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Design knowledge of urban agriculture providing ecosystem services. A systematic literature review Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Yu Huan, Steffen Nijhuis, Nico Tillie
Urban agriculture is acknowledged as a multifunctional integrated concept capable of delivering various ecosystem services. Design-related empirical research which is regarded as crucial for introducing and exploring the transformation of design knowledge and practice. Despite the growing body of scientific evidence, operational guidelines for this topic are relatively scarce. The primary step in promoting
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Predicting the impact of integrated audio-visual environments on perceived restorative benefits across different park types: A field study based on seven parks in Hangzhou, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Wenbo Li, Yang Liu
The human perception of environments is a complex mechanism, influenced not only by visual and auditory stimuli and their perceptual outcomes, but also by personal characteristics, site types, and other factors that affect people's restorative experiences. However, there is little research that treats it as a complete systemic phenomenon to reveal its integrated impact. We surveyed 1161 visitors in
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Larger shrubs can maintain high infiltration and evapotranspiration rates in experimental biofiltration systems impacted by high sediment loads Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Christopher Szota, Sivashneel Sanjappa, Tim D. Fletcher, Claire Farrell
Biofiltration systems can fail over time due to clogging by fine sediments in stormwater. Infiltration can be maintained by plant roots, but species selection for biofiltration to date has largely been driven by pollutant removal efficiency and tolerance of conditions. As a result, plant species diversity in biofilters is typically low and dominated by sedges and rushes. Increased use of woody species
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Microhabitat coverage influences avian species composition more than habitat heterogeneity in Hong Kong urban parks Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Melanie Chan, Toby P.N. Tsang, Caroline Dingle, Regan Early, Cascade J.B. Sorte, Timothy C. Bonebrake
The relationship between habitat heterogeneity and diversity can underpin design of urban spaces for biodiversity conservation. The area-heterogeneity trade-off hypothesis predicts that higher habitat heterogeneity should result in an increase in species richness but only up to a point, beyond which habitat micro-fragmentation leads to decreases in species diversity. However, the strength of area-heterogeneity
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The audio-visual incongruency asymmetry. Natural sounds in an urban visual setting are more relaxing than urban sounds in visual nature Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Timothy Van Renterghem, Amber Lippens
Audio-visual interactions play a crucial role in environmental perception. Incongruent audio-visual environments, although prominent in the urban fabric, have been underlit in research. Contrasting exposures to visually natural environments combined with urban sounds, as well as the reverse scenario of visually urban environments with natural sounds, are explored for their restorative potential, both
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Study on temperature regulation function of green spaces at community scale in high-density urban areas and planning design strategies Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Liwen Sun, Changkun Xie, Yifeng Qin, Rebecca Zhou, Hao Wu, Shengquan Che
In recent years, the frequency of extreme high-temperature events has gradually increased. To better understand the impact of urban green space coverage's spatial pattern on land surface temperature (LST), this study selected three sample areas along the urban-rural gradient in Shanghai. Using LST inversion and resampling methods, LST data for different grid sizes were obtained for spring, summer,
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Quantifying the impact of urban trees on air quality in Geneva, Switzerland Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Donato Kofel, Ilann Bourgeois, Romana Paganini, Aurèle Pulfer, Charlotte Grossiord, Julia Schmale
Atmospheric pollution threatens human health worldwide, with tropospheric ozone (O) and particulate matter (PM) among the most harmful pollutants. Urban trees can reduce the concentration of air pollutants through dry deposition on their canopies and stomatal uptake. At the same time, urban trees can deteriorate air quality by emitting aerosol- and O precursors in the form of biogenic volatile organic
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Seasonal dynamics of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometric traits in an extensive green roof in Nanjing, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Hongqing Liu, Fanhua Kong, Haiwei Yin, Ariane Middel, Tao Sun, Shaoqi Yang, Jian Lu, Zhenya Li
