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Mathematics of Parking: Varying Parking Rate [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Statistical Physics, 2021
In the classical parking problem, unit intervals ("car lengths") are placed uniformly at random without overlapping. The process terminates at saturation, i.e. until no more unit intervals can be stowed. In this paper, we present a generalization of this problem in which the unit intervals are placed with an exponential distribution with rate parameter
Pavel B. Dubovski, Michael Tamarov
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When Is a Park More Than a Park? Rethinking the Role of Parks as “Shared Space” in Post-Conflict Belfast

open access: yesLand, 2022
With the signing of the Belfast Agreement, Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) entered a new phase of urban development. Moving away from notions of division, Belfast City Council envisaged an inclusive and accessible city.
Ian Mell   +6 more
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An integrated approach to assessing the ecological state of urban park soils, Kirov, Russia

open access: yesЮг России: экология, развитие, 2023
Aim. Assess the ecological state of soils in park areas and public gardens in the city of Kirov, Kirov region, Russia, which are located near areas of heavy traffic, using an integrated approach based on data from physicochemical, microbiological ...
S. G. Skugoreva   +6 more
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Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach

open access: yesActa Veterinaria, 2022
This paper studies the presence of developmental forms of gastrointestinal parasites in soil and sand samples, as well as in dog feces collected from public green spaces in Belgrade.
Bogunović Danica   +6 more
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Feeding Ecology of Wild Brown-Nosed Coatis and Garbage Exploration: A Study in Two Ecological Parks

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Wild animals that feed on garbage waste are a problem in ecological parks as it can substantially alter their food ecology. Wild coatis that occupy human recreation areas in parks are often observed feeding on garbage, but the ecological consequences are
Delma Henriques Rodrigues   +9 more
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People or Parking

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
Abstract Car-based transportation networks (as in Phoenix) necessitate parking at origin and destination in order to establish a link—but the space devoted to parking lowers its ability to provide housing and consumer amenities. Walking and transit networks (as in Manhattan) have no such tradeoff, and a city reliant on them will be able to make ...
Bunten, Devin Michelle   +1 more
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Contact With Nature as a Mental Health Buffer for Lower Income Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
Despite a growing number of research outputs on the importance of nature contact during the COVID-19 pandemic, we know of no longitudinal research conducted prior to and during the pandemic among low-income and minority ethnicity populations, i.e., those
Amber L. Pearson   +7 more
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Residential parking permits and parking supply [PDF]

open access: yesRegional Science and Urban Economics, 2014
We estimate welfare losses of policies that provide on-street parking permits to residents almost free of charge in Dutch shopping districts that are predominantly downtown. Our empirical results indicate that parking supply is far from perfectly price elastic, implying that there are substantial welfare losses related to underpriced parking permits ...
Jos van Ommeren   +2 more
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Fiziksel aktivite için park ve rekreasyon alanlarına gelen kullanıcıların mekân seçimini ve fiziksel aktiviteye katılımını etkileyen faktörler

open access: yesSpormetre Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 2017
Bu araştırmanın amacı, fiziksel aktivite amaçlı park ve rekreasyon alanlarına gelen kullanıcıların mekân seçimini ve aktiviteye katılımlarını etkileyen faktörleri incelemektir. Araştırmaya gönüllü olarak 603 kişi katılmıştır.
Özgül Sema Alay   +2 more
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THE EFFECTS OF PARK IMPROVEMENT ON PARK USE AND PARK-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

open access: yesJOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, 2021
Park is considered as one of the necessary settings in the urban area to promote physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. It provides opportunities to engage in park-based physical activity to a wide range of users. Studies have found that park improvement is a sustainable way to increase the urban population’s physical activity levels.
Sigit D. Arifwidodo, Orana Chandrasiri
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