 major cities in...

Traffic noise in an urban area is the main cause of noise in the work and living environment. This greatly affects the residents on the side of the road and leads to a significant decrease in their quality of life. Since urban green spaces have a great effect in reducing noise pollution. The purpose of this study is to investigate the use and hiera...

The construction of city parks is an effective way to ease the tension between people and nature in cities, where the pace of life is fast and the pressure of work is high, relieving pressure and relaxing body and mind has become a common demand of urban residents. In view of this, the study constructs a quantitative model of spatial association to...

This study examined the regulating ecosystem services offered by a neighborhood park. The regulating ecosystem services of Girne Culture Park, which has a surface area of 2 hectares in İzmir-Karşıyaka, are calculated. It has been revealed that 64.4 kg of air pollution is eliminated annually, 313.1 tons of carbon is stored, 2.4 tons of oxygen is pro...

The positive health effects of green space have received increasing attention, however, on-site surveys and city-level research to reveal the relationship between urban park recreation and urbanite health in metropolitan areas during a post-pandemic period are lacking. We conducted an on-site survey using a questionnaire with 225 respondents from 2...

Green space refers to land areas covered primarily with vegetation, including parks, gardens, nature reserves, and other similar areas. These spaces offer various benefits such as supporting biodiversity, enhancing air and water quality, promoting mental and physical well-being, providing opportunities for recreation and social interaction, and imp...

The increase in physical inactivity prevalence in the USA has been associated with neighborhood characteristics. While several studies have found an association between neighborhood and health, the relative importance of each component related to physical inactivity or how this value varies geographically (i.e., across different neighborhoods) rema...

Green Infrastructure (GI) offers a contemporary approach for mitigating flood risk, improving water quality and managing urban storm water for sustainable use. Green Infrastructure promotes landscape planning in urban resilience to enhance sustainable development. Moreover, the present literature is lacking in ensuring the comprehensive assessment...

This article has aimed to analyze the intellectual structure associated with the contributions made by academics and practitioners of architecture in the association between housing and COVID-19 in the years 2019–2021. The main results reveal the possibility of establishing a classification, by topics that suggest the necessary interdisciplinary co...

The street trees play an important role in the daily life of the urban resident, and it is difficult to imagine life without trees. The lifestyles of urban residents and their habitats have undergone tremendous changes over the years, and the human population and pollution levels have increased abnormally. There is a knowledge gap in our understand...

Recreational ecosystem services (RESs) are the diverse recreational opportunities provided by nature to humans, which contribute to the improvement of public health and social well-being. The use of online social media is an efficient method for quantifying public perceptions of recreational ecosystem services (RESs) delivered by a given landscape....

Urban green space plays a vital role in urban environment. The research finds that at present, the domestic focus of urban green space is mainly focused on the internal relationship between economic, social and spatial change, but there is still a lack of attention to its impact on environmental equity. In this paper, taking Nanning City as an exam...

Urban stress is the most important factor in the increase of mental disorders in cities, and its control is the most important solution to increase urban mental health. Identifying the most important indicators that include the main aspects of urban stress is very important in improving the quality of life and developing urban planning that treats...

Park green spaces serve as essential urban public recreation spaces and represent significant components of urban construction land. Investigating the quality of park green spaces is a vital requirement for the establishment of a high-quality urban living environment and the enhancement of land use efficiency. This study developed a quality evaluat...

Introduction Global climate change, increase in human activities, and prominence of ecological issues have led to uneven quantitative and spatial distributions of carbon emission and sequestration of terrestrial ecosystems. Such uneven distributions can lead to more negative impacts on the natural environment and human living conditions. Methods T...

The hermit beetle, Osmoderma eremita s.l. (Scopoli 1763), is a species complex of scarab saproxylic beetles listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and protected in Bulgaria by Bern Convention, the Habitats Directive, and the Bulgarian Biodiversity Act. The taxonomic status of the species complex in Bulgaria is not fully known. It is beli...

Urban green areas minimize the negative effects of climatic change and improve the sustainability of historic cities. Despite this, green areas have traditionally been considered a threat to heritage buildings because they cause humidity changes, that accelerate degradation processes. Within this context, this study evaluates the trends in the incl...

