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Urban Green Spaces and Collective Housing: Spatial Patterns and Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Residential Development

open access: yes
The current state of knowledge in landscape architecture of urban green spaces in Slovakia significantly falls behind advancements in urban planning and architecture.
Zuzana Vinczeová, Attila Tóth
core   +1 more source

Inventory of Green Spaces and Woody Plants in the Urban Landscape in Ariogala

open access: yes, 2012
Background and purpose: Regulation of urban greenery design, management and protection was approved in 2008 in Lithuania after the Green Space Law was passed, allowing protection of public green spaces and woody plants.
Lina Straigytė   +3 more
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Spatial Heterogeneity Analysis of the Multidimensional Characteristics of Urban Green Spaces in China—A Study Based on 285 Prefecture-Level Cities

open access: yesLand
Quantitative measurement of urban green spaces (UGSs) plays a fundamental role in enhancing their ecological functions and services. Current studies have not adequately analyzed the multifunctional characteristics and the diverse benefits of urban green ...
Wei Zhao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cross-Modal Insights into Urban Green Spaces Preferences

open access: yes
Urban green spaces (UGSs) and forests play a vital role in shaping sustainable and livable cities, offering not only ecological benefits but also spaces that are essential for human well-being, social interactions, and everyday life.
Bing Qiu, Jiayi Yan, Fan Zhang
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Analyzing the pattern and connectivity of urban green spaces: A case study of Izmir, Turkey

open access: yes, 2013
The primary concerns in this study were to quantify the connectivity and green space pattern using landscape metrics (PLAND, NP, AREA_MN and CONNECT) in the central districts of the city of Izmir. The primary research materials included thirteen 1:25,000
Hepcan, Serif
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The Impact of Water–Green Spaces Spatial Relationships on the Carbon Sequestration Efficiency of Urban Waterfront Green Spaces

open access: yes
Against the background of global warming, the carbon emission of cities accounts for more than 70%, and its carbon sink increase and emission reduction have become the research focus.
Yangyang Yuan   +5 more
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The effects of naturalness, gender, and age on how urban green space is perceived and used

open access: yes, 2016
Neighbourhood green space serves an important function for the urban population, and provides valuable ecosystem services for human well-being. In this article, we investigate the effects of naturalness, gender, and age on the activities, aesthetics, and
Gunnarsson, Bengt,   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Enhancing urban well-being through urban environment: an analysis of recreational spaces, urban forests, and wetlands in Johor Bahru, Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes
This study investigates the impact of urban green spaces—recreational areas, urban forests, and wetlands—on the well-being of Johor Bahru’s urban community.
Burhan @ Jaohari, Nik Ahmad Sufian   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A perspective from the Mesozoic: Evolutionary changes of the mammalian skull and their influence on feeding efficiency and high‐frequency hearing

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
wiley   +1 more source

Morpho‐functional analyses of the jaw apparatus in the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna, Psittaciformes, Aves): Adaptations to feeding behavior

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Macaws are renowned for processing dry, mechanically resistant fruits, yet the species‐level anatomical and functional correlates of this performance remain incompletely resolved. We examined the feeding apparatus of the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) using an integrated approach that combines osteology, myology, and bite‐force estimates
Sérgio R. Posso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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