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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
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Urban Green Spaces and Housing Prices: An Alternative Perspective [PDF]
Sustainability, 2019 Urban green spaces (UGS) are essential components of sustainable cities that provide many benefits to urban residents, such as recreation or aesthetics. Urban residents may be willing to pay for some of these ecosystem services. Indeed, studies investigating the formation of housing prices through hedonic pricing analysis have shown that UGS can ...
Veronika Liebelt +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.The relationship between synthesis‐dependent crystallization behavior, internal grain‐boundary density, and intrinsic lithium diffusion kinetics in single‐crystal mid‐Ni NCM cathodes is elucidated, providing practical design insights for advanced cathode materials.
Yeong Beom Kim +11 more
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, 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 ...
Persson, Anna S., +5 more
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Effects of urban green spaces on visiting population of railway station areas
Discover CitiesWhile rapid urbanization is progressing globally, some developed cities are facing population decline and urban de-densification, raising concerns about regional economic deterioration and reduced livability.
Ryota Ideno +4 more
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Open space networks can guide urban renewal in a megacity
Environmental 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
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Developing Education Practice in Urban Green Spaces [PDF]
Meliora, 2017 Education within green spaces is has pedagogical, social, health and wellbeing benefits. This commentary describes the methodology we used to investigate barriers to education in the green spaces of Southampton. We also discuss the challenges we faced when working with teachers and schools, and offer some solutions.
Holgate, Megan K. +3 more
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Polydopamine‐Wool Textiles for Sustainable Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A natural wool textile engineered for high solar absorbance and a fast‐wicking structure serves as a highly efficient, single‐layer system for interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG). This integrated evaporator seamlessly couples rapid water transport with continuous evaporation. Ultimately, this sustainable photothermal design offers a scalable, eco‐
Kyuin Park +6 more
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GREEN SPACES AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN URBAN AREAS [PDF]
Quality of life in cities depends largely on the availability of attractive and accessible green spaces. It is generally agreed that urban green spaces are essential for the health and well-being of citizens.
Corina PIRLOGEA, Claudiu CICEA
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, 2006 Urban forests, trees and other green spaces are thought to contribute significantly to certain psychophysical and social needs of urban dwellers. Recent studies on citizens' perceptions and behaviour toward urban green areas have shown the complexity and
Raffaele Lafortezza +7 more
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