How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact urban green spaces? A multi-scale assessment of Jeddah megacity (Saudi Arabia) DOI Creative Commons
Abdullah Addas, Ahmad Maghrabi

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 69, P. 127493 - 127493

Published: Feb. 4, 2022

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a global public health threat. In this crisis period, urban parks provided multiple ecosystem services and direct/indirect benefits to mental physical health. However, use patterns, attitudes, perceptions park visitors remained unexplored in Saudi cities. This study aimed find out people regarding during pandemic, findings were compared with non-pandemic periods. Two (Al Masarah Garden Al Jamaa Garden) Jeddah megacity (Saudi Arabia) assessed, 215 respondents surveyed fulfil objectives study. applied questionnaire survey field observations understand impact on visitors. Non-parametric tests (Kruskal–Wallis Mann–Whitney tests) performed sociodemographic factors (such age, gender, education). From results, it was found that had substantial use, comparison number decreased but crucial people's well-being. may help importance green spaces implement measures enhance quality quantity

Language: Английский

Back to nature: Norwegians sustain increased recreational use of urban green space months after the COVID-19 outbreak DOI Creative Commons
Zander S. Venter, David N. Barton, Vegard Gundersen

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Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 214, P. 104175 - 104175

Published: June 29, 2021

In Oslo, as elsewhere, the COVID-19 outbreak and following lockdown measures during spring 2020 led to increased use of urban green infrastructure. Whether this has more durable changes in recreation patterns remains an open question. We used mobile tracking data from 53,000 STRAVA users explore longevity increases recreational activity. compared activity levels relative a weather benchmark (i.e. baseline), defined one would have expected given time year prevailing conditions. Recreational by 240% five weeks comprehensive were maintained until summer vacation period June/July when they dropped baseline levels. Yet, August again 89% above baseline. Although across all city land zones, after there was shift away residential commercial zones toward spaces including forests protected areas. Cultural landscapes areas received disproportionately high length trails available within them. Recreationists teenager demographic (13–19) exhibited four-fold increase their share user-base at start lockdown. The pandemic its disruptions status quo had lasting effects over short-term on way Norwegian citizens recreate. Our findings reinforce value nature for societal preparedness, particularly youths, times crisis.

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Global Financial Crisis, Smart Lockdown Strategies, and the COVID-19 Spillover Impacts: A Global Perspective Implications From Southeast Asia DOI Creative Commons
Chunlei Wang, Dake Wang, Jaffar Abbas

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Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Sept. 3, 2021

This present study primarily emphasizes to seek the COVID-19 adverse impacts posing health challenges and global economic crisis. The pandemic (COVID-19) continues hit economies adversely. Pakistan is 5th-most-populous nation, recorded positive cases with third-highest positivity ratio in South Asia, 26th-highest deaths toll of 21,450 29th number most 933,750 worldwide, as June 6, 2021. first wave appeared at end May 2020, mid reported its peak, which ended by mid-July 2020. Early November 2020 witnessed second low intensity reached climax mid-December. COVID-19's third severely affected country during mid-March It exhibited highest rate, around 20%. New patients commenced skyrocket peak April 15, Then situation gradually improved effective measures restrictions. coronavirus has 220 territories, regions, countries resulted more than 174.116 million infections, deaths, 3.75 million, 157.157 fully recovered from this infectious disease, 7, caused a severe crisis healthcare facilities worldwide. Pakistani economy GPD's negative growth (-0.05) for time over last 60 years massive financial Government's relief package intervened reduce public mental stress improve quality their lives. IMF that Pakistan's GPD bounced back 4% article determines instability burden happened longer disequilibrium occurred globally. encountered due feeble systems fragile economy. explores issues spillover consequences on implications. recommends smart lockdown restrictions areas reopen cycle strict preventive minimize COVD-19 consequences.

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Brain tumor segmentation of MRI images: A comprehensive review on the application of artificial intelligence tools DOI
Ramin Ranjbarzadeh, Annalina Caputo, Erfan Babaee Tırkolaee

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Computers in Biology and Medicine, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 152, P. 106405 - 106405

Published: Dec. 7, 2022

Language: Английский

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Impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on human–nature interactions: Pathways, evidence and implications DOI Creative Commons
Masashi Soga, Maldwyn J. Evans, Daniel T. C. Cox

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People and Nature, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 3(3), P. 518 - 527