Adaptation to climate change is becoming one of the main paradigms for how cities function and develop. The significant role of green infrastructure (GI) as a tool for cities to adapt to climate change is increasingly emphasized among practitioners of spatial planning and in the research literature. Thus, despite the local impact, green infrastruct...

Heavy metals are notoriously toxic pollutants which can potentially harm living beings and are serious health hazards. The aim of the present study was to assess the levels of cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) throughout the year in the urban areas of the densely populated industrial city of Faisalabad in eight commonly raised ornamental tree species wi...

This paper emphasizes the significance of social infrastructure in understanding urban inequality. In addition to its economic opportunities, social infrastructure is one of the distinguishing characteristics of metropolitan areas. In cities of the 21st century, social infrastructure is not equally accessible to all residences. For the development...

Urban road green belts, an essential component of Urban Green Space (UGS) planning, are vital in improving the urban environment and protecting public health. This work chooses Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) to optimize UGS planning and design methods in urban road green belts. Consequently, sensitivity-based self-organizing LSTM shows a Root Mean S...

This paper emphasizes the significance of social infrastructure in understanding urban inequality. In addition to its economic opportunities, social infrastructure is one of the distinguishing characteristics of metropolitan areas. In cities of the 21st century, social infrastructure is not equally accessible to all residences. For the development...

Duhok City, the third Governorate in the Kurdistan region and one of the safe and tourist cities in Iraq, located in the Northwestern part of the Iraqi Kurdistan between the latitude 36° 51´ 38.077” N, longitude 42° 52’ 02.998” E and on elevation 565 meter above sea level with area about 76.06 km2, the approximate population of the city for the yea...

Open space is created to socialize with other humans. One of the existing open spaces, there is a Child-Friendly Integrated Public Space (RPTRA) as one of the programs to create a child-friendly city. The existence of this RPTRA helps the people in Denpasar City in carrying out activities in open spaces such as sports, children's play, education an...

The new city of Ali Mendjeli in Constantine has capitalized on the extension of the tramway line by adopting a sustainable mode of transportation that has significantly reduced car usage and alleviated congestion in the city. The introduction of the tramway has also led to the creation of outdoor amenities such as widened sidewalks, green spaces, a...

Urban vacant land availability offers revitalisation opportunities in the form of improving ecological functions. However, less is known about the available planning tools with which to mobilise this effort. Hence, this systematic review adopts ecological perspectives to explore planning tools to revitalise urban vacant land. The search strategy em...

This research is devoted to the study of geochemical features in the soil-plant complex of green spaces in Saint-Petersburg and their changes in abnormal weather conditions, which was the first experience of such work in this region. It included the research of such aspects as accumulation of heavy metals by plants from the soil, photosynthetic pig...

The rapid growth of urbanization and the growing need for fair and equitable distribution of urban services is one of the important issues and challenges for urban planners and managers. Eskişehir city has been experiencing rapid urbanization in recent decades. This can lead to imbalances in the distribution of public services. The purpose of this...

Urbanization is considered one of the major threats to biodiversity worldwide, with a special concern for native species decline, including wild bees. Through the increase of impervious surfaces, urbanization diminishes, fragments, and warms city environments, significantly reducing nesting and foraging resources for bees. Understanding the respons...

The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that outdoor recreation prevents diseases and improves urban residents' health. Recent rapid population growth in industrial cities, coupled with high demand for housing and amenities, negatively impacts green spaces and indirectly impedes outdoor recreation. Green spaces are the key factor in improving the...

Background Evidence suggests that access to green schoolyards may facilitate vigorous play and lead to increased physical activity, which could lead to improved academic outcomes and reduce excess childhood weight gain. Greener schoolyards can also provide additional outdoor amenities that help the community at large. The Little Rock Green Schoolya...

The purpose of this work was to show that the change in land use impacts the quality of free groundwater and therefore the health of the population in the city of Bafoussam. Land use was dominated by housing (about 42%) followed by agricultural areas (33%) and green space. The socioeconomic diagnosis by the guided survey showed that 62.5% of the po...

The rapid growth of urban populations and the need for sustainable urban planning and development has made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) a valuable tool for data collection, mapping, and monitoring. This article reviews the applications of UAV technology in sustainable urban development, particularly in Malaysia. It explores the potential of UAVs...

