Urban trees can potentially mitigate environmental degradation accompanying rapid urbanisation via a range of tree benefits and services. But uncertainty exists about the extent …
Although stress is an increasing global health problem in cities, urban green spaces can provide health benefits. There is, however, a lack of understanding of the link between …
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 …
Neighbourhood green space serves an important function for the urban population, and provides valuable ecosystem services for human well-being. In this article, we investigate …
M Artmann, L Inostroza, P Fan - Ecological indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
While urban systems are expanding at very fast rates all over the world, understanding their spatial development remains a complex and controversial issue, burdened with confusion in …
J Ahern, S Cilliers, J Niemelä - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent research and professional interest in planning for sustainable and resilient cities emphasizes the assessment of a broad spectrum of urban ecosystem services. While such …
Over half of the world's human population lives in cities, and for many, urban greenspaces are the only places where they encounter biodiversity. This is of particular concern because …
J Kang, B Schulte-Fortkamp - 2016 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Recent work in soundscape disciplines provides a new multidisciplinary approach and clearly represents a paradigm shift in environmental noise and annoyance research. It …
C Dobbs, FJ Escobedo, WC Zipperer - Landscape and urban planning, 2011 - Elsevier
The social and ecological processes impacting on urban forests have been studied at multiple temporal and spatial scales in order to help us quantify, monitor, and value the …