Creating effective urban greenways and stepping-stones: four critical gaps in habitat connectivity planning research

AJ Lynch - Journal of Planning Literature, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Research in the field of ecology suggests that two main strategies, corridors and stepping-
stones, can enhance urban habitat connectivity. While highly relevant to planning, no …

Urban greenways: A systematic review and typology

OS Horte, TS Eisenman - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
Greenways are multifunctional linear landscapes that provide a range of socio-ecological
benefits. As a domain of landscape planning research, greenways gained traction in the late …

Examining the policy needs for implementing nature-based solutions in cities: Findings from city-wide transdisciplinary experiences in Glasgow (UK), Genk (Belgium) …

N Frantzeskaki, P Vandergert, S Connop, K Schipper… - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
To advance the science and practice of implementing nature-based solutions in cities, it is
important to examine the obstacles and provide means to overcome them. This paper …

Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban green space influenced by rapid urbanization and land use policies in Shanghai

S Liu, X Zhang, Y Feng, H Xie, L Jiang, Z Lei - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urbanization has led to the continuous expansion of built-up areas and the ever-growing
urban population, threatening the quantity and quality of urban green space (UGS) …

Municipal practices for integrated planning of nature-based solutions in urban development in the Stockholm region

P Brokking, U Mörtberg, B Balfors - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban planning is assumed to play an important role in developing nature-based solutions
(NBS). To explore how NBS is addressed in urban development, municipal planning …

The impact of urban design elements on microclimate in hot arid climatic conditions: Al Ain City, UAE

DMA Hamdan, FL De Oliveira - Energy and Buildings, 2019 - Elsevier
Improving microclimate can be a critical consideration when designing urban places,
especially in hot arid climates, due to its relation to improving human comfort in outdoor …

Planning for a neighborhood and city-scale green network system in Qatar: The case of MIA Park

R Furlan, BR Sinclair - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
In the past decade, Doha has witnessed fast-urban growth, an increased population rate,
and an over-reliance on the automobile as the main mode of urban transportation. These …

An urban regeneration planning scheme for the Souq Waqif Heritage Site of Doha

R Furlan, A Al-Mohannadi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, transit-oriented development (TOD) has been advocated as an
applicable urban regeneration planning model to promote the sustainability of cities along …

Transformation of green areas in Central Squares after revitalization: Evidence from Cittaslow Towns in northeast Poland

A Jaszczak, E Pochodyła, B Płoszaj-Witkowska - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, unfavorable changes in the development of city squares can be observed in
Poland due to poorly conducted revitalization. These changes include, among others, the …

The method of planning green infrastructure system with the use of landscape-functional units (method LaFU) and its implementation in the Wrocław Functional Area …

I Niedźwiecka-Filipiak, J Rubaszek, J Potyrała… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Green infrastructure (GI) is planned at various scales, including a regional one: city-regions.
Strategic GI planning included in the city-regions spatial development policy can contribute …