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A systematic review of audit tools for evaluating the quality of green spaces in mental health research

Health and Place
Research showing the relationship between exposure to green space and health has yielded conflicting results, possibly due to the oversight of green space quality in quantitative studies. This systematic review, guided by the PRISMA framework (registered
Hyunseo Park, Catherine D. Brown, Amber L. Pearson   +2 more
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Testing urban dwellers' sense of place towards leisure and recreational peri-urban green open spaces in two European cities

, 2020
This study uses sense of place to empirically compare, in two case study cities, how people connect with the peri-urban green space which they visit most often for their leisure activities.
Vita Žlender, Stefano Gemin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Green areas in open urban spaces

2005
The paper consists in two parts: the first is about the effects of vegetation on microclimate in urban areas. Experimental data in different contexts case studies- are analysed in order to define strategies for cooling. The second part deal with a plant data base which the authors are elaborating to aid designers in the selection and use of plants ...
MARINO, Donatella, MONTACCHINI, ELENA PIERA, PERETTI, GABRIELLA   +2 more
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The role and potential of residential open space in a suburban green space network

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021
Abstract As the climate changes, green spaces of all types will be increasingly important in maintaining livable and biodiverse communities. A type of green space common to suburban communities in the United States is residential open space. Residential open spaces tend to be small and heavily managed and are frequently undervalued and understudied ...
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Criteria for ranking of open public green space

Urban green areas: management issues and prospects for sustainable development
Two models for ranking open public green space are considered, one of which is based on regression analysis, the other on quartiles. The ranking criteria in both models are the area and the number of open public green space. It is shown that the model based on quartiles has an advantage when creating an adaptive classification of the urban complex of ...
O. N. D’yachkova, A. E. Mikhailov, N. V. Bakaeva   +2 more
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Evaluating green cover and open spaces in informal settlements of Mumbai using deep learning

Neural computing & applications (Print), 2023
Ayush Dabra, Vaibhav Kumar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The green open spaces of Assisi town

2008
L’afflux de plus d’un million de touristes chaque année et l’inscription à la « Liste du patrimoine mondial » de l’Unesco en 2000 ont joué un rôle dans la manière de considérer et de gérer les espaces ouverts de la ville d’Assise. Les espaces verts font partie d’un projet global pour la valorisation du patrimoine, de la culture et du paysage.
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Planning for Green Open Space in Urbanising Landscapes

Green open space is considered key social and environmental infrastructure for a sustainable city. Good planning when space is limited or being planned for new urban areas is therefore especially crucial. Green open space planning is generally based on local policies and guidelines and is rarely informed by empirical evidence.
Ives, Christopher, Oke, Cathy, Cooke, Benjamin, Gordon, Ascelin, Bekessy, Sarah   +4 more
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Green Infrastructure: The Imperative of Open Space Preservation

SSRN Electronic Journal
Open space preservation ranks among America's most deeply rooted traditions. The creation of green, civic open spaces was recognized as an important design concept in the formation of a number of the country's early cities. Philadelphia, Savannah, and New Haven were developed around squares of green open space.
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Spatial Logic and the Distribution of Open and Green Public Spaces in Hanoi: Planning in a Dense and Rapidly Changing City

, 2018
T. Pham, Danielle Labbé
semanticscholar   +1 more source