Urban socioeconomic inequality and biodiversity often converge, but not always: A global meta-analysis

ER Kuras, PS Warren, JA Zinda, MFJ Aronson… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is through urban biodiversity that the majority of humans experience nature on a daily
basis. As cities expand globally, it is increasingly important to understand how biodiversity is …

Rediscovering the contributions of forests and trees to transition global food systems

JL Chamberlain, D Darr, K Meinhold - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of forests to safeguard agricultural production through regulating ecosystem
services such as clean water, soil protection, and climate regulation is well documented, yet …

Greenness and equity: Complex connections between intra-neighborhood contexts and residential tree planting implementation

R Yeager, MHEM Browning, E Breyer, A Ossola… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Associations between neighborhood greenness and socioeconomic status (SES) are
established, yet intra-neighborhood context and SES-related barriers to tree planting remain …

A systematic review of the relationship between urban forest quality and socioeconomic status or race

G Allegretto, D Kendal, EJ Flies - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
The quantity of urban forests in cities is critical for biodiversity conservation and human
health, and is known to be distributed unequally. Increasingly, the quality of urban forests …

Urban agriculture matters for sustainable development

P Pradhan, DR Subedi, K Dahal, Y Hu, P Gurung… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Urban agriculture can contribute to sustainable development. However, a holistic
investigation is lacking to comprehend its positive and negative impacts on the Sustainable …

Social inequality deeply affects people's perception of ecosystem services and disservices provided by street trees

N Pistón, DSE Silva Filho, ATC Dias - Ecosystem Services, 2022 - Elsevier
To ensure that changes in the landscape do not reinforce existing inequalities or create new
ones, it is vital to continuously monitor the urban landscape. This is especially important in …

Urban food systems that involve trees in Northern America and Europe: A scoping review

H Park, M Kramer, JM Rhemtulla… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food forests are burgeoning in urban areas of Northern America and Europe. A growing
body of scientific literature is addressing the potential of urban food forests for improving …

Urban food forestry and its role to increase food security: A Brazilian overview and its potentialities

VV Brito, S Borelli - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban forests play an important role for urban dwellers, providing environmental, social and
economic services. One of these benefits is the capacity of trees to provide food, an aspect …

Assessment of street forest characteristics in four African cities using google street view measurement: Potentials and implications

C Liang, A Serge, X Zhang, H Wang, W Wang - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate information on urban forests of tree sizes, health state, community structures, and
spatial distribution is still limited in African cities. Using a Google Street View (GSV)-based …

Association between socioeconomic status and woody plant diversity in neighborhood parks

C Yücedağ, Y Aşik - Urban Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
Parks play an important role in sustaining the urban ecosystem owing to their plant diversity.
Therefore, identification of plant composition in parks has contributed to better their planning …