Tweets of Transformation: Investigating Tactical Urbanism and Social Interactions in Jeddah’s Colorful Corniche Initiative DOI Open Access
Ayman Imam, Eradah O. Hamad

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(18), P. 13704 - 13704

Published: Sept. 14, 2023

This qualitative study aims to explore the applicability of Twitter as a valuable data source for research on public spaces, with particular focus spaces within context Saudi Arabia. The study’s primary objective is demonstrate Twitter’s efficiency in providing that would otherwise require substantial time and resources using conventional methods. Additionally, highlight role monitoring progress success local urban project. Furthermore, it examines how individuals utilize share their experiences interactions specifically examining content related placemaking initiative one Arabia’s largest cities. To achieve this, convenience sample 113 consecutive tweets associated was collected from Twitter. were then subjected thorough thematic analysis framework, yielding three overarching themes: (1) Positive impact community engagement; (2) Enhancement city’s visual landscape; (3) Community collaboration through volunteer work. These categories provide comprehensive framework comprehend multifaceted dimensions space discourse presented this contributes significantly expanding body knowledge concerning utilization social media offers practical implications planners, designers, policymakers involved development enhancement spaces.

Language: Английский

Insights into citizens’ experiences of cultural ecosystem services in urban green spaces based on social media analytics DOI
Jie Li, Jun Gao, Zhonghao Zhang

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Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 244, P. 104999 - 104999

Published: Jan. 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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Unveiling the Essential Role of Green Spaces during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond DOI Open Access
Mariusz Ciesielski, Piotr Gołos,

Fruzsina Stefán

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Forests, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 354 - 354

Published: Feb. 11, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the essential role of urban and rural green spaces for societies coping with global public health crisis. During this particular time, a significant body research was devoted to human–nature relationships, as well use importance spaces, both from management visitors’ perspectives, along vital nature in human wellbeing. Furthermore, experience induced new paradigms spatial planning, forest protected areas seeing crucial shaping long-term socio-environmental resilience sustainability. Thus, after official end pandemic, our study aimed provide systematic review international related within context focusing on those published between 2020 2023. literature search SCOPUS Web Science databases conducted 16 May A dataset 161 articles analyzed using two-stage analysis. In first stage, screening based title, abstract, keywords carried out. second detailed full text analysis out, resulting final 66 scope review. This article gives an in-depth methodological conceptual overview, also referring applied environments. It concludes lessons learned poses open questions future space planning management. shows that institutions managing cities forests are facing challenges. These include pursuing sustainable policies cities, ensuring equitable access community participation decision-making process, adapting suburban social expectations, recreational development taking into account needs ecosystem

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 pandemic changes the recreational use of Moscow parks in space and time: Outcomes from crowd-sourcing and machine learning DOI Creative Commons
Victor Matasov, Viacheslav Vasenev,

Dmitrii Matasov

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 83, P. 127911 - 127911

Published: March 22, 2023

The limited access to urban green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on human-nature interaction in cities and human well-being. Number of visitors areas, initially declined due imposed restrictions, was restored after they were lifted as established by several studies across globe However, little is still known about changes behavior preferences park post-COVID time. In this study, we investigated spatial-temporal patterns recreational activities three parks Moscow (Russia) prior, lockdown (in 2019 2020). selected represent two different types: centrally located with much infrastructure open landscapes (Gorky Park) at outskirts city center more forested landscape (Timiryazevski Sokolniki parks). Recreational identified based analysis social media photos using machine-learning algorithms. As expected, closures resulted overall decrease number taken photos. After re-opened, however, did not grow immediately. only almost months, visiting peak shifted autumn. Differences between related type its structure. lowest observed for Timiryazevsky - semi-natural area, while Gorky Park most affected, likely strictest control measures. comparison 2019, 2020 evenly distributed area all parks. Besides, 'natural' areas became main attractors under 'nature observation' category popular. Spatial distribution post-lockdown period characterized larger distances photos, corresponding distancing. highlighted value citizens, but also changed their shift from high density around entertainments attractions homogeneous less dense along natural zones reveals new pattern preference, which shall be considered spatial planning Increasing availability integration infrastructures can become relevant policy consider crucial role nature source resilience turbulent times.

Language: Английский

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Temporal and spatial differences in human activities performed in Urban Green Spaces of Vilnius (Lithuania) DOI Creative Commons
Luís Valença Pinto, Carla Ferreira, Paulo Pereira

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Geography and sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 302 - 317

Published: March 27, 2024

Urban green spaces (UGS) are relevant to city well-being, as recognized by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, few studies have studied temporal use of UGS. This work assessed seasonal, weekly, and daily three urban (Vingis Park, Bernardino Garden, Jomantas Park) in Vilnius (Lithuania). The study is based on an on-site observation-based survey, which recorded users' characteristics, activities, weather conditions during summer winter. results showed that UGS's differed according park characteristics. Parks with a higher diversity facilities had high seasonal difference number observed activities. User numbers were for activities children, social sports, water than Park lowest variability user Weather variables linked changes Higher precipitation lower temperatures associated reducing users registered Most stationary summer. was also available rather size. distribution spatially correlated facility/equipment (benches, playgrounds, fitness equipment) proximity features. this UGS design, planning, management.

Language: Английский

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Perception study of urban green spaces in Singapore urban parks: Spatio-temporal evaluation and the relationship with land cover DOI
Wenting Zhang,

Yuxin Su

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 99, P. 128455 - 128455

Published: July 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Using large language models to investigate cultural ecosystem services perceptions: A few-shot and prompt method DOI
Hanyue Luo, Zhiduo Zhang, Qing Zhu

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Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 258, P. 105323 - 105323

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 and Urban Vitality: The Association Between Built Environment Elements and Changes in Local Points of Interest Using Social Media Data in South Korea DOI
You‐Jung Ha, Heechul Kim

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 106271 - 106271

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Impact of lockdowns on housing perceptions among the urban population: implications for local policies DOI
Eliška Vejchodská, Hana Brůhová Foltýnová

Town Planning Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 19

Published: April 4, 2025

The study brings a comprehensive picture of how the infection threat and counter-pandemic measures affected inhabitants’ perceptions their urban environments during COVID-19 pandemic. Our results reveal that pandemic has amplified value attributed to 1) peri-urban public private green spaces, 2) local availability services civic amenities, 3) neighbourhood tranquillity lower population density, 4) residential unit spaciousness, 5) social relations. Certain attributes, such as received greater emphasis from educated women, while elderly predominantly highlighted significance

Language: Английский

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Ripples of blue: Unveiling the influence of urban blue spaces on public happiness through social networking sites DOI
Ming Gao, Congying Fang

Applied Geography, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 179, P. 103632 - 103632

Published: April 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Exploring Values via the Innovative Application of Social Media with Parks Amid COVID-19: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Text and Images Using ATLAS.ti DOI Open Access
Yunseon Choe, Jiyoon Lee, Gyehee Lee

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(20), P. 13026 - 13026

Published: Oct. 12, 2022

Due to the lockdown and restrictions on public activities gatherings amid COVID-19, parks received renewed attention because of their importance irreplaceable functions as healthy outdoor recreation. This study aims explore values reflected in Twitter content that discussed COVID-19 through a qualitative analysis text images using ATLAS.ti. Specifically, data (visual textual) set posts (from February 2020 September 2022) mentioned Everglades National Park was explored. The results from social media park during revealed three themes: (1) nature, (2) recreational tourism, (3) proximity. expands application via ATLAS.ti by providing methodological improvements. Practically, findings this can also provide practitioners with useable knowledge for design strategies considering value protected areas model sustainable destination management.

Language: Английский

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