Green roofs (GRs) are vital for shaping the material cycles of urban ecosystems as a form of distributed green infrastructure. However, current studies have predominantly focused on the material exchange between GRs and the urban environment, neglecting the internal distribution and equilibrium of constituent elements. By monitoring carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in Thunb and four substrates
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Towards climate-responsible tree positioning: Detailed effects of trees on heat exposure in complex urban environments Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-07 Zdeněk Janků, Michal Belda, Martin Bureš, Pavel Krč, Michal Lehnert, Jaroslav Resler, Hynek Řezníček, Eric Scott Krayenhoff, Eduardo Krüger, Jan Geletič
Increasing heat in urban environments has recently become one of the most dangerous climate hazards due to its adverse impacts on urban populations. Implementing street-level trees could be an effective strategy to mitigate pedestrian heat exposure, particularly due to their ability to block incoming solar radiation. In this study, the PALM model system was applied to simulate the effects of a tree
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Identity of a historic garden: The view of the international literature and committies on the role of the botanical elements Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 Z. Hosseini, F. Bartoli, M.A. Pontrandolfi, G. Caneva
Historic gardens are conceptualized within various cultural and legal frameworks. This research aims to unravel the complexities of the historic garden identity through the lens of international regulations, national laws, and scientific literature to reveal differences in the perception of their botanical elements. We employed a combined analytical approach, using recommendations from related international
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Understanding the structure of public perceptions towards urban green spaces: A mixed-method investigation Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Kehao Zhou, Ronghui Tan
Public perceptions of urban green space (UGS) qualities affect people’s decisions to go to such spaces. Although the multidimensional characteristics of public perceptions towards UGSs are widely recognised, they are context-dependent, and the internal structure of these attributes remains unclear. This research aims to explore the multidimensional attributes of the perceived qualities of UGSs in the
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Rising temperatures will make Miami’s street life even more exotic Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Alyssa T. Kullberg, Lina Aragón, Manuel Bernal-Escobar, Riley Fortier, Laís Lautenschlager, Jacqueline Ballantyne, Kenneth J. Feeley
Species in humid, tropical regions frequently experience dangerously high heat. The danger of high temperatures is especially pronounced in cities due to the urban heat island effect. Trees can greatly reduce surface temperatures and mitigate the urban heat island effect through evapotranspiration and by reflecting solar radiation before it is absorbed by impervious surfaces. However, trees may also
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Non-governmental organizations, green space equity, and policy change: A national study in the US Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 Alessandro Rigolon, Rexford Osei Owusu, Jennifer Leslie, Sandra Viera, Francisco Romero, Alberto Espiricueta
Worldwide, low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities tend to have a lower provision of green space than less disadvantaged groups. To address these inequities, some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have worked on projects, such as new parks in underserved communities, and policy change, such as green space funding prioritizing underserved areas. To date, limited research has examined the
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Corrigendum to “Incorporating pruning into the carbon footprint of tree production based on terrestrial laser scanning” [Urban For. Urban Green. 96 (2024) 128357] Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Zhe Liu, Fan Yang, Xi Zheng
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Toward carbon neutral cities: A comparative analysis between Sentinel 2 and WorldView 3 satellite image processing for tree carbon stock mapping in Brussels Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 MD Abdul Mueed Choudhury, Ernesto Marcheggiani, Giuseppe Modica, Salvatore Praticò, Ben Somers
Because of the high costs associated with data sources, urban policymakers struggle to employ cost-effective remote sensing methods for evaluating trees and their potential contributions to atmospheric Carbon Stock (CS). While free data sources like Copernicus Sentinel satellite data could be explored, there are a few studies illustrating its potential for mapping urban tree C. Here, the Sentinel 2
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Investigating school ground vegetation research: A systematic mapping review Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Sanna Ignell, Björn Wiström, Anna Levinsson, Märit Jansson
