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Forests, 2021 Urban parks have been known to form park cooling islands (PCI), which can effectively alleviate the effect of urban heat islands (UHI) in cities. This paper presents results obtained for four different size parks in the city of Wroclaw, which is located ...
J. Blachowski, M. Hajnrych
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Place attachment through interaction with urban parks: A cross-cultural study
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 Globalization and mobile societies challenge large cities to provide not only basic services, such as water or housing, but also places where long-term residents and (forced) migrants are able to form bonds and attribute meanings.
Mahsa Bazrafshan +3 more
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Urban Parks as Green Buffers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sustainability, 2020 In many parts of the world, concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and city quarantine policy have led to a general decline in the physical and mental health of residents due to insufficient social interaction.
Jing Xie, S. Luo, K. Furuya, Dajiang Sun
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, 2021 Urban parks provide multi-purpose benefits, including environmental, social, recreational, and health benefits to the city dwellers. Recently much research has argued that a better understanding of citizen preferences should be effective in managing ...
Santanu Dinda, Subrata Ghosh
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Nature’s Neighborhood: The Housing Premium of Urban Parks in Dense Cities
LandUrban parks, a core component of urban landscapes, play a crucial role in mitigating the negative effects of rapid urbanization and achieving sustainable urban development.
Siqi Feng +5 more
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Seasonal impact of urban parks on land surface temperature (LST) in semi-arid city of Tehran
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 2021 This paper studies the impact of parks as an element of urban green infrastructure on regulating surface temperature in the semi-arid city of Tehran, Iran.
Farimah Sadat Jamali +2 more
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Local and landscape drivers of bird community shifts in urban parks in a neotropical city
Acta Biológica ColombianaUrban growth affects bird community composition and diversity. However, these effects may vary based on urbanization level and season. We explored how local and landscape variables influenced urban avoiders, exploiters, and adapters birds during two ...
R. Carlos Almazán-Núñez +4 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 The scientific siting of urban parks is critical for sustainable urban environment development, and this study aimed to identify suitable areas for future urban parks in Nanjing, China.
Chenying Li +3 more
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Characteristics of Urban Parks in Chengdu and Their Relation to Public Behaviour and Preferences
Sustainability, 2022 Urban parks can offer a variety of ecosystem services such as beautifying the landscape, ecological regulation, leisure and recreation, and maintaining biodiversity.
Zhiqiao Li +5 more
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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 The urban environment is at increased risk of unforeseen disturbances associated with climate change and urbanisation. Urban open space, when appropriately located, designed and managed, can potentially support underlying ecosystem services and provide ...
Jinxuan Wang, K. Foley
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