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Urban park networks in small cities

, 2016
Urban parks have existed for hundreds of years, providing people in cities with a means of escape from their busy lives. Urban parks bring economic, ecological, and social benefits to the city, and can act as a catalyst for rejuvenating a neighborhood.
Kuehner, Jeffrey Allen
core  

Global disparities in urban parks deepen inequality in resident well-being

npj Urban Sustainability
Urban parks are vital for the well-being of Earth’s 4.6 billion urban residents, yet their global distribution and impact on public welfare remain poorly understood.
Wenhui Kuang, Yali Hou, Yinyin Dou, Fubao Sun, Wenfeng Chi, Kai Wang, Gang Zhao, Yuyu Zhou, Zherui Yin, Changqing Guo, Wenlong Li, Rafiq Hamdi, Faith Ka Shun Chan, Hui Xu, Shufen Pan, Wenxuan Bao, Zhishou Wei, Ger Hong, Xiaoyong Li, Dengsheng Lu, Guangsheng Chen, Tao Pan, Fanhao Meng, Hanqin Tian   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of cold island effect in city parks from the perspectives of maximum and cumulative values – a case study of Xi'an City [PDF]

Archives of Environmental Protection
The continuous process of urbanization and climate change has led to severe urban heat island (UHI) effects. Constructing parks with cooling capabilities is considered an effective measure to alleviate UHI effects. However, most studies only quantify the
Yao Zhang, Qian Wang, Yaqian Kong, Jing Quan, Yuxin Zhang, Yongjian Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electric Field‐Induced Hole‐ and Electron‐Type Flat Bands in Twisted Double Bilayer Graphene

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
The electronic structure of twisted double bilayer graphene is visualized using angle‐resolved photoemission spectroscopy with micrometer spatial resolution at twists of 3.1∘$^\circ$ and 6.0∘$^\circ$ as a function of gate voltage. Tunable hybridization effects and flat band formation occurs between valence and conduction band states due to a finite ...
Zhihao Jiang, Dongkyu Lee, Alfred J. H. Jones, Youngju Park, Paulina Majchrzak, Kimberly Hsieh, Chakradhar Sahoo, Thomas S. Nielsen, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Philip Hofmann, Yong P. Chen, Jeil Jung, Søren Ulstrup   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for Substitution: Improving Estimates of GHG Reductions From Cattle‐Based Product Demand Shifts

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Estimates of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lower demand for cattle‐based products must account for substitution effects. This study collected data through two surveys—one on ground beef and another on dairy milk—to evaluate substitution effects and potential GHG reductions.
Brandon R. McFadden, Sara Gardner Hedgecock, Lawton L. Nalley, Alvaro Durand‐Morat, Aaron Shew, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of urban planning indicators on urban heat island: a case study of pocket parks in high-rise high-density environment

, 2017
Due to urbanization, the urban heat island (UHI) effect has become a modern endemic threat to human health and energy consumption, especially in compact urban areas with high population density.
Stephen Siu Yu Lau, Gou, Zhonghua, Qin, Hao, Pingying Lin, Lin, Pingying, Lau, Stephen Siu Yu, Zhonghua Gou, Hao Qin   +7 more
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Assessment of sustainability and health promotion of three public parks in Poland’s Pomerania Region

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
The new tendency in Urban Green Spaces (UGS) design is to establish sustainable and health-promoting public parks – often described as the new (second) generation of public parks. The possibilities of wider implementation of the new generation of public
Monika Trojanowska
doaj   +1 more source

On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Parks Quality Assessment Using Multi-Dimension Indicators in Chengdu, China

High-quality urban parks are considered an integral part of health resources as they can deliver diverse ecosystem services. However, the quality of parks is not always similar, resulting in different levels and values of the services provided.
Shixian Luo, Haoxiang Song, Xiaopeng Li, Sining Zhang   +3 more
core   +1 more source