Cities are responsible for more than 70% of carbon-related energy emissions. In order to
cope with the widespread effects of these emissions—in addition to improving technology …

The need for a sustainable approach to landscape management is increasingly felt in urban
planning necessitating the need for new tools and techniques for spatially decision making …

In the best practices, planning of urban green spaces is managed in such a way that it
follows the key principles such as meeting per capita standards and providing accessible …

Ecosystems have a huge impact on social systems through providing diverse services.
Sustainable management of social and ecological systems requires the quantification of …

The complex interaction of ecological and social systems has shaped the cities through the
time. This fosters the need to develop interdisciplinary approaches to urban issues by …

The contribution of urban green infrastructure (UGI) to human well-being has been
demonstrated in several studies. A common method to evaluate such contributions is to …

The primary concerns in this study were to quantify the connectivity and green space pattern
using landscape metrics (PLAND, NP, AREA_MN and CONNECT) in the central districts of …

Maintaining ecosystem services is a key adaption option towards sustainable cities and
adaptive societies in securing citizens' health and wellbeing. This research investigates the …

The beginning of the 21 st century has witnessed a growth in our understanding of the
importance of planning urban landscapes in the context of urban population growth and …

This paper presents a literature review on urban green space benefits and values and
discusses green space qualities that are important in providing ecosystem services for …