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Regional assessment of urban impacts on landcover and open space finds a smart urban growth policy performs little better than business as usual. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Assessment of landscape change is critical for attainment of regional sustainability goals. Urban growth assessments are needed because over half the global population now lives in cities, which impact biodiversity, ecosystem structure and ecological ...
James H Thorne +2 more
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The legal street: a scarcity approach to urban open space in mobility transitions
Urban Transformations, 2021 An urban mobility transition requires a transition in space allocation, since most mobility modes are dependent on urban open space for circulation and the storage of vehicles. Despite increasing attention to space and spatiality in transitions research,
Brett J. M. Petzer +2 more
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Evaluation of Open and Green Space Systems in the Context of Urban Livability
Iconarp International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 2023 Urban that has overgrown in recent years have affected human lifestyle and ecological balance in a negative way. Open and green spaces decreased. With this, unhealthy urban conditions occur. Therefore, urban is becoming more unlivable.
Özne Hızlı +1 more
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Optimizing the spatial configurations of an urban open space: syntactic analysis of the restored Hatirjheel wetland, Dhaka [PDF]
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura, 2021 Due to rapid urbanization, urban open spaces are becoming increasingly significant, both in the inhabitants’ daily and societal lives. This significance is even more applicable for the densely populated city of Dhaka, which has historically overseen ...
Md Arifur Rahman
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Do urban open spaces provide refugia for frogs in urban environments?
PLoS ONE, 2021 Urbanization is among the largest threats to wildlife populations through factors such as fragmentation, isolation, and habitat destruction. Urban open spaces, such as parks and golf courses, have the potential to provide wildlife with suitable habitat ...
David Hutto, Kyle Barrett
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Megaron, 2017 The quality of life of people in urban areas is a result of interaction of humans with the urban environment. Many studies show that open public spaces and the activities conducted in these areas are important urban environment factors that contribute to
Gökçe Uzgören +1 more
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Influence of urban green open space on residents’ physical activity in China
BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Urban green open space is a valuable resource for physical activities of urban inhabitants and has the potential to reduce chronic illness and improve health.
Han Wang +4 more
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Analysis of Open Space Types in Urban Centers Based on Functional Features
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 The open space in urban centers is not only the element to beautify the landscape of urban public centers, but also bears multiple functional needs and reflects cultural values.
Yang Junyan +2 more
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Uma Revisão no desenho livres urbanos dos espaços dos conjuntos residenciais do "Urbanismo Moderno"
Paisagem e Ambiente, 1998 The article presents one revision of open space design that comes from the im plantation of buildings in a big social housinq projects from the Modern period, incorporating the criticism that lead to new proposals in residential areas from the 60s to now
Marcia Halluli Menneh
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Berkala Sainstek, 2022 One of the ecological functions of green open space (RTH) is to accommodate biodiversity in urban areas by providing a habitat for wild plants and animals. Pollution, urbanization, and various other environmental pressures make green open spaces in urban
Siva Devi Azahra +2 more
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