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

E3S 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, Ziyadulloyeva Farangiz, Khudayorova Gulkhaya, Tojimamatov Oybekjon, Karimov Abduvahit   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of public urban green spaces for spiritual services in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

, 2019
Urban green spaces provide an array of ecosystem services. Spiritual services provided by urban green spaces are widely used, but are often overlooked and rarely quantified.
Shackleton, Charlie M, Ngulani, T
core   +1 more source

Extra Climate Benefits From Afforestation Due to Reduced Forest Fragmentation in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Afforestation in China reduced forest fragmentation in 2015, transforming 51.8 M ha of edge forests into interior forests. This enhanced carbon sequestration (1.4±0.2 Pg CO2e, a cooling biogeochemical effect), while reduced albedo (−0.9 Pg CO2e, a warming biophysical effect) partially offset the gain, yielding a net extra climate benefit of ...
Nan Meng, Wei Li, Philippe Ciais, Martin Brandt, Xiaowei Tong, Yanzheng Yang, Guofeng Shen, Wei Du, Lei Zhu, Yi Leng, Minxuan Sun, Mengjie Han, Xuemei Zhang, Jie Zhang, Nan Wang, Dan Tong, Chao Wu, Wenhao Dong, Shu Tao, Bo Pan   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intensive management reduces butterfly diversity over time in urban green spaces

, 2019
Loss and fragmentation of semi-natural grasslands have had negative consequences for grassland biodiversity, such as butterflies. Urban parks and other urban green spaces have so far largely been overlooked as suitable butterfly habitats, although they ...
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Öckinger, Erik,, Aguilera Nuñez, Guillermo,   +2 more
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Creating a Map of the Social Functions of Urban Green Spaces in a City with Poor Availability of Spatial Data: A Sociotope for Lodz

Land, 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, Piotr Czembrowski, Jakub Kronenberg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of bird information, attitudes, and demographics on publicpreferences toward urban green spaces: The case of Montpellier, France

, 2009
Urban sprawl is a major driving force of land use change. To develop strategies for sustainable urban development,planners need suitable indicators, one of which is the quality and quantity of green spaces in a city.
Caula, Sabina, Hvenegaard, Glen T., Marty, P.   +2 more
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Long‐Term Ambient Benzene Exposure and Brain Disorders Among Urban Adults: Effect Modification by Genetic Susceptibility and Potential Mediation by Plasma Proteins

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Low‐level ambient benzene exposure is associated with increased risks of multiple brain disorders in urban adults. Genetic susceptibility modifies these associations, while plasma proteomics points to potential biological pathways linking benzene exposure to adverse brain health.
Jianhui Guo, Xia Zhong, Petros Koutrakis, Carolina L. Zilli Vieira, Feifei Si, Yaqi Wang, Xinyao Lian, Yi Fan, Zhaokun Wang, Shaodan Huang, Jing Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Discover 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, Prince Aboagye Anokye, Ama Kyerewaa Attakorah, Stephen Biliyitorb Liwur   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the health risk impacts of urban green spaces on air pollution - Evidence from 31 China's provinces

Ecological Indicators
Urban green spaces have long been cherished as the “lungs of the city”, it can not only improve air quality and enhance residents' health. The impact of urban green spaces on air pollution and residents' health has attracted great attention.
Jianru Fu, Haifeng Fu, Chaoping Zhu, Ying Sun, Honghao Cao   +4 more
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Characterising urban green space density and footpath-accessibility in models of BMI

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background While exposure to urban green spaces has been associated with various physical health benefits, the evidence linking these spaces to lower BMI, particularly among older people, is mixed.
Philip Carthy, Sean Lyons, Anne Nolan
doaj   +1 more source