Green environments and cardiometabolic health: exploring incidence and progression through multi-state analysis DOI Creative Commons
Linxi Tang,

Dankang Li,

Yudiyang Ma

et al.

npj Urban Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: April 17, 2025

Language: Английский

The importance of urban green spaces in the development of smart cities DOI Creative Commons
Abdullah Addas

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: May 25, 2023

In the era of modernization, urban green spaces (UGSs) are attracting increasing attention in smart city (SC) development. There is currently a paucity UGSs, and their importance has become crucial enhancing life expectancy health. To meet people’s demands, scientists busy designing cities under flagship programs for transformation. UGSs relevant analysis investigation improved lifestyles. The scarcity can have many social physical impacts. presence proposed to improve residents’ Semi-structured interviews were conducted with residents, officials government experts inform development further. result surveys analyzed using MAXQDA software, which presents SC satisfaction. results show an urgent requirement larger enhance security economic opportunities within environments. deployment USGs particularly fully lifestyles present research aligned World Health Organization (WHO) standards identify scope UGS initiatives different parts Graz, Austria, recommendations improving quality future planning provided. conclude that valid alternative air quality, measurable substantial pollution changes even space-constrained sites.

Language: Английский

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Impact of green space and built environment on metabolic syndrome: A systematic review with meta-analysis DOI
Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary, Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, Sadia Ashraf

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 923, P. 170977 - 170977

Published: Feb. 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Determinants influencing the accessibility and use of urban green spaces: A review of empirical evidence DOI Creative Commons

ALENE Endalew Terefe,

Yuting Hou

City and Environment Interactions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24, P. 100159 - 100159

Published: June 28, 2024

The accessibility and utilization of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) play a crucial role in enhancing the health benefits overall quality life for urban residents. However, it is evident that not just single factor, but rather multitude factors, influence use UGSs. Consequently, this study aims to systematically review determinants UGSs, highlighting their complex interrelations through socio-ecological framework. By conducting literature across two major databases, Scopus Web Science (WOS), total 163 articles published between 1988 January 31, 2024, were included study. analysis provides an overview reviewed studies, focusing on aspects such as publication year, geographical distribution, research designs, classifications sampling techniques, sample populations, assessment measures. Furthermore, identifies key affecting individuals' including personal/individual, socio-cultural, physical/environmental, institutional, transport, psychological factors. Based these findings, conceptual framework proposed better understand dynamics UGS use. This designed aid planners designers improving equalizing distribution UGSs meet diverse needs community comprehensively serves foundational guide future research.

Language: Английский

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‘This is my magical place here’. Linking cultural ecosystem services and landscape elements in urban green spaces DOI
Marta Derek, Sylwia Kulczyk, Tomasz Grzyb

et al.

Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 71, P. 101699 - 101699

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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The concept of smart cities: a sustainability aspect for future urban development based on different cities DOI Creative Commons
Abdullah Addas

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Aug. 25, 2023

To meet the needs of residents, scientists have suggested concept smart cities for urban transformation. Urban green spaces (UGSs) are designed to improve lifestyles. Environmental performance on a global scale is becoming challenging due climatic changes and rapid advancement. remedy these issues, establishment highly sustainable healthier ecosystems crucial demand, placing an emphasis design prevent disease address basics living quality. populations increasing enormously, which strong obstacle developing pollution-free environment. This study examines current developments cities, especially sustainability required demands. In addition developments, ranking different compared. explain climate-related goals, national international objectives legal framework considered. The compares Vienna, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Hamburg. comparison based four categories: land distribution use; mobility transport; building standards; supply disposal. Owing high standard its leading position in various rankings, special attention paid Vienna. work well developed with components future development enhance quality life minimize air pollution. Finally, problems improvement possibilities discussed. aims look at goals projects that could be important ecological city future. shows importance their effect health.

Language: Английский

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Exploring park visitation trends during the Covid-19 pandemic in Hungary by using mobile device location data DOI Creative Commons
György Csomós, Endre Márk Borza, Jenő Zsolt Farkas

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: July 8, 2023

Abstract Sweeping changes in park visitation have accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic. In countries where governments imposed strict lockdowns during first wave, declined cities. The benefits of visiting urban green spaces on people’s mental and physical health well-being are generally acknowledged; many people confinement reported increasing issues. Therefore, based lessons learned from pandemic’s parks other remained open most subsequent pandemic phases. Furthermore, studies an overall increase after wave been removed. This study aims to investigate trends Hungary a dataset 28 million location data points approximately 666,000 distinct mobile devices collected 1884 191 settlements between June 1, 2019, May 31, 2021. Findings demonstrate that increased inter-wave period 2020, compared pre-pandemic decreased Waves 2–3 2021, Wave 1 2020.

