The social and economic value of cultural ecosystem services provided by urban forests in North America: A review and suggestions for future research

L Nesbitt, N Hotte, S Barron, J Cowan… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
With the majority of the world's human population now living in cities, urban forests provide
an increasingly important range of ecosystem services, from improved air quality and climate …

Inclusive green environment for all? An investigation of spatial access equity of urban green space and associated socioeconomic drivers in China

LU Yutian, C Running, C Bin, WU Jiayu - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
The inequitable distribution of urban green spaces (UGS) has attracted increasing attention
given the important role of green environments for sustainable development. However …

Impacts of population density and wealth on the quantity and structure of urban green space in tropical Southeast Asia

DR Richards, P Passy, RRY Oh - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces provide ecosystem services, including climate regulation, food, and
opportunities for recreation. The quantity and structure of green space in a city may therefore …

Might school performance grow on trees? Examining the link between “greenness” and academic achievement in urban, high-poverty schools

M Kuo, MHEM Browning, S Sachdeva, K Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In the United States, schools serving urban, low-income students are among the lowest-
performing academically. Previous research in relatively well-off populations has linked …

A dose–response curve describing the relationship between tree cover density and landscape preference

B Jiang, L Larsen, B Deal, WC Sullivan - Landscape and urban planning, 2015 - Elsevier
Does adding more and more trees to a residential street yield a reliable increase in
preference? Or is there a point at which, in terms of preference, additional trees will have …

Health disparities in the relationship of neighborhood greenness to mental health outcomes in 249,405 US Medicare beneficiaries

SC Brown, T Perrino, J Lombard, K Wang… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Prior studies suggest that exposure to the natural environment may be important for optimal
mental health. The present study examines the association between block-level greenness …

São Paulo urban heat islands have a higher incidence of dengue than other urban areas

RV Araujo, MR Albertini, AL Costa-da-Silva… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Urban heat islands are characterized by high land surface temperature, low humidity, and
poor vegetation, and considered to favor the transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue …

Producing nature for public: Land-based urbanization and provision of public green spaces in China

WY Chen, FZY Hu - Applied Geography, 2015 - Elsevier
The landscapes and infrastructures of cities have long been viewed as products of human–
nature interaction. This paper sheds new light on how a critical constituent of urban …

Cool cities: The value of urban trees

L Han, S Heblich, C Timmins, Y Zylberberg - 2024 - nber.org
This paper estimates the value of urban trees. The empirical strategy exploits an ecological
catastrophe—the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation in Toronto to isolate exogenous …

Equity in park green spaces: a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review from 2014-2023

L Yan, X Jin, J Zhang - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
With the global increase in population and the accelerated process of urbanization, the
equitable access to park green spaces by diverse communities has become a growing …