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The integration of urban streetscapes provides the possibility to fully quantify the ecological landscape of urban green spaces: A case study of Xi’an city

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2021
Urban green space is the critical composition of urban ecosystem, which provides numerous ecosystem services for urban residents, and has great value.
Hui Dang, Jing Li
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Return on Investment in Green Urban Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Rapid urbanisation is taking place at an unprecedented rate throughout the world, with the rate of growth often outpacing urban planning and the capacity of city managers. As a result, existing natural areas within
Forsythe, Katherine   +13 more
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Evolution of Green Areas in Europe—A Comparison Between Three Urban Areas

open access: yesProceedings, 2019
Urbanization is a continuous and dynamic process which has a direct impact on ecosystems and their services provided to human society. Restriction of green areas greatly accentuates urban ecological risks, having an immediate negative impact on their ...
Cristina Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir   +3 more
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URBAN GREEN AREAS – ISSUES AND ANSWERS FOR SUISTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CASE STUDY IN ROMANIA) [PDF]

open access: yesAnalele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2016
The current situation of urban areas from Romania shows a natural environment with increased risk for health of residents due to the low level of green growth resulted from lack of integrated management of green spaces in relation to the other ...
LIVIU NEAMŢU, ADINA CLAUDIA NEAMŢU
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Urban green space and obesity in older adults: Evidence from Ireland

open access: yesSSM: Population Health, 2018
We examine the association between living in an urban area with more or less green space and the probability of being obese. This work involves the creation of a new dataset which combines geo-coded data at the individual level from the Irish ...
Seraphim Dempsey   +2 more
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Recycling Model Suggestion for Sustainable Urban Green Areas in Konya

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2018
Urban green spaces can be a comprehensive tool to ensure the sustainability of cities. The sustainability of green areas in planning, design, implementation, maintenance and operation processes contributes to the sustainable development of cities as well.
Filiz Çelik
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Denser and greener cities: Green interventions to achieve both urban density and nature

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2023
Green spaces in urban areas—like remnant habitat, parks, constructed wetlands, and street trees—supply multiple benefits. Many studies show green spaces in and near urban areas play important roles harbouring biodiversity and promoting human well‐being ...
Robert I. McDonald   +15 more
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The Use of Vertical Gardens as a Network of Urban Navigation Elements with a Positive Impact on Biodiversity and Microclimate in a Dense Urban Environment

open access: yesSlovak Journal of Civil Engineering, 2023
Horizontal green areas are becoming valuable, yet extruded spots, and their constant elimination at the expense of commercial and housing developments is disrupting green infrastructure. Interlocked existing urban structures seldom allow for the creation
Zaťovičová Miriam   +1 more
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A comparison of green space indicators for epidemiological research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
<p><b>Background</b> The potential for natural environments to be salutogenic has received growing interest from epidemiologists, but there has been no critical examination of the extent to which associations between green space and ...
Astell-Burt, Thomas (R16977)   +9 more
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Retention capacity of extensive green roofs

open access: yesJournal of Water and Land Development, 2016
Climate change causes a more frequent occurrence of extreme events. The result of these phenomena is the occurrence of floods and flooding, and periods of drought. Particularly unfavorable is intensive rainfall over the urban catchments.
Sobczyk Małgorzata, Mrowiec Maciej
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