The proportion of urban population is increasing globally. Climate change, biodiversity loss,
and environmental pollution are leading to the urgent need to increase sustainable …

The positive benefits of urban greenspaces for human health and well-being are widely
recognised. While much intellectual effort has gone into identifying and cataloguing the …

To mitigate climate change, city authorities are developing policies in areas such as
transportation, housing and energy use, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to …

Urban areas are recognised as having a major influence in the drive towards making
development more sustainable. Consequently, robust and comprehensive methodologies …

Urban green space is believed to contribute to residents' happiness but forming a holistic
overview of this relationship based on regional studies is challenging. This review aims to …

With the majority of people living in cities, urban green spaces are the primary source of
contact with nature. Access to ecosystem services provided by urban green spaces is …

Sustainability has emerged as a planning concept from its beginnings in economics and
ecological thinking and has widely been applied to urban development. Urban sustainability …

Urban green space (UGS) has gained much attention in terms of urban ecosystems and
human health. Measures to improve green space in compact cities are important for urban …

The increased importance of the concept of sustainable development combined with the
need for an evidence-based approach to policy development, has created the need for …

Green space accessibility has benefits for promoting physical and mental health of urban
residents. Many studies have investigated this measure but used limited cities. To fill this …