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Quantifying and Comparing the Cooling Effects of Three Different Morphologies of Urban Parks in Chengdu

Land, 2023
Urban parks have significant cooling effects, which can both mitigate the urban heat is-land effect and are crucial to the sustainable development of the human habitat.
Xiaojing Feng, Jiahao Yu, Chuliang Xin, Tianhao Ye, Tian’ao Wang, Honglin Chen, Xuemei Zhang, Lili Zhang   +7 more
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Sewage Treatment System Planning for Dianchi Urban Wetland Park in Kunming [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Dianchi Lake urban wetland park in Kunming is an important component of Dianchi lakeside wetlands, it is of great significance to the urban development and ecological protection of Kunming.
Wu Yan-Sheng, Li Yan, Gao Xiong, Pan Jie, Wang Ning, Cheng Yong-Wei, Yang Cong-Gao, Yang Ya-Chao   +7 more
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Demand-Led Optimization of Urban Park Services

, 2023
As the demand for cultural and recreational services grows, the mismatch between the supply and demand of park services significantly affects residents’ well-being.
Zhangwei Lu, Anqi Tong, Yaqi Wu, Yijun Shi, Mao Feng, Lihua Xu, Xiaohu Qian, Qiwei Ma   +7 more
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A Comparative Study of Urban Park Preferences in China and The Netherlands. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Urban parks play an important role in tackling several urban challenges such as air pollution, urban heat, physical inactivity, social isolation, and stress.
van den Berg P, Weijs-Perrée M, Dane G, van Vliet E, Liu H, Sun S, Borgers A.   +6 more
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Park environment and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in parks among adolescents in a high-density city: the moderating role of neighbourhood income

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2021
Background Urban parks are critical environmental resources in which adolescents engage in physical activity (PA). Evidence on the associations between park environmental characteristics and park-based PA in adolescents is mixed, particularly for high ...
Ru Zhang, Chun-Qing Zhang, Poh Chin Lai, Wei Cheng, Benjamin Schüz, Mei-Po Kwan   +5 more
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Analysis of Walking Accessibility of Park Green Space in Weidu District of Xuchang City Based on GIS [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
Taking the park green space in Weidu District of Xuchang City as the research object, the spatial service area of the park green space under the mode of pedestrian transportation is analyzed by using the grid analysis function of geographic information ...
Cui Yage, Tan Wenhao, Cheng Linli, Chen Tingting, Lv Liang, Pan Hui   +5 more
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Associations between park features, park satisfaction and park use in a multi-ethnic deprived urban area [PDF]

, 2019
Parks are increasingly understood to be key community resources for public health, particularly for ethnic minority and low socioeconomic groups. At the same time, research suggests parks are underutilised by these groups.
Kelly, Brian, McEachan, R, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J, Conner, Mark, Kelly, B, Kellar, Ian, Kellar, I, Conner, M, Nieuwenhuijsen, M, Roberts, H.E., Gidlow, Christopher J., McEachan, Rosemary, Roberts, H, Social Urban Transitions, Gidlow, C   +14 more
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Optimization of tree locations to reduce human heat stress in an urban park [PDF]

, 2023
Trees provide cooling benefits through shading and evapotranspiration; they are regarded as an important measure in heat-resilient urban planning and policies.
Qunshan Zhao, Tongping Hao, Jianxiang Huang, Zhao, Q, Huang, Jianxiang, Huang, J, Hao, Tongping, Zhao, Qunshan, Hao, T   +8 more
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City life makes females fussy : sex differences in habitat use of temperate bats in urban areas [PDF]

, 2014
Urbanization is a major driver of the global loss of biodiversity; to mitigate its adverse effects, it is essential to understand what drives species' patterns of habitat use within the urban matrix.
Olley, Lena, Mayhew, Rebekah J, Fuentes-Montemayor, Elisa, Park, Kirsty J., Minderman, Jeroen, Bunnefeld, Nils, Mayhew, Rebekah J., Lintott, Paul, Lintott, Paul R., Park, Kirsty   +9 more
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Urban Park Design and Pedestrian Mobility—Case Study: Temuco, Chile

, 2023
Pathway design features in urban parks are vital in facilitating leisure walking and maintaining a minimal rate of physical activity, hence enhancing public health.
Verónica Gárate Navarrete, Asal Kamani Fard, Mohammad Paydar   +2 more
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