Vegetation on school grounds has several values and functions that contribute to aspects as children’s well-being, pedagogy and microclimate among others. Research on school ground vegetation is conducted within many different research fields and deals with a variety of research themes. A systematic review was conducted to explore scientific literature on the topic of school ground vegetation broadly
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The relationships between Urban Tree Canopy Cover and Crime in São Paulo City, Brazil Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Bruna Lara Arantes, Dexter Henry Locke, Gustavo Carvalho Moreira, J. Morgan Grove
Prior research has indicated lower crime rates in areas with greater tree canopy cover predominantly in the Global North. There are few studies from the Global South, and more specifically in Latin America. Given the high prevalence of crime in Latin American cities, the need to address social and environmental inequalities using nature-based solutions is urgent. This study examines crime and tree
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Unveiling environmental justice in two US cities through greenspace accessibility and visible greenness exposure Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Md Shahinoor Rahman, Mahbubur Meenar, SM Labib, Ted Howell, Deepti Adlakha, Ben Woodward
Uneven access to greenspaces or visible greenness is an environmental justice (EJ) issue. In this paper, we use a social equity lens to develop geospatial models that measure convenient walking access to urban greenspaces such as parks and street-level green exposure en route to greenspaces. We utilized earth science, geospatial, and demographic datasets to develop two models—Greenspace Accessibility
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Consistent generalization of plant-hummingbird networks despite increasing vegetation cover across a tropical urban landscape Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Camila Bosenbecker, Pedro Amaral Anselmo, Teresa Mol Fonseca, João Carlos Pena, Paulo Eugênio Oliveira, Pietro Kiyoshi Maruyama
Human activities, particularly urbanization, profoundly impact ecosystems often resulting in biotic homogenization. Whether or not urban landscapes can sustain diverse pollinator and plant communities is an important question to be addressed. Here, we investigated the influence of urbanization on plant-hummingbird interaction networks in a large tropical city, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. We recorded 13198
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Forestry- and agriculture-derived materials as potential bacterial supplements in immunomodulatory urban greening Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 L. Soininen, M.I. Roslund, O. Tahvonen, J. Manninen, N. Hui, A. Sinkkonen
Decreased exposure to environmental microbes among urbanites is generally thought to contribute to the high incidence of several immune-mediated diseases. Urban landscaping materials that provide microbiological diversity and contain health-associated microbes, such as proteobacterial and mycobacterial taxa, could modulate the risk of the immune-mediated diseases. The aim of the current study was to
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How do species richness and colour diversity of plants affect public perception, preference and sense of restoration in urban green spaces? Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Jufang Hao, Tian Gao, Ling Qiu
Urban development has led to an overlap between natural and artificial environments, affecting individuals’ experiences with nature. To create high-quality urban natural environments, it is crucial to understand the residents’ perceptions, preferences and psychophysical health benefits concerning biodiversity. This study, employing various experimental designs, investigated the perceptions, preferences
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Exploring the restorative capacity of urban green spaces and their biodiversity through an adapted One Health approach: A scoping review Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-25 Natalia Rodriguez Castañeda, Melissa Pineda-Pinto, Natalie M. Gulsrud, Clair Cooper, Mairéad O’Donnell, Marcus Collier
The One Health framework was proposed by the World Health Organisation to explore human, animal, and environmental health interfaces using a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. Yet, the application of this framework to study urban green spaces has been poorly explored in the literature. As the amount of evidence on urban green spaces for citizens’ health and well-being is increasing, the use of
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Mapping canopy cover for municipal forestry monitoring: Using free Landsat imagery and machine learning Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Mitchell T. Bonney, Yuhong He, Jody Vogeler, Tenley Conway, Esther Kaye
Trees across the urban-rural continuum are recognized for their ecological importance and ecosystem services. Municipalities often utilize spatial canopy cover data for monitoring this resource. Monitoring frameworks typically rely on fine-scale maps derived from very high spatial resolution sensors, which are high quality but expensive and unwieldy for consistent wide-area monitoring. In this paper
