Context For nearly three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted human well-being
and livelihoods, communities, and economies in myriad ways with consequences for social …

The current COVID-19 pandemics is a major threat to human populations. The disease has
rapidly spread, causing mass hospitalization and the loss of millions of people mainly in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had negative effects on people's mental health worldwide,
especially for those who live in large cities. Studies have reported that urban greenspace …

Urbanization and climate change are endangering the sustainability of public spaces
through increased land artificialization, ecological fragmentation, reduced resource …

This paper reports the results of an exploratory study carried out in Birjand, Iran, during the
first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was to explore the behavioral …

Urban parks have been proven to cool the surrounding environment, and can thus mitigate
the urban heat island to an extent by forming a park cooling island. However, a …

Climate change increases the likelihood of heatwave events, causing human thermal
discomfort and even mortality. However, it is not clear to what extent humans with long-term …

The planning for cooling cities is crucial for sustainable development under the influence of
climate change. However, urban warming mitigation across human-natural systems is …

Rapid global economic development, population growth, and increased motorization have
resulted in significant issues in urban traffic safety. This study explores the intrinsic …

Traditional land-use planning models have proven inadequate to address contemporary
issues in sustainable development and protection governance. In recent years, new …