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Analyzing Urban Green Space Function Emphasizing Green Space Features in District 2 of Tabriz metropolis in Iran [PDF]

open access: yesAnuário do Instituto de Geociências, 2013
Urban green spaces can be a comprehensive tool for long term protection of environmental sustainability through improving the quality of life. With urban areas development, population growth and activities increase, urban planners prioritized green ...
Saman Abizadeh, Nader Zali
doaj  

Advances in Bioprinting to Model Immune‐Mediated Skin Diseases

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores how 3D bioprinting drives innovation in developing in vitro skin models that mimic immune‐mediated diseases. It highlights current technologies, key applications in studying skin pathologies, and emerging challenges. The review points toward future opportunities for improving disease modeling and advancing therapeutic and cosmetic ...
Andrea Ulloa‐Fernández   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying urban green space effects on biodiversity and ecosystem function: Implications for sustainable urban planning [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
As urbanization accelerates, it is crucial to assess how green spaces contribute to ecological balance and sustainability. This study aims to quantify the impact of urban green spaces on local biodiversity and ecosystem functions.
Valiyeva Munojatkxon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Open space networks can guide urban renewal in a megacity

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2020
As human populations move into cities they are increasingly isolated from the natural world, with associated negative impacts on health and well-being. However, as cities renew themselves through urban redevelopment and climate-adaptation, opportunities ...
James H Thorne   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Creating a Map of the Social Functions of Urban Green Spaces in a City with Poor Availability of Spatial Data: A Sociotope for Lodz

open access: yesLand, 2020
Many cities lack complex spatial databases that can answer the question “What does a given green space offer?” This complicates the lives of inhabitants, planners, and local authorities.
Edyta Łaszkiewicz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of green spaces on urban environmental quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Urban green areas have the potential to attenuate some of the negative effects of urbanisation, making cities a more pleasant place to live in. In addition to aesthetic value, green spaces improve air quality, reduce noise levels and generate more ...
Cardoso, Ana   +13 more
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Integrating sciences to sustain urban ecosystem services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Effective water management within urban settings requires robust multidisciplinary understanding and an appreciation of the value added to urban spaces by providing multifunctional green-blue spaces.
Lundy, Lian, Wade, Rebecca
core   +3 more sources

Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the gnawing threat of encroachment of urban green spaces in Ghana’s growing urban fabric

open access: yesDiscover Cities
Urban green spaces offer unique social, health, and economic benefits such as sanitizing the air, protecting flora and fauna, and reducing heat waves, ultimately improving life quality.
Benjamin Doe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meta-Analysis of the Relative Abundance of Nuisance and Vector Mosquitoes in Urban and Blue-Green Spaces

open access: yesInsects, 2022
Blue-green spaces (BGSs), urban areas characterized by the presence of vegetation and or water, and infrastructure form a potential solution for public health threats from increasing urbanization.
Charlotte G. Rhodes   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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