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Opposing Impacts of Greenspace Fragmentation on Land Surface Temperature in Urban and Surrounding Rural Areas: A Case Study in Changsha, China

Remote Sensing
Managing the amount of greenspace (i.e., increasing or decreasing greenspace coverage) and optimizing greenspace configuration (i.e., increasing or decreasing greenspace fragmentation) are cost-effective approaches to cooling the environment. The spatial
Weiye Wang, Xiaoma Li, Chuchu Li, Dexin Gan   +3 more
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Remote sensing and citizen science for habitat mapping: A machine learning approach to lowland heathland in Surrey, UK

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In a time of extensive global biodiversity loss, conservation efforts increasingly rely on high‐resolution, accurate, up‐to‐date habitat maps to guide decision‐making and strategic interventions. Many products have been developed in response, using machine learning (ML) methods to automate habitat classification, often relying on satellite ...
Victoria Webster, Ana Andries, Daniel Banks, Andrew Jamieson, Ben Siggery, Mike Waite, Richard Murphy, Stephen Morse   +7 more
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Do Neighborhood Factors Modify the Effects of Lead Exposure on Child Behavior?

Toxics, 2022
Lead exposure and neighborhoods can affect children’s behavior, but it is unclear if neighborhood characteristics modify the effects of lead on behavior. Understanding these modifications has important intervention implications.
Seth Frndak, Gabriel Barg, Elena I. Queirolo, Nelly Mañay, Craig Colder, Guan Yu, Zia Ahmed, Katarzyna Kordas   +7 more
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Greenspace and Infant Mortality in Philadelphia, PA [PDF]

Journal of Urban Health, 2019
Despite mounting evidence that urban greenspace protects against mortality in adults, few studies have explored the relationship between greenspace and death among infants. Here, we describe results from an analysis of associations between greenness and infant mortality in Philadelphia, PA.
Leah H, Schinasi, Harrison, Quick, Jane E, Clougherty, Anneclaire J, De Roos   +3 more
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A walk in the park—Identifying healthy greenspaces using scents

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanisation accelerates globally, access to nature is increasingly recognised as vital for public health and wellbeing. We captured and analysed plant‐emitted airborne ‘scent signatures’ across Oxford's urban greenspaces to assess their potential health relevance.
William T. Kay, Anya Lindström Battle, Mahal Humberstone, Molly Tucker, Kieran E. Storer, Geoffrey Kite, Katherine Willis   +6 more
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Green, Green Grass of Home: A GIS-Based Analysis of Greenspace Accessibility in Quezon City [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Urban greenspace provision in Quezon City is uneven, producing environmental inequities despite the existence of relatively large green areas. Using a GIS-based network analysis aligned with a modified Accessible Natural Greenspace Standard (ANGSt), this
C. J. B. Streegan, A. C. Blanco, A. C. Blanco, J. M. Medina, J. M. Medina   +4 more
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Measures of Greenspace Exposure and Their Association to Health-Related Outcomes for the Periods before and during the 2020 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Study in the West of England

Land, 2023
Greenspaces are argued to be one of the important features in the urban environment that impact the health of the population. Previous research suggested either positive, negative, or no associations between greenspaces and health-related outcomes.
Ahmed Tarek Zaky Fouad, Danielle Sinnett, Isabelle Bray, Rachael McClatchey, Rebecca Reece   +4 more
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Social‐ecological signatures in plant species composition across Swiss cities and urban green space types

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Cities can harbor greater plant diversity than other ecosystems, yet how city sociocultural factors may determine differences in plant composition across equivalent urban green space types remains understudied. Here, we compare plant communities in five main urban greenspace types across three Swiss cities representing the country's French (Geneva ...
Joan Casanelles‐Abella, Sebastian R. Ruile, Ariel Bergamini, Gala Mona Louise Dädlow, Vivien Grothe, Bertrand Fournier, Kilian Perrelet, Marco Moretti   +7 more
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
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Urban Adolescence: The Role of Neighbourhood Greenspace in Mental Well-Being

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Mental health and well-being in adolescence are associated with many short- and long-term outcomes. The evidence suggests that greenspace may play a role in adolescents' mental well-being, but we do not know much about the specifics of this link. In this
Marie A. E. Mueller, Eirini Flouri
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