Language: Английский

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Effects of urban green space (UGS) quality on physical activity (PA) and health, controlling for environmental factors DOI Open Access
Weijian Zhang, Yan Li, Peilin Guo

et al.

Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(4)

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

Recently, there has been a burgeoning fascination with the influence of urban green spaces (UGS) on physical activity (PA) and health. This interest accompanied by mounting body evidence that establishes connection between UGS residents’ PA levels. Numerous studies have conducted to investigate significance generally agreed their However, is still considerable variation in viewpoints regarding intermediate factors contributing this association. The primary objective study was potential correlation different qualitative PA. involved collection data from four parks located Edinburgh. Four trained observers utilised Environmental Assessment Public Recreational Spaces (EARPS Mini) tool code various environmental characteristics. Additionally, Method for Observing Physical Activity Wellbeing (MOHAWk) observation employed instances on-site incivility characteristics behaviours residents engaging activities. results show facilities environment, area socioeconomic status (SES) positively affect type level PA, as well attentiveness environment interactions each other. Demographics such gender age group are also significantly related Significant differences race only differed choice type. These suggest quality affects level, type, among resident an impact. Future research suggests increasing frequency duration considering longitudinal observations over time refinement.

Language: Английский

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The impact of aerobics on mental health and stress levels: A visualization analysis of the CiteSpace map DOI Creative Commons
Jian‐xin Zhao,

Y. Bai,

Yongjing Yang

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(3), P. e0300677 - e0300677

Published: March 19, 2024

This study aims to integrate research in the field of aerobics and mental health through visualization analysis method CiteSpace map, clarify impact on stress levels. Firstly, based literature method, pieces related are searched collected. Secondly, map is employed summarize analyze contents literature, involving statistical annual number publications, author characteristics, publishing institution characteristics. In addition, keyword co-occurrence cluster also conducted fields. Among them, Log-Likelihood Ratio used analysis. Finally, results analyzed using statistics-based comprehensive results. The demonstrate that recent 20 years, average articles fields exceeds 190. high-yield authors distributed economically developed areas, cooperation among scattered. clustering results, a total 77 labels obtained. Q value module 0.89, profile silhouette (S) 0.92, indicating structure significant reasonable. contains most closely keywords, covering Data existing studies reveals has Individuals participating show obvious improvement inventory (MHI) scores (t(100) = 4.32, p<0.05). present remarkable reduction questionnaire evaluation levels -3.91, study’s support aerobics’ positive effects

Language: Английский

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Influence of Green Areas on the Urban Sound Environment DOI Creative Commons
Guillermo Rey Gozalo, Juan Miguel Barrigón Morillas, David Montes González

et al.

Current Pollution Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(4), P. 746 - 759

Published: Oct. 26, 2023

Abstract Purpose of Review Urban green spaces provide benefits for human health and well-being, among other properties, thanks to their ability attenuate environmental pollutants. The sound environment is not healthy in most cities, this situation has changed recent decades. These are potential quiet areas with good acoustic quality if they designed planned properly from a multidisciplinary perspective. Although the mitigating effects infrastructure have been extensively studied, application very limited. objective study analyze those characteristics that contribute soundscape and, turn, would give them areas, users, physical environment. Recent Findings Current studies show accurately determine relationship between well-being benefits, it necessary know interaction variables, including soundscape. development ISO/TS 12913-2 promoted consideration use appropriate procedures its evaluation. Summary inclusion epidemiological will improve quantification on citizens. Only global indicators, such as L den (dB), importance variables user activities determination health.

Language: Английский

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Urban Green Spaces in Bamako and Sikasso, Mali: Land Use Changes and Perceptions DOI Creative Commons
Mohamed Fomba,

Z.D. Osunde,

S. Traoré

et al.

Land, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 59 - 59

Published: Jan. 3, 2024

Increasing land use and cover change climate have considerable impacts on urban green spaces their ecosystem services. These result in a loss of space particularly weaken the resilience populations. Landsat imagery data from 1990 to 2020 were used track spatio-temporal dynamics sprawl its influence Bamako Sikasso Mali. Furthermore, survey local stakeholders was conducted capture perceptions status space. The results use/land analysis cities between showed that most vegetation classes, mainly spaces, been converted into built-up bare both during last 30 years. In Bamako, has risen 5421 hectares 13,350 2020, Sikasso, 929 2213 2020. Respondents mentioned street trees as prevalent type (20% respondents 24% Sikasso). addition, majority perceived having good or moderate status. This study recommends improving number quality which are crucial for provision services against change.

Language: Английский

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