Social media data for environmental sustainability: A critical review of opportunities, threats, and ethical use

A Ghermandi, J Langemeyer, D Van Berkel, F Calcagni… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Social media data are transforming sustainability science. However, challenges from
restrictions in data accessibility and ethical concerns regarding potential data misuse have …

[HTML][HTML] Social media data: Challenges, opportunities and limitations in urban studies

P Martí, L Serrano-Estrada… - … , Environment and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Analysing the city through data retrieved from Location Based Social Networks (LBSNs) has
received considerable attention as a promising method for applied research. However, the …

A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services

T McPhearson, EM Cook, M Berbés-Blázquez… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
As rates of urbanization and climatic change soar, decision-makers are increasingly
challenged to provide innovative solutions that simultaneously address climate change …

Who benefits from urban green spaces during times of crisis? Perception and use of urban green spaces in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Lopez, C Kennedy, C Field, T McPhearson - Urban forestry & urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces (UGS) provide health benefits to city dwellers, which may be even more
important during times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. However, lack of access to …

Public parks and the pandemic: How park usage has been affected by COVID-19 policies

ZM Volenec, JO Abraham, AD Becker, AP Dobson - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Public parks serve an important societal function as recreational spaces for diverse
communities of people, with well documented physical and mental health benefits. As such …

Nature-based solutions for urban climate change adaptation: linking science, policy, and practice communities for evidence-based decision-making

N Frantzeskaki, T McPhearson, MJ Collier… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Nature-based solutions offer an exciting prospect for resilience building and advancing
urban planning to address complex urban challenges simultaneously. In this article, we …

An ecosystem service perspective on urban nature, physical activity, and health

RP Remme, H Frumkin, AD Guerry… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Nature underpins human well-being in critical ways, especially in health. Nature provides
pollination of nutritious crops, purification of drinking water, protection from floods, and …

Escaping to nature during a pandemic: A natural experiment in Asian cities during the COVID-19 pandemic with big social media data

Y Lu, J Zhao, X Wu, SM Lo - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
As global communities respond to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
urban residents worldwide have reduced their mobility, which may have incidentally kept …

The making of smart cities: Are Songdo, Masdar, Amsterdam, San Francisco and Brisbane the best we could build?

T Yigitcanlar, H Han, M Kamruzzaman, G Ioppolo… - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Transforming urban areas into prosperous, liveable, and sustainable settlements is a
longstanding goal for local governments. Today, countless urban settlements across the …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the use of urban green spaces from user-generated geographic information

V Heikinheimo, H Tenkanen, C Bergroth, O Järv… - Landscape and urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parks and other green spaces are an important part of sustainable, healthy and socially
equal urban environment. Urban planning and green space management benefit from …