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Where the wild things are! Do urban green spaces with greater avian biodiversity promote more positive emotions in humans? [PDF]

, 2020
Urban green space can help mitigate the negative impacts of urban living and provide positive effects on citizens’ mood, health and well-being. Questions remain, however, as to whether all types of green space are equally beneficial, and if not, what ...
Ferguson, F., McEwan, K., Jorgensen, Anna, Goodwick, J, Richardson, Miles, Sheffield, David, Mears, M., Ferguson, Fiona, Ballard, L., Goodrick, J., Cameron, R.W.F., Riley, J, Jorgensen, A., Richardson, M., Cameron, Ross, McEwan, Kirsten, Brindley, Paul, Ballard, L, Brindley, P., Sheffield, D., Riley, J., Mears, Meagan   +21 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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Behavioral Coping With Food Price Inflation: Patterns Among U.S. Households

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent food price inflation has placed substantial pressure on household budgets, food security, and mental well‐being. Using Household Pulse Survey data, we combine k‐modes clustering and Double Machine Learning to identify distinct household coping groups and examine differences in how households respond to rising food prices across groups ...
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
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Decoding the Role of Urban Green Space Morphology in Shaping Visual Perception: A Park-Based Study

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Urban green spaces, vital public infrastructure, have received limited research on how their morphology affects visual perception preferences. Using data from ten parks, we generated green space maps from high-resolution satellite imagery and calculated ...
Yi Peng, Zongsheng Li, Aamir Mehmood Shah, Bingyang Lv, Shiliang Liu, Yuzhou Liu, Xi Li, Huixing Song, Qibing Chen   +8 more
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Assessing Structural Connectivity of Urban Green Spaces in Metropolitan Hong Kong

, 2017
Connectivity is a vital element in landscape structure because of its importance in species–landscape interactions. Connectivity analysis of green spaces in urban landscapes, especially in high-density cities such as Hong Kong, differs from that of ...
Yiqing Liu, C. Jim, Hanzhang Song, Yuhong Tian   +3 more
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Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Becca B. R. Jablonski, John Bovay   +2 more
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Indicators for managing and planning urban green spaces: a case study in Padova (Northern Italy)

, 2018
Sustainable and integrated management of urban green spaces is fundamental for the planning of our cities and towns. Therefore, understanding current conditions and informing citizens on urban green spaces is critical for such sustainable and integrated ...
Martina Penatti, Paolo Semenzato, Tommaso Sitzia, Thomas Campagnaro   +3 more
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Food Hygiene Practices of Vendors and Microbiological Quality of Ready to Eat Foods at Night Markets

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
This study investigates the relationship between food hygiene practices among night market vendors and the microbiological quality of ready to eat (RTE) foods sold at night markets. ABSTRACT Ready to eat (RTE) foods are popular options in night markets due to their convenience, affordability, and accessibility.
Yu Xin Soon, Kai Wen Koay, Seok Tyug Tan, Seok Shin Tan, Hariyono Hariyono, Chin Xuan Tan   +5 more
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Attributes of Urban Greenspaces and their Influence on Visitors’ Preferences in Nairobi City County, Kenya

Eastern African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Urban green spaces refer to land covered with vegetation such as forests, street trees, parks, gardens, and water bodies in an urban setup. In this study, we sought to investigate the attributes of urban green spaces in Nairobi County and their ...
Martin Wandie Mbugua, Hellen Kamiri, Peter Kamau   +2 more
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Value of urban green spaces in promoting healthy living and wellbeing: prospects for planning

, 2015
Andrew Chee Keng Lee,1 Hannah C Jordan,1 Jason Horsley2 1Section of Public Health, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, 2Sheffield City Council, Sheffield, UK Abstract: There has been considerable work done in recent years ...
Lee ACK, Horsley J, Jordan HC
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