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Public green space quantity and distribution in Cairo, Egypt

Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 2022
Green spaces are recognised as an important contributor in enhancing the quality of urban life. Many cities are now working on preserving and increasing their green spaces as a part of their sustainable development plans.
Dalia Aly, Branka Dimitrijevic
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Analysis of Anthropogenic Disturbances of Green Spaces along an Urban–Rural Gradient of the City of Bujumbura (Burundi)

Land, 2023
Bujumbura city has diversified but unevenly distributed green spaces. The typology and anthropogenic disturbances of these green spaces are still unknown.
Henri Kabanyegeye, Yannick Useni Sikuzani, Kouagou Raoul Sambieni, Didier Mbarushimana, Tatien Masharabu, Jan Bogaert   +5 more
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Urban green space characteristics, visitation patterns and influence of visitors’ socio-economic attributes on visitation in Kisumu City and Eldoret Municipality, Kenya

Trees, Forests and People, 2022
Urban green spaces are known to generate environmental, social and health benefits that accrue to urban residents mainly through direct and indirect use.
Andrew K. Kiplagat, Julius K. Koech, Job K. Ng'etich, Mercy J. Lagat, Judith A. Khazenzi, Kenneth O. Odhiambo   +5 more
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Understanding the Well-Being of Older Chinese Immigrants in Relation to Green Spaces: A Gold Coast Study (Australia)

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
In recognition of the aging population and the importance of health-supporting urban environments, including urban green spaces, to maintain well-being, scholars and policymakers have increasingly investigated the associations between urban green spaces ...
Siyao Gao, Caryl Bosman, Karine Dupre
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Perception and Attitudes of Residents Towards Green Spaces in Croatia – an Exploratory Study

South-East European Forestry, 2021
Green spaces are important parts of urban infrastructure. COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown periods around the world have confirmed benefits that people derive from using green spaces for their physical and mental health. Green spaces need to meet the needs
Ana Marija Marin, Martina Kičić, Dijana Vuletić, Silvija Krajter Ostoić   +3 more
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Presenting an evaluation model of quantitative and qualitative indicators of green space in Mashhad [PDF]

نشریه جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی, 2023
Urban green spaces are essential for the well-being of the population. However, due to various factors, the distribution of green spaces among city neighborhoods in quantitative and qualitative dimensions is often skewed.
Hossein Aghajani, farnaz sarkari
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Valuing the Accessibility of Green Spaces in the Housing Market: A Spatial Hedonic Analysis in Shanghai, China

Land, 2023
As a crucial determinant of urban livability, the importance of access to high-quality green spaces has long been recognized for achieving sustainable urbanization.
Shenglin Ben, He Zhu, Jiajun Lu, Renfeng Wang   +3 more
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Socio-demographic and neighbourhood factors influencing urban green space use and development at home: A population-based survey in Accra, Ghana.

PLoS ONE, 2023
In Sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions, there has been very little systematic attempt to document the uses and perceived health benefits of urban green spaces in cities and the factors influencing usage.
A Kofi Amegah, Kelvin Yeboah, Victor Owusu, Lucy Afriyie, Elvis Kyere-Gyeabour, Desmond C Appiah, Patrick Osei-Kufuor, Samuel K Annim, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Pierpaolo Mudu   +9 more
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Green Space

, 2022
Green Space uses traditional and digital media to create an ecosystem that is tentatively familiar, but unstable; glitching the lines between the real and the facade and navigating the space in-between. I look to surveillance imagery, photographic and video conventions, and contemporary mapping technologies to question the effects these visuals have on
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Green Spaces as Healthy Places: Correlates of Urban Green Space Use in Singapore

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when stress levels were heightened and social connections were threatened, a spike in green space visits was observed. Drawing upon the value–belief–norm (VBN) theory, which explains the influence of personal values and world view on perceived obligations to the environment and to action, relevant correlates were examined ...
Denise Dillon, Sean T. H. Lee
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