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Thermal regulation potential of urban green spaces in a changing climate: Winter insights Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Sophie Arzberger, Monika Egerer, Michael Suda, Peter Annighöfer
Global warming affects both summer and winter temperatures, altering the ecological and social dynamics of urban green spaces not only during the summer months but also during the winter. Strategies to mitigate climate change impacts often emphasize increasing urban vegetation cover, but the effectiveness of these green spaces in regulating the local microclimate depends on various factors, including
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Exploring the paradox of densification and greening in China’ s old cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Wenqi Chen, Yuxuan Qiu, Linlin Ruan, Chun Ren, Chunfeng Zhou, Sucheng Xu, Kechao Wang, Tingting He, Wu Xiao
Urban densification is widely regarded as a key strategy for curbing urban sprawl and optimizing resource efficiency. However, it still threatens urban greenspaces by altering the original land use. The imperative to preserve and restore urban greenspaces has gained increased attention, aligning with the global spotlight on urban resilience. This prompts the crucial question: How will urban densification
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Something for the young and old: A natural experiment to evaluate the impact of park improvements Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Chahana Paudel, Anna Timperio, Jo Salmon, Venurs Loh, Benedicte Deforche, Jenny Veitch
Given the significant time and financial investment required to improve parks, evaluations of the effectiveness of park improvements are crucial to inform future investment and design to benefit people of all ages. This natural experiment study examined the impact of park improvements on park visitation and park-based physical activity (PA) in two suburban parks (Park A and Park B) compared to a control
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Thermal environmental and energy effects of vertical greening system under the influence of localized urban climates Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 Zhi-Dian Jiang, Shu-Long Luo, Xing Shi, Shuo-Ning Tang, Feng Qian, Feng Yang
Vertical greening system (VGS) can cool adjacent urban space and lower building conditioning energy use without consuming valuable land area, however the influence of local microclimate on the effects is understudied. To better understand how VGS behaves environmentally in localized urban climates, the study investigated the outdoor cooling and building energy-saving potential of a VGS in five local
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Spatial disparities in urban park accessibility: Integrating real-time traffic data and housing prices in Ningbo, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Hengcai Chen, Zihao Yun, Linjun Xie, Ayotunde Dawodu
The urban park accessibility is a vital measure of urban livability, indicating either the presence or absence of environmental equity. This study introduces a novel approach by integrating real-time navigation data with traditional accessibility assessments to examine the spatial distribution of parks in Ningbo, China. It evaluates service provision across different transportation modes and park tiers
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Does greening generate exclusive residential real estate development? Contrasting experiences from North America and Europe Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Isabelle Anguelovski, Emilia Oscilowicz, James J.T. Connolly, Melissa García-Lamarca, Carmen Perez-del-Pulgar, Helen V.S. Cole, Dan Immergluck, Margarita Triguero-Mas, Francesc Baró, Nicholas Martin, David Conesa, Galia Shokry, Lucia Argüelles Ramos, Austin Matheney, Elsa Gallez, Jésua López Máñez, Blanca Sarzo, Miguel Angel Beltrán, Joaquín Martínez-Minaya
With the branding of a city as green increasingly serving to amplify attractiveness andinvestment while also contributing to patterns of green gentrification, the incentive to link real estate development and green space is growing. Yet, little is known about the extent to which this incentive has generated a spatial relationship between green space and newly constructed housing at the city-wide level
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The treachery of green images? Using modular green system to analyse the gap between image perceptions and greenspace user behaviour Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Keisuke Sakamoto, Sumihiro Inoue, Hiromi Ishii, Shinji Watanabe, Kentarou Nakamura, Gerald Bolthouse, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Makoto Yokohari
While user preferences for green space design have long remained a key subject of inquiry, most studies rely on evaluations of images due to the many challenges of creating actual green spaces for experimentation. However, researchers are increasingly aware of potential discrepancies between image perceptions and actual user behaviour, and many have thus called for more empirical analysis of how users
