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Defining urban open space governance and management

open access: yes, 2020
This chapter introduces and defines central terms needed to understand and discuss contemporary urban open space (UOS) governance and management. It discusses how governance and management already are, and can increasingly become, related to each other ...
Fors, Hanna,   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Do urban open spaces provide refugia for frogs in urban environments?

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study on the relationship between quality of space and urban space activities in the public open spaces

open access: yesMegaron, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns and Determinants of Open Defecation among Urban People [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
At the present time, an estimated of 673 million people defecate in the open space, not in private. Indonesia is a densely populated country with a lot of open defecation (OD) both in urban (37%) and rural areas (43%). Tanjung Karang Pusat Subdistrict is
Febriani, Christin Angelina   +8 more
core   +5 more sources

Urban Gardening and Green Space Governance: Towards New Collaborative Planning Practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the context of urban densification and central urban areas’ lack of open spaces, new forms of small-scale urban gardening practices have emerged.
Tappert, Simone   +7 more
core   +1 more source

VALUASI MANFAAT EKOLOGIS RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU (RTH) DI KOTA BOGOR DENGAN APLIKASI CITYGREEN 5.4

open access: yesJournal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2013
Greenery open space is a fundamental part of urban development and management in sustaining the quality of urban environment and the welfare of urban dwellers.
Indung Sitti Fatimah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elements that influence living quality in open urban space [PDF]

open access: yesUrbani Izziv, 2007
The number of people living in cities in Slovenia is increasing. There fore, the city spreads, urban space is created mostly by different buildings with minimum of open space, usually designed for parking spaces.
Petra Krajner
doaj  

Governing for Child-Friendliness? Perspectives on Children as Users Among Swedish and Danish Urban Open Space Managers

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2020
Despite the acknowledged importance of outdoor environment quality in supporting children's health and well-being, little is known about how contemporary urban open space management caters for children. In this study, Swedish (n = 54) and Danish (n = 25)
Märit Jansson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Walking accessibility to neighbourhood open space in a multi-level urban environment of Hong Kong

open access: yes, 2020
This study presents the spatial analysis of walking accessibility to a public facility in a hilly, multi-level urban environment. Our spatial database includes street topography, physical impedances, formal crossings, and designated access points in ...
Wong, KKH, Tang, KSS, Wong, SW, Tang, BS
core   +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

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