npj Urban Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(1)
Published: March 10, 2023
Abstract
Urban
dwellers’
use
of
public
and
private
green
spaces
may
have
changed
during
the
early
years
Covid-19
pandemic
due
to
movement
restriction.
A
survey
was
deployed
in
Brisbane
Sydney,
Australia
1
year
after
start
restrictions
(April
2021)
explore
relationships
mental
health
wellbeing
different
patterns
yard
versus
space
visitation.
More
frequent
initial
correlated
with
lower
stress,
depression,
anxiety
higher
wellbeing.
However,
greater
duration
visits
(week
prior
survey)
associated
anxiety,
depression
scores,
potentially
because
individuals
seek
nature
immediately
available
for
emotional
regulation
difficult
times.
The
results
highlight
importance
yards
that
between
interaction
be
context
timeframe
dependent.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(2), P. e13406 - e13406
Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Worldwide,
due
to
rapid
urbanization,
the
provision
of
urban
green
spaces
(UGSs)
has
become
a
primary
goal
planning.
As
such,
research
on
benefits,
effects,
and
challenges
UGSs
gained
widespread
attention
among
scholars.
This
paper
comprehensively
analyzes
three
decades
UGS
its
evolution;
it
conducts
bibliometric
analysis
approximately
4000
articles
reviews
from
Web
Science
platform
discover
patterns
trends
characterizing
over
time.
We
found
that
pioneers
initial
were
United
States
Canada,
whereas
recently
European
Union
China
have
global
engines
in
field.
initially
focused
studying
forests,
gradually
shifting
toward
located
inner
areas.
Early
on,
researchers
investigated
(i.e.,
forests)
an
ecological
perspective.
However,
most
current
phase
focuses
social
aspects
UGSs,
characterized
by
such
keywords
as
environmental
justice
accessibility.
Furthermore,
introduction
geographic
information
systems
(GIS)
given
new
impetus
evolution
remained
used
technological
advancement
besides
remote
sensing
techniques.
importance,
methods
been
employed,
machine
learning,
big
data
media
analysis,
artificial
intelligence,
recently.
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
432, P. 139735 - 139735
Published: Nov. 15, 2023
Since
the
beginning
of
COVID-19
outbreak,
understanding
its
impacts
on
cities
has
received
much
attention
in
science
and
policy
circles.
This
paper
systematically
reviews
literature
interface
pandemic
urban
sustainability.
The
objective
is
to
portray
brought
by
outbreak
environments
within
sustainability
framework
detect
trends
challenges
for
future
research.
follows
a
methodology
that
integrates
both
bibliometric
systematic
review
approaches.
first
approach
relies
analysis
provide
an
overview
landscape
main
this
nexus.
second
presents
content
deepens
work
outlining
emerged
five
different
key
topics
role
resilient
planning
discussed
as
integrative
concept
face
diverse
construction
sustainable
post-pandemic
scenario.
Likewise,
study
deliberates
research
related
planning,
social
equity,
healthy
environments,
mobility,
circular
economy.
serves
guide
researchers
planners
understand
emerging
Urban forestry & urban greening,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
92, P. 128206 - 128206
Published: Jan. 6, 2024
Community
gardens
are
growing
in
popularity
worldwide,
especially
densely
populated
urban
areas.
They
provide
semi-public
spaces
for
joint
gardening
activities
and
serve
as
social
ecological
retreats.
The
COVID-19
pandemic
associated
restrictions
movement
leisure
led
to
a
changed
demand
green
spaces,
but
it
remains
unclear
how
affected
the
overall
trend
community
gardens.
We
measured
interest
participate
between
2018
2022
based
on
combination
of
counted
application
numbers
qualitative
responses
from
garden
coordinators.
Out
373
contacted
gardens,
70
replied,
distributed
across
43
cities
Switzerland,
Germany,
UK,
USA,
Canada
New
Zealand.
find
an
increase
participation
2022,
both
memory-based
participation.
A
generalized
linear
mixed
model
shows
significant
increases
applications
2019
(19
%),
2020
2021
(25
%)
(16
not
(−0.32
%).
These
results
confirm
ongoing
increasing
with
momentary
reduced
activity
during
due
restrictions,
followed
by
subsequent
surge
demand.
peak
2021,
along
rise
underscores
crucial
role
urbanizing
world,
challenging
times.
It
is
essential
planners
prioritize
meeting
this
part
their
efforts
make
more
sustainable.