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Growing gardens into neighborhoods through transdisciplinary research Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-10 Monika Egerer, Susan Karlebowski, David Schoo, Ulrike Sturm
The increasing densification of urban spaces can negatively impact biodiversity in the city, but the diversity of green spaces also offers new opportunities to implement biodiversity conservation interventions. Urban community gardens are social-ecological systems that support biodiversity, ecosystem services, and positive human-nature interactions. In turn, community gardens can provide ideal “real-world
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Factors influencing the usage, restrictions, accessibility, and preference of urban neighborhood parks - A review of the empirical evidence Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Jing Zhao, Faziawati Abdul Aziz, Norsidah Ujang
Urban neighborhood parks hold significance in the lives of all inhabitants of a city. Numerous research studies suggest that neighborhood parks serve a crucial function in affording urban residents the chance to engage with nature, participate in physical exercise, as well as establish social connections. Accessibility to neighborhood parks and other natural spaces benefits residents' physical and
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Exploring the user experience, quality, and provision of urban greenspace: A mixed-method approach Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Charlotte Creed, Joana S. Carvalho
Urban greenspace plays a crucial role in city design, offering residents various benefits for their health and wellbeing. With increasing urbanisation and human population growth, urban greenspace is becoming an even more significant resource. By implementing a mixed-method approach, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of urban greenspace based on public usage and perceptions, and quality, availability
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Assessing the strategic role of urban green spaces for habitat connectivity in multi-family residential plots Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Marc Bourgeois, Thomas Boutreux, Gilles Vuidel, Paul Savary, Pauline Piot, Arnaud Bellec, Bernard Kaufmann
Urban green spaces are key for maintaining and restoring habitat connectivity within cities. Despite substantial investigations on the contribution to connectivity of different types of urban green spaces, the specific contribution of green spaces located in multifamily residential (MFR) plots has yet to be assessed. Estimating this contribution is crucial given the multiple roles fulfilled by these
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Testing a rapid assessment approach for estimating ecosystem service capacity in urban green alleys Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Marie C. Dade, Isabella C. Richmond, Jesse T. Rieb, Erin T.H. Crockett, Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor, Serena Sinno, Karina Benessaiah, Catherine Destrempes, Jacqueline Hamilton, Fatemeh Izadi, L. Emily Kroft, Lingshan Li, Michael A. Paulauskas, Klara J. Winkler, Elena M. Bennett, Carly D. Ziter
Urban green infrastructure – the network of greenspaces across cities – provides ecosystem services that are important for urban sustainability. Because of this, cities are increasingly redeveloping underused alleys into green infrastructure to improve ecosystem service capacity. But it remains unclear if these green alleys are delivering on the promise of supplying particular ecosystem services. The
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Factors driving tree community structure in traditional home gardens in the Mayan forest Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Norka M. Fortuny-Fernández, David García-Callejas, Anne Damon, Pablo Martínez-Zurimendi, Natalia Y. Labrín-Sotomayor, Yuri J. Peña-Ramírez
'Peasant populations in tropical areas use Traditional Home Gardens (THG) as a key resource for their homes. THG supports significant plant biodiversity, most directly related to asset production, including locally rare species related to food, fuelwood, cultural, ornamental, shade, and wind barriers. Previous studies have considered factors driving tree diversity in THG; however, few have evaluated
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Does supply match demand? Assessing the relationship between urban parks and residents from the perspective of equity and efficiency Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Hui Cao, Pingxing Li, Weixuan Song, Jianglong Chen, Cheng Chen
The supply-demand relationship between urban parks and residents is a hot topic for promoting sustainable and efficient cities. Most studies have focused on the assessment of spatial equity, while ignoring the evaluation of park use efficiency. Taking Nanjing as an example, we developed specific indicators, namely, the supply intensity of urban park (), per capita park area (), usage ratio (), and