Published: April 6, 2021

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the global response have dramatically changed people's lifestyles in much of world. These major changes, as well associated changes impacts on environment, can alter dynamics direct interactions between humans nature (hereafter human-nature interactions) far beyond those concerned with animals sources novel human infections. There may be a variety consequences for both people nature.Here, we suggest conceptual framework understanding how COVID-19 might affect interactions. This highlights three different, but not mutually exclusive, pathways: (a) opportunity, (b) capability (c) motivation.Through this framework, also that there are several feedback loops by which induced lead to further these such could persist over long term, including after it has ended.The pandemic, had most tragic consequences, viewed 'global natural experiment' provide unprecedented mechanistic insights into complex processes possible strategies manage them best effect. A free Plain Language Summary found within Supporting Information article.新型コロナウイルス感染症の流行（以降、「コロナ感染症」）や世界規模での感染症対策の実施は、人々のライフスタイルを劇的に変化させた。こうしたライフスタイルの変化やそれに伴う環境への影響の変化は、人間と自然との直接的な関わり合い（以降、「人と自然との相互作用」）のダイナミクスを、人畜共通感染症の文脈をはるかに超えた広い範囲で変化させる可能性がある。こうした人と自然の相互作用の変化は、人間と自然の双方に様々な影響をもたらすだろう。。本論文では、コロナ感染症が人と自然の相互作用のダイナミクスにどのような影響を与えるのかを理解するために有効な概念的枠組みを提案する。この枠組みは、人と自然の相互作用の変化が、（一）「機会」の変化、（二）「能力」の変化、（三）「動機」の変化という三つの異なる経路によってもたらされることを示している。またこの枠組みは、コロナ感染症によって引き起こされた人と自然の相互作用の変化が、複数のフィードバックを介して新たな相互作用の変化をもたらし、その影響はコロナ感染症が収束した後も長期にわたって持続し得ることも示唆している。コロナ感染症は極めて悲劇的な状況をもたらしたが、一方でこうした状況は人と自然の相互作用に関する「地球規模の自然実験」とみなすこともできる。この自然実験を利用することによって、人と自然の相互作用の複雑なプロセスとダイナミクスに関する新たな知見を獲得するとともに、この相互作用の適切な管理戦略を検討することができるだろう。.

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Nature's contributions in coping with a pandemic in the 21st century: A narrative review of evidence during COVID-19 DOI Creative Commons
S.M. Labib, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Alessandro Rigolon

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 833, P. 155095 - 155095

Published: April 6, 2022

While COVID-19 lockdowns have slowed coronavirus transmission, such structural measures also unintended consequences on mental and physical health. Growing evidence shows that exposure to the natural environment (e.g., blue-green spaces) can improve human health wellbeing. In this narrative review, we synthesized about nature's contributions wellbeing during first two years of pandemic. We found pandemic, people experienced multiple types nature, including both outdoors indoors. Frequency visits outdoor areas (i.e., public parks) depended lockdown severity socio-cultural contexts. Other forms nature exposure, as spending time in private gardens viewing greenery from windows, may increased. The majority suggests pandemic was associated with less depression, anxiety, stress, more happiness life satisfaction. Additionally, correlated inactivity fewer sleep disturbances. Evidence mixed regarding associations between COVID-related outcomes, while might be greater rates transmission mortality when proper social distancing were not maintained. Findings whether helped ameliorate inequities by impacting lower-socioeconomic populations than their higher-socioeconomic counterparts for example mixed. Based these findings, argue buffered negative behavioral impacts Recovery resilience current crises future improved nature-based infrastructure, interventions, designs, governance.

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Association between indoor-outdoor green features and psychological health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: A cross-sectional nationwide study DOI Open Access
Giuseppina Spano, Marina D’Este, Vincenzo Giannico

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 62, P. 127156 - 127156

Published: April 22, 2021

Language: Английский

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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 DOI Open Access
Nicola da Schio, Amy Phillips, Koos Fransen

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 65, P. 127305 - 127305

Published: Aug. 17, 2021

Language: Английский

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Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Open Access
Lincoln R. Larson, Lauren E. Mullenbach, Matthew H. E. M. Browning

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Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 204, P. 112367 - 112367

Published: Nov. 10, 2021

Language: Английский

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Mental health and well-being in times of COVID-19: A mixed-methods study of the role of neighborhood parks, outdoor spaces, and nature among US older adults DOI Creative Commons
Gabriela Bustamante, Viveka Guzmán, Lindsay C. Kobayashi

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Health & Place, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 76, P. 102813 - 102813

Published: May 24, 2022

Language: Английский

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Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns DOI Open Access
Marlee A. Tucker, Aafke M. Schipper, Tempe S. F. Adams

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Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 380(6649), P. 1059 - 1064

Published: June 8, 2023

COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020 reduced human mobility, providing an opportunity to disentangle its effects on animals from those of landscape modifications. Using GPS data, we compared movements and road avoidance 2300 terrestrial mammals (43 species) during the same period 2019. Individual responses were variable with no change average or behavior, likely due lockdown conditions. However, under strict 10-day 95th percentile displacements increased by 73%, suggesting permeability. Animals' 1-hour declined 12% 36% closer roads areas high footprint, indicating lockdowns. Overall, rapidly altered some spatial behaviors, highlighting but substantial impacts mobility wildlife worldwide.

Language: Английский

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