Assessing the role of urban green spaces for human well-being: A systematic review

M Jabbar, MM Yusoff, A Shafie - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
Human has been evolving in a natural environment over a long time; thus, he is habitual to
adapt it. Green spaces are obligatory landscapes in an urban structure that provide a natural …

Ecosystem services and well-being dimensions related to urban green spaces–A systematic review

LV Pinto, M Inácio, CSS Ferreira, AD Ferreira… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces (UGS) supply several ecosystem services (ES) key to human
wellbeing. In this article, we conducted a systematic review focused on identifying UGS's ES …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of and attitudes towards urban forests and green spaces: Exploring the instigators of change in Belgium

N Da Schio, A Phillips, K Fransen, M Wolff… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted our society, producing drastic changes in
people's routines and daily mobility, and putting public spaces under a new light. This paper …

Perceptions and use of urban green spaces on the basis of size

GR Gozalo, JMB Morillas, DM González - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces have a beneficial effect on the health and well-being of citizens. The
features of such spaces and users' satisfaction with them determine the type and frequency …

Greening the city: Thriving for biodiversity and sustainability

P Pereira, F Baró - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban population and urbanisation are increasing rapidly, mainly in developing countries,
usually at the expense of green and blue areas. This trend will decrease the ecosystems' …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of allergic pollen in green space on mental health, behaviour and perceptions: A systematic review

R Legg, N Kabisch - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent times have seen an increase in the prevalence of allergic diseases due in part to the
alterations and exacerbations of the global pollen cycle resulting from climate change …

Do various dimensions of exposure metrics affect biopsychosocial pathways linking green spaces to mental health? A cross-sectional study in Nanjing, China

J Zhang, Y Liu, S Zhou, Y Cheng, B Zhao - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
The theoretically indicated pathways linking green space (GS) exposure to mental well-
being have been consistently examined. However, few studies have deciphered the …

Understanding the benefits of public urban green space: How do perceptions vary between professionals and users?

F Ugolini, L Massetti, P Calaza-Martínez… - Landscape and urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential benefits of public urban green spaces (UGS) are widely recognized and well
documented, but the actual realization of these benefits depends on appropriate design and …

Urban green space and health in low and middle-income countries: A critical review

FK Shuvo, X Feng, S Akaraci, T Astell-Burt - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies from high income, mostly westernised countries tend to report health benefits from
urban green spaces. Generalizability of this evidence for the 125 low and middle-income …

[HTML][HTML] Is more always better? Exploring field survey and social media indicators of quality of urban greenspace, in relation to health

P Brindley, RW Cameron, E Ersoy, A Jorgensen… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the growing body of research exploring health benefits of greenspace, most studies
treat greenspace as homogenous. There remains a need to focus on 'quality'rather than …