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Study on the daily thermal radiation iso-disturbance on a building by trees in summer Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Tailong Zhang, Xiaotong Fu, Feng Qi, Yamei Shen
Many studies have demonstrated that the cooling and energy-saving effects of planting trees around buildings vary depending on their location. However, most research has focused on a limited number of representative planting sites. This study evaluates the reduction in thermal radiation absorbed by walls over a single day due to trees, defined as daily thermal radiation disturbance (). Using a combination
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The value of pocket parks in preserving urban butterfly diversity Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Shujing Zhang, Dan Han, Junying She, Qing Shen, Cheng Wang
Butterflies, valued for their aesthetic and ecological value, are key subjects in urban biodiversity research. Our study focused on the often-overlooked roles of pocket parks, which are micro-greenspaces and small amusement parks open to the public. Despite their limited size, pocket parks are vital in maintaining the diversity of urban butterflies. We contrasted pocket park diversity with urban parks
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Explorations on cooling effect of small urban linear park design in low-rise, high-density district: The case of Gyeongui line forest park in Seoul Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Eujin Julia Kim, Dong Hee Lee, Youngeun Kang
Various types of urban parks provide a nature-based solution for mitigating urban heat islands and the cooling effect of urban parks has been extensively studied. However, there is a scarcity of cases involving small linear parks based on quantifiable unit, despite the expectation of their high cooling efficiency due to their unique form and characteristics. This study examined the cooling effect of
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Combined strategies for green roof incentive policies in Lisbon: Evaluating the potentiality of concession grants and identifying priority intervention areas Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Tiago Liberalesso, Cristina Matos Silva, Carlos Oliveira Cruz
Incentive policies to promote new technologies is a strategy often employed by policymakers and governments. In some cities worldwide, mechanisms to encourage the adoption of Green Roofs (GR) have been implemented over the years. Although GR is not a new technology, the use of incentives, such as subsidies and tax abatements and/or exemptions, is still a recent strategy in many countries. The study
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Urban greenway planning: Identifying optimal locations for active travel corridors through individual mobility assessment Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Elia Vatanparast, Shaban Shataee Joibari, Abdolrassoul Salmanmahiny, Rieke Hansen
Greenways are planned for various goals including nature conservation and promoting mobility by foot or bike in urban areas. A challenge associated with designed greenways pertains to their underutilization for mobility. Due to their multi-functionality greenways are usually not designed with a focus on active mobility, and thus, do not necessarily correspond with daily mobility patterns. This study
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When does greener mean slimmer? Longitudinal analysis of green space, trees, grass, and body mass index in a cohort of 50,672 Australians: Exploring potential non-linearities and modifying influences of household relocation and gender Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Tanya Pritchard, Xiaoqi Feng, Ramya Walsan, Thomas Astell-Burt
Studies of associations between green space and overweight/obesity are often agnostic to green space type and potential contingencies by gender and household relocation. We investigated associations between total green space, tree canopy, and open grass within 1.6 km road network buffers, on body mass index (BMI) at baseline (n = 110,234; 2005–2009) and follow-up (n=50,672; 2012–2015) using data from
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A novel approach to identify the microclimatic edge effect width of urban green spaces at the landscape level: A case study of Changsha, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Xin Li, Xiaoma Li, Jean-Michel Guldmann, Zhengwu Cai, Wei Liao, Chun Yang, Qingdong Qiu
Microclimate (e.g., temperature and humidity) in urban green space (UGS) patches changes nonlinearly from the edge to the interior, displaying a microclimatic edge effect (MEE). Reducing the MEE width is an effective and practical strategy for UGS planning and management to enhance climatic benefits (e.g., cooling). However, cost-effective approaches are not available to quantify the MEE width, let
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Utilizing GaoFen-2 derived urban green space information to predict local surface temperature Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Daosheng Chen, Weiwei Sun, Jingchao Shi, Brian Alan Johnson, Mou Leong Tan, Qinqin Pan, Weiqiang Li, Xiaodong Yang, Fei Zhang
