Urban Park Planning for Sustainability: Resident Insights from China’s Major Cities
LandUrban parks are pivotal in the sustainable development of urban ecosystems, significantly enhancing the ecological environment and residents’ quality of life. To scientifically improve urban park management and ensure long-term sustainability, this study
Biao He +4 more
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Urban Parks and their Cooling Potential: Evaluating how Park Characteristics Affects Land Surface Temperature [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesUrbanization significantly alters city landscapes, exacerbating the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, where cities experience significantly higher temperatures compared to their rural surroundings due to impervious surfaces and heat emissions.
B. Ghale, S. Mamgain, K. Gupta, A. Roy
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Factors associated with changes in subjective well-being immediately after urban park visit
International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2020 This study aimed to explore the amenable factors contributing to the improvement in subjective well-being (SWB) immediately after a short-term visit to an urban park in an uncontrolled condition. Ninety-four park visitors from three urban parks completed
H. Yuen, G. Jenkins
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Radiative Cooling by Green(er) Solvents‐Upcycled Polyvinyl Chloride From Drug Blisters Waste
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.This study explores upcycling poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) from used pharmaceutical blisters into sustainable radiative cooling materials. Using solvent separation and membrane fabrication, PVC was converted into white membranes paired with aluminum foil.
Andrea Lanfranchi +2 more
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The Cooling Effect of Urban Parks and Its Monthly Variations in a Snow Climate City
Remote Sensing, 2017 Urban parks have been shown to form park cool islands (PCIs), which can effectively alleviate the negative influences of urban heat islands (UHI). However, few studies have examined the detailed characteristics of PCIs, the effect of urban park features ...
Chaobin Yang +7 more
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Identifying contextual predictors of urban park utilization among inter-ethnic groups in Malaysia
Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2019 Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban parks towards achieving social cohesion. Malaysians of different ethnic backgrounds spend their leisure time in urban parks because it offers opportunities ...
Hesham Omran Elfartas +3 more
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Modeling Recreational Amenities in an Urban Setting: Location, Congestion, and Substitution Effects [PDF]
In this article, we introduce a recreational amenity—a greenbelt park—into a simple urban economic model. For multiple possible park placements, we solve for the associated equilibrium urban structure, including the equilibrium rent gradient, city ...
Homans, Frances R. +1 more
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Using social science in National Park Service climate communications: A case study in the National Capital Region [PDF]
, 2020 Since 2012, the National Park Service’s (NPS’s) Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance (UERLA) and George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication have partnered on a collaborative “research-to-practice” internship program that ...
Beall, Lindsey +4 more
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URBAN PLANNING AND THE LOCATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES [PDF]
In this paper, we use a simple urban economic model to study how choosing park locations within a city might contribute towards urban planning goals.
Homans, Frances R. +1 more
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LandUrban parks are vital for mitigating high urban temperatures, yet optimizing their design for maximum cooling benefits remains a challenge. This study investigates the cooling mechanisms of 65 parks in Tianjin, assessing their characteristics and spatial
Wenru Li +7 more
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