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Visitor access, use, and desired improvements in urban parks
, 2021 Urban parks can provide many physical and psychological health benefits, but these may not be shared equitably among visitors. The purpose of this study was to explore park visitor demographics and activities, as well as their in-depth narratives ...
Michelle L. Talal, M. Santelmann
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Land, 2022 Urban parks are important places for residents to engage in physical activity (PA). Properly designed fitness facilities play a positive role in the PA level of park users. We conducted a quantitative evaluation of urban park systems based on the revised
Yunxi Tian +5 more
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Urban parks can maintain minimal resilience for Neotropical bird communities
, 2021 Birds may use urban parks as shelter and refuge, contributing with numerous ecosystem services upon which humans and other organisms depend on. To safeguard these services, it is important that bird communities of urban environments hold some degree of ...
Silva, Wesley Rodrigues +2 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Urban green spaces make an invaluable contribution to the health and well-being of all city residents. Therefore, urban park quality and accessibility are crucial factors in stimulating physical and mental health benefits.
M. Wojnowska-Heciak +3 more
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Mitigating Urban Heat Islands in Wuhan: The Role of Urban Parks Over the Past Five Years [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesIn recent years, the urban heat island effect has emerged as a significant challenge in global urban planning and environmental management. The impact of urban parks, as integral components of urban green space systems, on mitigating the heat island ...
She Jian
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Comparing Urban Parks' woody plant diversity in seven different locations of Turkey [PDF]
, 2022 Plant diversity is critical to regulating the urban ecosystem and offers myriad positive benefits in a logical and well-planned structure. This article aims to demonstrate the woody plant diversity of the selected urban parks and their importance for the
Deryanur Dinçer +9 more
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 Soils and artificial surfaces of urban parks can be contaminated by toxic substances and offer risk to the human health, especially to children. Rio Grande city, southern Brazil, is a peculiar site from the point of view of environmental contamination ...
J. Penteado +5 more
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Distributional Welfare Impacts of Public Spending: The Case of Urban versus National Parks
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2004 This study examines the optimal allocation of funds between national and urban parks. Since travel costs to national parks are significantly higher than to urban parks, poor households tend to visit the latter more frequently, whereas rich households ...
Eli Feinerman +2 more
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Landscaped parks and open spaces
, 2020 Landscaped parks and open spaces in (sub)urban areas vary greatly in structure, extent, functions, history, and management. The size and functions of urban parks and open spaces are usually proxies for their habitat heterogeneity and make them an ...
Hermy, Martin +3 more
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Spatial-temporal Patterns of Urban Parks' Effects on the Sentiments and Their Associated Factors Based on Social Media Data--a Case Study in Beijing [PDF]
Journal of Geodesy and Geoinformation ScienceAs the pivotal green space, urban parks play an important role in urban residents' daily activities. Thy can not only bring people physical health, but also can be more likely to elicit positive sentiment to those who visit them.
YUAN Yuting, WANG Juan, WEI Yali, ZHU Yanrong, SHI Changsheng, MENG Bin
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