Urban green spaces (UGS) significantly influence the distribution of surface heat and play a crucial role in regulating surface temperature. However, the quantitative relationship between UGS and surface temperature remains unclear, necessitating further research. This study aims to predict surface temperature based on green space information from GaoFen-2 satellite data. To achieve this, GaoFen-2
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“Unfenced” parks and residents’ visit patterns: A regression discontinuity design in Shanghai Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Longfeng Wu, Yichun Zhou, Xuanyi Nie, Seung Kyum Kim, Yuhan Shao, ChengHe Guan
Parks have evolved into essential urban sanctuaries, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While previous studies have investigated the impact of lockdown measures on park visitation, limited attention has been given to the impacts of sudden easing of containment measures, especially the “unfencing” of parks in densely populated cities. Employing a regression discontinuity design (RDD), this study
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Rethinking the traditional American lawn: Perspectives of U.S. households in a nationwide survey Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Sunjin Ahn, Qing Luo, Shelby Mendoza, F. Bailey Norwood
As households are increasingly aware that traditional lawns of a grass monoculture have environmental and biodiversity drawbacks, a movement has formed to advocate for alternative lawns. An example is the No Mow May movement, where households do not mow their lawns in May and allow dicots to grow and flower. The purpose of this study is to assess the willingness of U.S. households to join the No Mow
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From lava to leaf: Physiological responses and trace element mobility in Tilia cordata L. trees grown in volcanic ash amended urban soil Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Ermes Lo Piccolo, Costanza Ceccanti, Giulia Lauria, Gianluca Santonocito, Irene Rosellini, Beatrice Pezzarossa, Lucia Guidi, Vito Armando Laudicina, Andrea Baglieri, Damiano Remorini, Rossano Massai, Marco Landi
This study investigates the potential of utilizing volcanic ash (VA), classified as special waste, as an inorganic soil amendment to enhance tree growth and resilience in urban areas near volcanic regions. Lime trees were transplanted into pots filled with urban soil (Cnt) or amended with 10 % VA. Tree’s physiological traits were monitored over the growing season. Notably, VA-treated trees showed improved
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S.OldfieldM.RiversRare trees: The fascinating stories of the world’s most threatened species2023Timber Press, Inc. New YorkNY.(399 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐60469‐952‐4) Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Richard W. Harper
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Perception study of urban green spaces in Singapore urban parks: Spatio-temporal evaluation and the relationship with land cover Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Wenting Zhang, Yuxin Su
In the current era of increasing urbanization, urban green spaces play a crucial role in enhancing human well-being. However, quantifying public perceptions from text data at spatio-temporal scales remains challenging, and the relationship between urban green space perception and spatial-physical attributes requires further exploration. This study systematically examines public perceptions of urban
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Assessing Normalized Difference Vegetation Index as a proxy of urban greenspace exposure Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Yang Ju, Iryna Dronova, Qin Ma, Jian Lin, Mika R. Moran, Nelson Gouveia, Hong Hu, Haiwei Yin, Huiyan Shang
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is a popular proxy of urban greenspace (UGS). However, it’s unclear how NDVI approximates physical characteristics of UGS in the context of urban health studies, causing ambiguities in translating research findings to UGS management. Therefore, we collected data from Landsat and MODIS satellites and Lidar 3D scans in New York City as of circa 2013,
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Cooling effect of urban greenery: A bibliometric analysis Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Jiali Jin, Wendy Y. Chen, Baoquan Jia, Cheng Wang
The mechanism and effectiveness of urban greenery in mitigating urban heat islands, regulating microclimate, and enhancing thermal comfort has been extensively studied during the last decades. While sporadic empirical evidence has been generated, the trends and patterns of existing scholarship pertinent to urban greenery’s cooling effect have been rarely summarized and synthesized. To bridge this knowledge
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Stakeholder exposure to and knowledge of tree pests and diseases and their management in urban areas Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Susanne Raum, Constantina-Alina Hossu, Gerd Lupp, Stephan Pauleit, Monika Egerer
