This chapter is aimed at analyzing a review of the empirical literature on some important
features of urban green spaces such as the components, functions, services, community …

The accessibility and utilization of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) play a crucial role in
enhancing the health benefits and overall quality of life for urban residents. However, it is …

Nature or more specifically ecosystem provides a range of services regarding economic
benefits, improving air quality as well as enhancing physical, social well-being and also …

Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) is an urban climate phenomenon which is expected to
respond to the change of urban environment and land use types in the future. UHI is closely …

Open green spaces have significant contributions to the city, urban residents and
ecosystem. However, these contributions could not be fully reflected on the urban space due …

Since the seventies, cities all over the world are rediscovering their rivers. Recreational uses
of the urban streams are becoming popular and public access to the waterfronts is being …

This study assesses the spatial correlation between urban green space and social
vulnerability in five Brazilian metropolitan regions (MR), Distrito Federal, Manaus, Porto …

Urban parks, integral to city life, have long contributed to the well-being of residents through
various ecosystem services. Previous studies consistently highlighted unequal park …

A recently conducted study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encouraged
access to urban green space for the public over the prevalence of COVID-19 in that …

This book begins with an introduction describing current societal transformations that merit
new urban designs, including depletion of non-renewable natural resources, elevated levels …