Cooling effect and cooling accessibility of urban parks during hot summers in China's largest sustainability experiment

M Shi, M Chen, W Jia, C Du, Y Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid urbanization process has given rise to urban heating problem and social
stratification, prompting calls to evaluate and improve the quality and equity of parks' cooling …

Quantification and mapping cooling effect and its accessibility of urban parks in an extreme heat event in a megacity

M Chen, W Jia, L Yan, C Du, K Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid process of urbanization and global warming, extreme heat events occur
frequently, endangering urban dwellers' health. Urban parks could alleviate the severe …

Travel changes and equitable access to urban parks in the post COVID-19 pandemic period: Evidence from Wuhan, China

W Zhang, S Li, Y Gao, W Liu, Y Jiao, C Zeng… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has spread worldwide, leading to a significant impact on daily life. Numerous
studies have confirmed that people have changed their travel to urban green spaces during …

GIS-based sustainable accessibility mapping of urban parks: Evidence from the second largest settlement of Sindh, Pakistan

SH Khahro, MAH Talpur, MG Bhellar, G Das, H Shaikh… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hyderabad's recreational amenities have made limited progress in comparison to the
development of its industrial and commercial sectors. People require parks to unwind from …

A systematic review of factors influencing the vitality of public open spaces: a novel perspective using social–ecological model (SEM)

D Zhang, GHT Ling, SH Misnan, M Fang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
A number of studies address the spatial planning, architectural design, and management of
public open spaces (POSs) to curb the overuse of spaces to create high-quality spaces …

Active transportation and the built environment of a mid-size global south city

MM Rahman, S Upaul, JC Thill, M Rahman - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study measures the existing condition of the built environment in the mid-size city of
Khulna, Bangladesh and investigates its impacts on active transportation. Although the built …

[HTML][HTML] Accessibility improvement and renewal of urban park green space for the elderly and the disabled

R Zhang, L Huang, H Wang - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the global population aging, balancing urban development with the social lives of the
elderly and disabled has become an important issue. Network analysis was employed as …

Indicators of the public participation exercise for designing public parks in Malaysia: A systematic review

UN Sonet, M Klufallah, MD Peters, TJ Dixon - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In an attempt to enhance democratic governance, sustainable development goals (SDG),
and Local Agenda 21 (LA21), the notion of public participation exercise (PPE) presents a …

Reducing heat exposure from personal cooling strategies to green city construction in China's tropical city

J Zuo, M Shi, W Jia, Y Yan, X Song, R Shen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
With rapid industrialization and urbanization, the risk of summer heat exposure for urban
dwellers has increased. The use of air conditioners (ACs) has become the most common …

Spatial equity of urban parks from the perspective of recreational opportunities and recreational environment quality: A case study in Singapore

R Guo, JA Diehl, R Zhang, H Wang - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
Spatial equity in urban park recreational services can significantly contribute to sustainable
urban planning. However, there are shortcomings in research comparing the spatial equity …