This book provides a critical theoretical framework for understanding the implementation and development of smart cities as innovation drivers, with long-term effects on productivity, livability, and the sustainability of specific initiatives. This framework is based on an empirical analysis of 21 case studies, which include pioneer projects from v...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of incorporating nature-based solutions in urban design, in order to create sustainable and resilient cities. Inspired by these events, the present study aims at exploring the mental health benefits of nature exposure during the outbreak. Secondarily, we investigate changes in use patterns toward...

The concept of sustainability has become one of the basic requirements for the development of any sector, so all the attention now is on the sustainability of health, education, industries, cities and tourism. Therefore, some sectors, such as ecotourism, have focused on transforming their paths towards sustainability, encouraging visiting natural s...

Mesopredators including coyotes ( Canis latrans ) and red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) often co-occur in urban environments, but how niche partitioning facilitates their coexistence remains unclear. Highly urbanized areas can be spatial refuges for smaller mesopredators (i.e., spatial human shield effect), however these species also may coexist through...

Urban green spaces have long been recognized as an important component of the urban ecosystem. Checking the health of trees in settlements, in territories, near footpaths and highways is required regularly. In the city of Apatity, Murmansk region, the state of Pinus sibirica Du Tour trees was studied, the presence of risk factors in the environment...

Urban green space (UGS) is a broad and potentially very inclusive term. Although most discussions on UGS focus on urban parks, there are many other vegetated areas in cities. Many are not formally recognised and protected, hence they are called informal green spaces (IGS), and yet they provide ecosystem services similar to parks. Based on a detaile...

Many studies have shown that urban green spaces can promote emotional health. Deciduous forest is an important landscape and ecological resource of the city. However, the emotional impact of different behavior patterns in this kind of natural space with obvious seasonal changes are rarely discussed. This study explores the emotional feedback of two...

Background: Air pollution, road traffic noise, and green space are correlated factors, associated with risk of stroke. We investigated their independent relationship with stroke in multi-exposure analyses and estimated their cumulative stroke burden. Methods: For all persons, ≥50 years of age and living in Denmark from 2005 to 2017, we establish...

Sensory gardens have been known since antiquity, but they are becoming more and more important in terms of smart city development. The article presents a literature review on the diverse functions of sensory gardens, the concept of a smart and green city, and the sensory garden as a new form of urban green spaces (UGS). The aim of the research was...

Parable to a biological organism, a metabolism process occurs in a city. City excretes metabolism waste. A research was aimed to study how city waste managed in a sustainable way at an eco-living based kampong in a metropolis. Such EMS has been practiced in a housing area on Jambangan Kampong, City ofSurabaya. The objectives of this study were to d...

Butterflies are key indicators of urban biodiversity and one of the most vulnerable organism groups to environmental changes. Studying how butterflies are distributed and what factors might influence them in urban green spaces is crucial. In this study, from July 2022 to September 2022, we examined and analyzed the butterfly diversity in nine parks...

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 2–7% of children worldwide and has become a global public health concern. The health effects of green space on ADHD in young children are unclear. We investigated associations between school-surrounding greenness and hyperactivity behaviors in preschool children. Meth...

With a worldwide expansion of urbanization, the conservation of urban biodiversity is attracting growing attention. It is of great significance to study the relationship between wildlife and urban landscape. The purpose of this study is to explore the significance of vegetation and landscape factors in biodiversity conservation through changes in b...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of mortality globally. In particular, ischemic heart diseases (IHDs) and cerebrovascular diseases (CBVDs) represent the main drivers of CVD-related deaths. Many literature examples have assessed the association between CVD risk factors and urban greenness. Urban green (UG) may positively affect phy...

Doha has witnessed rapid urban growth, an increasing population rate and a greater reliance on cars as the primary mode of transport. This has caused social and environmental problems related to a sprawling urban pattern, increased levels of air pollution and high traffic congestion, among others. One of the key issues related to urban land use...

The urban environment of Doha has witnessed a remarkable transformation during the past few decades, which has been triggered by the economic growth due to oil and gas revenues. Doha has attracted foreign investment to participate in the urbanisation of the city, specifically in the construction of the smart public transport system (ie Bus Tran...

