How to quantify the cooling effect of urban parks? Linking maximum and accumulation perspectives

J Peng, Y Dan, R Qiao, Y Liu, J Dong, J Wu - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban parks can significantly alleviate the urban heat island, an ecological issue caused by
urbanization. Clarifying urban park cooling effect can improve climate change adaptability …

A systematic review of alternative protocols for evaluating non-spatial dimensions of urban parks

S Chen, O Sleipness, Y Xu, K Park… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the context of rapid urbanization, parks are important assets for enhancing the quality of
life in urban settings. They provide opportunities for outdoor physical activity, recreation, and …

Defining urban big data in urban planning: literature review

C Wang, L Yin - Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Despite the unprecedentedly growing discussion of big data generated in urban
environments and the widespread use of so-called urban big data (UBD) in recent years …

Accessibility to urban parks for elderly residents: Perspectives from mobile phone data

S Guo, C Song, T Pei, Y Liu, T Ma, Y Du, J Chen… - Landscape and urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many countries are facing an aging population crisis, triggering major concerns over how to
best provide services for older people. Parks are an important public service resource for …

Assessing spatial equity in urban park accessibility: An improve two-step catchment area method from the perspective of 15-mintue city concept

D Zhang, S Ma, J Fan, D Xie, H Jiang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ensuring equitable access to urban parks is crucial for promoting the sustainable
development of cities. In the post-COVID era, the concept of the 15-minute city has gained …

Toward park design optimization to mitigate the urban heat Island: Assessment of the cooling effect in five US cities

Z Gao, BF Zaitchik, Y Hou, W Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban parks can cool the urban environment and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
Quantifying the park cooling effect and its relationships with park characteristics is important …

Deciphering the recreational use of urban parks: Experiments using multi-source big data for all Chinese cities

F Li, F Li, S Li, Y Long - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
China's rapid urbanization process has accentuated the disparity between the demand for
and supply of its park recreational services. Estimations of park use and an understanding of …

A geographical detector study on factors influencing urban park use in Nanjing, China

Z Fan, J Duan, Y Lu, W Zou, W Lan - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Even though urban parks are widely recognized to be of immense benefits for urban
residents and environment alike, developing a direct and effective method to estimate urban …

Effects of urban park environment on recreational jogging activity based on trajectory data: A case of Chongqing, China

Y Liu, J Hu, W Yang, C Luo - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing studies have seldom used large-scale trajectory data to analyze jogging activities in
urban parks. Most of them have relied on traditional questionnaires and on-site interviews …

Factors affecting users' satisfaction with urban parks through online comments data: Evidence from Shenzhen, China

R Liu, J Xiao - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
It is essential to give full consideration to the potential barriers facing urban parks from their
better functions and meeting residents' needs in terms of collective perception and …