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Suitability Analysis of Regional Parks Using GIS: Case Study of Jiroft City [PDF]

نشریه جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی, 2015
Urban population growth causes serious consequences for the environment. Here is where creating macro green space as the most important balancing factor becomes a necessity.
Fatemeh Gessami, Elham Yousefi, Esmail Salehi, Mohsen Kafi   +3 more
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Accommodating green spaces in cities: Perceptions and attitudes in slums

, 2021
The growing assumption in urban studies literature is that residents of slum communities struggle to find space to live but not a place to recreate and enjoy green space.
Zuneidu, Mohammed Asura, Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful, Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael Odei, Asibey, Michael Osei   +3 more
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Morbidity is related to a green living environment [PDF]

, 2009
Background: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported ...
Vries, S., de, de Vries, S.T., Schellevis, F.G., Vries, S. de, R A Verheij, de Vries, S., Verheij, R.A., Vries, S.T. de, Groenewegen, P.P., J Maas, P P Groenewegen, Spreeuwenberg, P., Maas, J., P Spreeuwenberg, Verheij, R., S de Vries, F G Schellevis   +16 more
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Assessing the Distribution of Urban Green Spaces and its Anisotropic Cooling Distance on Urban Heat Island Pattern in Baotou, China

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2016
An essential part of urban natural systems, urban green spaces play a crucial role in mitigating the urban heat island effect (UHI). The UHI effect refers to the phenomenon where the temperature within a city is higher than that of the surrounding rural ...
Tongliga Bao, Xueming Li, Jing Zhang, Yingjia Zhang, Shenzhen Tian   +4 more
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Urban green space and happiness in developed countries [PDF]

EPJ Data Science, 2021
AbstractUrban green space is thought to contribute to citizen happiness by promoting physical and mental health. Nevertheless, how urban green space and happiness are related across many countries with different socioeconomic conditions has not been explored.
Oh-Hyun Kwon, Inho Hong, Jeasurk Yang, Donghee Yvette Wohn, Woo-Sung Jung, Meeyoung Cha   +5 more
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Residents’ Satisfaction with Green Spaces and Daily Life in Small Urban Settings: Romanian Perspectives

, 2023
The availability and accessibility of green spaces in urban settings are important factors in determining the sustainability of cities and the quality of urban life. However, the literature indicates a need for evidence-based data correlating green areas
Vasile Gherheș, Ciprian Obrad, Mariana Cernicova-Buca   +2 more
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The Incremental Demise of Urban Green Spaces

, 2020
More precise explanations are needed to better understand why public green spaces are diminishing in cities, leading to the loss of ecosystem services that humans receive from natural systems.
Barthel, Stephan, Johan Colding, Barthel, Stephan,, Gren, Åsa, Stephan Barthel, Colding, Johan, Colding, Johan,, Åsa Gren, Gren, Åsa,   +8 more
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Utilizing regression model to characterize the impact of urban green space features on the subjective well-being of older adults

Heliyon
Based on the background of rapid global ageing, research exploring urban green spaces and the subjective well-being of urban residents has become one of the key research interests.
Tianrong Xu, Ainoriza Mohd Aini, Nikmatul Adha Nordin   +2 more
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Avian biodiversity in the urban green spaces of Paris: higher bird species richness in larger parks and park centers

Avian Conservation and Ecology
Diverse anthropogenic threats drive bird population declines, especially for species living in urban areas. Through studies of avian species richness in urban green spaces, i.e., the parks, gardens, and cemeteries of modern cities, we gain a deeper ...
Daniel J. Mennill, Stephanie M. Gamboa, Emily M. Bolger, Madison I. Bygrove, Micaela Carlini, Katie A. Cesca, Hannah L. Drew, Natalie A. Emerick, Adam Gaisinsky, Reese M. Miller, Linda Nguyen, Liam D. O'Leary, Sona Regonda, Danielle N. Robinson, Emily Tessier, Stephanie M. Doucet   +15 more
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Urban Green Spaces and Cardiovascular Morbidity

ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2018
Introduction. The objective of the present study was to explore associations between the distance and use of urban green spaces and the risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Methods. Randomly selected 5112 respondents (2195 men and 2917 women) participated in the study in Kaunas, Lithuania, that included self-reported sociodemographic, traditional ...
Malinauskas, Mindaugas, Minelgaitė, Rūta, Malinauskienė, Vilija   +2 more
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