Abstrtact This research article aims to propose sustainable development strategies for enhancing urban livability and environmental health in Indonesian cities. Through the examination of case studies and analysis of relevant literature, the findings suggest that integrated and multimodal transportation systems, effective waste management practices...

The layout of the contemporary Armenian capital Yerevan is based on a 1924 master plan by the Soviet Armenian architect Alexander Tamanyan, who was inspired by the English concept of the ‘garden city’. Still, the city has a much longer ‘green tradition’ that is documented for pre- Soviet times and might reach back to – or at least allude to – the p...

نعرض من خلال هذه الورقة العلمية بعنوان "المساحات الخضراء ضمن تخطيط الاحياء السكنية في المدن- بين الضرورة والاهمال-" الدور الذي تاديه المساحات الخضراء داخل المدينة حيث يعتبر العنصر الاخضر احد المكونات الاساسية للحياة الحضرية وذلك ما يقدم للانسان من فوائد في جوانب عديدة منها الجانب الاجتماعي و النفسي والبيئي، كما يعد الاهتمام بالعنصر البيئي في المدن...

This study aimed to accurately grasp the impact mechanism and change rule of buildings and green spaces on land surface temperature (LST), which is of great significance for alleviating urban heat islands (UHIs) and formulating adaptation measures. Taking Jinan, China, as the study area, combined multisource remote sensing data were used in this st...

La nature urbaine est un thème crucial qui nécessite l’intérêt de tous. L’urbanisation massive et étendue au profit des espaces naturels et verts, a donné lieu à des espaces urbains dégradés notamment du point de vue environnemental. De ce fait, une prise de conscience de cet état a emmené les villes à repenser leurs organisation et priorités. Des...

The method of developing city centers is the responsibility of local authorities, which must reconcile the interests of investors applying for valuable land with the utility needs and expectations of residents regarding, inter alia, free squares and green enclaves. This study was conducted in Warsaw (Poland). In the study area, for 20 years there h...

This article aims to show the importance of green space and the need to include it in the programs and projects of residential neighborhoods in the city and its embodiment. Green spaces provide social, environmental and psychological benefits to the residents of urban neighborhoods, in addition to the aesthetic character and creating a balance betw...

Many studies have proven that campus green space has healing effects, but there are few evaluation studies on the healing effects of a small-scale courtyard landscape on a high-density campus. This research comprehensively employs the method of semantic differential (SD method) and the perceived restorative scale (PRS) to construct an evaluation fr...

Most countries strive to reach effective sustainable development policies, given the repercussions of this policy on many aspects, such as the economic growth of countries. The adoption of policies of sustainability by developing countries may lead to their development faster than expected. This research aims to study the strategies applied in one...

Urban green space has increased significantly in many cities in China as a result of rapid urbanization. Despite various environmental and societal benefits of urban green space, its irrigation water use has become an important yet under-researched issue in urban water management. Using a newly developed green space evapotranspiration and soil wate...

Globally, urban green infrastructural development contributes to urban environmental sustainability through the effective implementation of strategic actions, including urban planning. However, in the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa, urban planning implementation for protecting and providing existing and new urban green infrastructures,...

As the world continues to face the challenges of climate change, pollution, and depleting natural resources, there is an increasing need for transformative approaches to urban development. One such approach is the integration of Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in city planning and design. This article explo...

The land use and land cover study (LULC) plays an essential role in regional socio-economic development and natural resource management to develop sustainable development in vegetation changes, water quantity and quality, land resources, and coastal management. This study uses remote sensing data to investigate LULC in the Northern Border Region (N...

Habitat fragmentation seriously threatens urban biodiversity conservation and ecosystem integrity. Constructing an ecological network and improving the connection level between habitat patches can effectively alleviate the general ecological environmental problems of rapid urban development. In this paper, three focal animal species were selected i...

Urban green space is an important resource to effectively improve the urban environment and human health. A growing body of evidence highlights their positive impact on physical, mental and social health. Less focus has been paid to the social health benefits of urban green space. Designing urban green space to improve the social health of various...

Introduction Subjective well-being (SWB) is attributable to both individual and environmental attributes. However, extant studies have paid little attention to the contribution of environmental attributes at the urban level to SWB or their nonlinear associations with SWB. Methods This study applies a machine learning approach called gradient boost...