Assessing the contribution of urban green spaces in green infrastructure strategy planning for urban ecosystem conditions and services

OY Liu, A Russo - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Maintaining ecosystem services is a key adaption option towards sustainable cities and
adaptive societies in securing citizens' health and wellbeing. This research investigates the …

New dimension to green buildings: Turning green into occupant well-being

Y Fu, H Wang, W Sun, X Zhang - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
A series of international conferences and initiatives, such as the Habitat III New Urban
Agenda and UN Sustainable Development Goals, have urged industry, scholars, and …

Evaluating net community benefits of integrating nature within cities

P Daniels, O El Baghdadi, C Desha, T Matthews - Sustainable Earth, 2020 - Springer
Background There is a lack of support for methods and data systems for the writing and
impementation of regulatory and policy improvements requiring the evaluation of the net …

Urban sustainability: integrating ecology in city design and planning

A Russo, GT Cirella - Sustainable human–nature relations: Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Urban sustainability depends on ecosystem services and biodiversity which directly affects
quality of urban life. At present, urbanization is having a drastic effect on the way human …

Designing multifunctional urban green spaces: an inclusive public health framework

AJ Lafrenz - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Evidence of the wide range of health benefits associated with the use of urban green space
(UGS) continues to grow. Despite this evidence, many UGS designs do not adopt a …

Public green infrastructure contributes to city livability: A systematic quantitative review

J Parker, GD Simpson - Land, 2018 - mdpi.com
Consistent with the Land Urbanism and Green Infrastructure theme of this special issue of
Land, the primary goal of this review is to provide a plain language overview of recent …

[HTML][HTML] An innovative approach for equitable urban green space allocation through population demand and accessibility modeling

W Zong, L Qin, S Jiao, H Chen, R Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) plays a pivotal role in enhancing citizens' living standards, well-
being, and overall physical and mental health. As urbanization continues to progress …

Mitigating and adapting to climate change: Multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban infrastructure

M Demuzere, K Orru, O Heidrich, E Olazabal… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
In order to develop climate resilient urban areas and reduce emissions, several
opportunities exist starting from conscious planning and design of green (and blue) spaces …

Ecological and psychological value of urban green space

KN Irvine, RA Fuller, P Devine-Wright, J Tratalos… - Dimensions of the …, 2010 - Springer
In urban environments, perhaps more so than in any other setting, people and nature must
coexist in close, and sometimes uncomfortable, proximity. With half of the world's human …

[PDF][PDF] Improving the quality of life in urban regions through urban greening initiatives–EU URGE-project

R Coles, N Grayson - Open space people space: an international …, 2004 - Citeseer
This workshop reports on the results of a three-year European research project (URGE-
Project) funded under the EU Fifth Framework, which examines means of improving the …