Current knowledge and future research directions for the monitoring and management of visitors in recreational and protected areas

C Pickering, SD Rossi, A Hernando, A Barros - Journal of Outdoor …, 2018 - Elsevier
Visitation to recreation and protected areas is increasing globally and in many regions,
including Europe, so is research on visitation. But who, where, what and how is the research …

Using VGI and social media data to understand urban green space: a narrative literature review

N Cui, N Malleson, V Houlden, A Comber - ISPRS International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Volunteered Geographical Information (VGI) and social media can provide information about
real-time perceptions, attitudes and behaviours in urban green space (UGS). This paper …

Recreational visits to urban parks and factors affecting park visits: Evidence from geotagged social media data

S Zhang, W Zhou - Landscape and urban planning, 2018 - Elsevier
Quantifying park use and understanding its driving factors is crucially important for
increasing park use and thus human well-being. Previous studies have investigated the …

Assessing the social equity of urban parks: An improved index integrating multiple quality dimensions and service accessibility

R Zhang, S Peng, F Sun, L Deng, Y Che - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban parks are important social resources that can promote the physical and mental health
of visitors. Concerns over adverse effects brought by the inequitable distribution of park …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable Blue-Green Infrastructure: A social practice approach to understanding community preferences and stewardship

J Lamond, G Everett - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is an approach to urban flood resilience, recognised
globally and in international literature, that capitalises on the benefits of working with urban …

Coping with crisis: Green space use in Helsinki before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Korpilo, A Kajosaari, T Rinne… - … in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged a deeper exploration about how people deal with
crisis. This paper presents one of the first pre-and during-pandemic assessments of urban …

Urban green space perception and its contribution to well-being

G Kothencz, R Kolcsár, P Cabrera-Barona… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Individual perceptions are essential when evaluating the well-being benefits from urban
green spaces. This study predicted the influence of perceived green space characteristics in …

Urban green space and well-being in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

TK Nath, SSZ Han, AM Lechner - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2018 - Elsevier
The association between urban green space and well-being has been extensively studied in
many parts of the world such as Australia, Europe and North America. However, in tropical …

[HTML][HTML] Gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parks

P Polko, K Kimic - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate how gender differentiates the perception of
safety in urban parks. Gender was recognized in relation to selected, most important factors …

Urban park facility use and intensity of seniors' physical activity–An examination combining accelerometer and GPS tracking

Y Zhai, D Li, C Wu, H Wu - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2021 - Elsevier
Physical activity provides multiple health benefits to seniors, and urban parks are one of
theprimary settings where seniors engage in physical activity. However, seniors' park-based …