Urban trees and forests provide many benefits to the urban environment and are important for climate change adaptation. Yet, they are increasingly threatened by insect pests and diseases, hereafter tree pests/diseases. There is little evidence of the risk awareness and knowledge of different urban stakeholders of this growing threat, how they are affected by tree pests/diseases, and how they might
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Adding a mosaic mowing regime to urban lawns is the key to city biodiversity management for pollinators Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Patrik Rada, Petr Bogusch, Jiří Rom, Jakub Horák
City populations are growing rapidly, with built-up areas occupying ever-larger areas within the cities. One of the last green places in a city is urban lawns. Our study aimed to investigate how lawn management changes can contribute to improving insect pollinator biodiversity at the city scale. Over two years, we studied dozens of urban lawns in Prague (Czech Republic) that were partially left unmown
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Are parks as favourable habitats for wild bees as wastelands in watercourse valleys of a large city? Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-22 Anna Sobieraj-Betlińska, Lucyna Twerd
Because of the growing population density and rate of urban development, the question of biodiversity conservation in cities and towns is increasingly important. In general, urban environments provide attractive habitats for a diversity of wild bees, but different types of urban habitats can have different effects on these pollinating insects. In this study, we compared the attractiveness of two different
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Patterns of tree radial growth along an urban[sbnd]rural gradient in Beijing, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-21 Qi Zhang, Jiacheng Zheng, Hongyan Qiu, Xing Pu, Hengfeng Jia, Qi Sun, Xiangdong Wang
With the acceleration of global climate change and urbanization, the climate and environment in urban and rural areas exhibit significant differences that may impact tree growth. The specific mechanisms underlying the interaction between climate change and urbanization on tree growth remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the interaction using a tree ring network spanning a gradient from the
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Tree selection for a virtual urban park: Comparing aided and unaided decision-making to support public engagement in greenspace design Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-20 Victoria Campbell-Arvai, Ramiro Serrano Vergel, Mark Lindquist, Nathan Fox, Derek Van Berkel
To meet urban resilience goals and the needs of growing populations, cities aim to develop multifunctional greenspaces and urban forests. Urban greening is seen to improve the quality of life for residents, contribute significantly to biodiversity conservation and socio-ecological resilience, and meet climate mitigation and adaptation goals. There is also a growing recognition of the importance of
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Reassessing urban park accessibility: an improved two-step floating catchment area method based on the physical activity services perspective Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Yeting Fu, Jianfeng Yang, Zeqi Wang, Bingcheng Zhang, Jiahui Xue, Yanfang Zeng, Fangying Li
Urban parks, as important carrier of outdoor physical activity, can effectively reduce the incidence of chronic diseases and promote public health. The accessibility of parks directly affects residents’ levels of physical activity. However, current accessibility assessments do not consider physical activity needs into account and are unable to adapt to the current developmental needs of a healthy China
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Health clinic gardens as models for social-ecological systems: Floristic composition and potential utilization of plants in the Bojanala Platinum District North-West Province, South Africa Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Nanamhla Gwedla, Susanna Francina Ancia Cornelius, Marié Jane Du Toit, Sarel Cilliers
Health clinic gardens (HCGs) are social-ecological systems (SESs) associated with health clinics on government land and are intended to provide fresh vegetables and fruits to patients struggling to keep healthy immune systems. Little is known about their comparability to other garden types with regards to plant distribution and potential utilization, and thus their potential to address some of the
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Nature-engagement and wellbeing in Brazil: Understanding the dose-effect relationship for designing urban green spaces Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Adriano Bressane, Anna Isabel Silva Loureiro, Líliam César de Castro Medeiros
In the face of increasing urbanization, the pursuit of healthy and sustainable cities promoting a high quality of life intertwined with nature is paramount. This research endeavors to assess the impact of variations in nature interaction styles on health, with the objective of generating evidence to inform the design of urban green spaces. Ethically approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (CAAE