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Perceived Sensory Dimensions of Green Areas: An Experimental Study on Stress Recovery [PDF]
Sustainability, 2021 Natural environments have been shown to promote health, and are, therefore, important for achieving social sustainability in cities. As cities grow and become denser, it is important to develop knowledge about the characteristics of natural environments ...
Sanaz Memari +2 more
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Revista Nacional de Gerenciamento de Cidades, 2021 The monitoring of green areas has been researched and analyzed by several surveys, however it is not trivial to find data with reliable accuracy and precision. There are well-defined and widely used methodologies for the classification of large area images, but in the case of small areas some authors recommend the analog analysis of aerial photos for ...
Ramon Octaviano de Castro Matoso +2 more
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Gender-specific preferences regarding urban green areas
Quaestiones Geographicae, 2023 Development of urban green areas and awareness of their value among citizens and local authorities is rapidly growing. This trend is not only the result of the coronavirus pandemic, but also reflects a belief in the role of green areas in reducing the negative effects of climate change and supporting overall well-being.
Edyta Bąkowska-Waldmann +1 more
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Environmental Research, 2022 Several studies have proposed that environmental factors influencing human wellbeing, such as chronic exposures to high levels of particulate matter, could indirectly or even directly affect also the severity of COVID-19 disease in case of infection by ...
Andrea Falco +8 more
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The Greener, the Happier? The Effects of Urban Green and Abandoned Areas on Residential Well-Being [PDF]
, 2015 This paper investigates the effects of urban green and abandoned areas on residential well-being in major German cities, using panel data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the time period between 2000 and 2012 and cross-section data from ...
Christian Krekel +2 more
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Land, 2023 The UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for the provision of universal access to: (a) safe, inclusive, and accessible green and public spaces, and (b) safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport systems for all.
F. Magrinyà +2 more
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Importance of urban green areas’ connectivity for the conservation of pollinators
Urban Ecosystems, 2023 Urbanization is one of the main processes generating large changes on the Earth's surface. The remaining green spaces within cities can be of utmost importance for pollinator conservation.
Sofía Graffigna +3 more
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Influence of Green Areas on the Urban Sound Environment
Current Pollution Reports, 2023 Urban green spaces provide benefits for human health and well-being, among other properties, thanks to their ability to attenuate environmental pollutants.
Guillermo Rey-Gozalo +3 more
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Forests, 2023 The positive impacts of urban forests on residents’ health are widely acknowledged. However, the methods used to quantify and demonstrate this relation are still a focus of research.
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The Contributions of the Green Areas in Residence Immediate Environment on Quality of Urban Life
SAGE Open, 2023 Quality of Life (QoL) is a multidimensional concept and covers urban life in all its parts. Nowadays the quality of urban life focuses mainly on the urban environment.
Filiz Çelik, E. B. Jaiyeoba
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