Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 88 - 88
Published: Jan. 11, 2024
Urban
green
space
(UGS)
has
important
impacts
on
human
health,
but
an
integrated
participatory
approach
to
UGS
design
for
improved
residents’
health
been
lacking
date.
The
aim
of
our
study
was
develop
and
evaluate
such
a
novel
address
this
gap.
developed
following
guiding
principles
from
the
literature
tested
with
groups
children
elderly
as
participants
in
two
neighborhoods
Maastricht
(The
Netherlands)
low
score
economic
indicators.
aspects
are
inclusion
both
positive
negative
effects,
combination
resident
self-assessment
model-based
assessment
effects
designs,
use
maps
visualize
designs
effects.
participant-generated
resulted
considerable
(up
fourfold)
self-assessed
increase
UGSs
meeting,
stress
reduction,
leisure-based
physical
activity
compared
current
situation.
model-assessed
were
limited:
heat
slightly
decreased
(by
0.1
°C),
active
transport
increased
30
m
per
day),
perceived
unsafety
(8%).
unattractive
views,
air
pollution,
tick
bite
risk,
traffic
negligible.
major
strength
is
that
it
combines
participation
residents
(re)design
these
designs.
While
other
approaches
design,
often
remains
unclear
whether
resulting
represent
improvement
terms
computer
process
produced
clear
outcomes
regarding
benefits
A
recommendation
involve
decision
makers
already
initial
steps
approach.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(3), P. 988 - 988
Published: Jan. 23, 2024
For
children
living
in
one
of
the
30
megacities
around
world,
green
spaces
may
be
far
away
or
tokenistic,
with
growing
accounts
youth
exhibiting
a
variety
nature
deficit
disorders.
Amidst
increasing
pressure
for
more
high-density
metropolitan
areas
(HDMAs),
international
advocacy
agencies
are
calling
policy
makers
and
service
providers
to
ensure
good
quality
urban
(UGSs)
all
children.
Furthermore,
these
need
purposefully
designed
cater
children’s
needs,
which
continue
evolve
amidst
extreme
weather
such
as
heat
waves.
Recently,
pandemics
have
placed
additional
constraints
on
how
can
travel
their
time
spent
outdoors,
making
this
experience
even
important.
This
systematic
literature
review
explored
roles
HDMA-UGSs
during
pandemics.
From
551
studies
retrieved
curated
using
PRISMA
methodology,
40
papers
were
subsequently
thematically
analysed.
Four
synthesised
supporting
experiences
pandemics,
also
benefit
‘normal’
day-to-day
life’:
(1)
sustaining
growth
development,
(2)
bridging
social
stratifications,
(3)
encouraging
self-agency,
(4)
facilitating
independent
mobility.
Thirteen
principles
distilled
support
decision
enabling
outcomes
new-build
refurbishment
projects.
The
results
immediate
use
who
responsible
HDMA-UGS
planning,
procurement,
installation,
maintenance.
UGS
role
descriptions
enable
targeted
design
interventions
health
well-being,
including
times
constrained
outdoor
time.
Geography and sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(2), P. 289 - 301
Published: Jan. 26, 2024
China's
Grain
to
Green
Program
(GTGP),
which
is
one
of
the
largest
payments
for
ecosystem
services
(PES)
in
world,
has
made
significant
ecological
improvements
environment.
However,
current
understanding
its
outcomes
on
social-ecological
system
(SES)
remains
limited.
Therefore,
taking
South
China
Karst
as
an
example,
a
SES
resilience
evaluation
index
was
constructed
followed
by
exploratory
spatial
analysis,
root
mean
square
error,
and
Self-Organizing
Feature
Map
clarify
spatiotemporal
changes
relationship
resilience,
achieve
zoning
provide
restoration
measures.
The
results
showed
upward
trend
social
from
2000
2020,
especially
subsystem
development.
Regional
stable,
owing
slightly
declined
increased
landscape
pattern.
Spatially,
nearly
half
counties
exhibited
distribution
mismatch
resilience.
There
obvious
inverted
U-shaped
indicating
clear
threshold
effect,
constraint
eased
over
time,
demonstrating
effectiveness
program.
GTGP
played
positive
role
reducing
regional
trade-off,
but
this
effect
limited,
reflecting
limitations
overemphasizing
conversion
farmland
forest
grassland.
can
be
divided
into
four
clusters,
were
key
optimization
zone
system,
safety
zone,
system.
Adaptive
adjustments
these
zones
should
taken
maximum
benefits
future.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
160, P. 111861 - 111861
Published: March 1, 2024
Urban
green
space
(UGS)
plays
a
pivotal
role
in
enhancing
citizens'
living
standards,
well-being,
and
overall
physical
mental
health.
As
urbanization
continues
to
progress,
ensuring
equitable
access
UGS
becomes
increasingly
vital
addressing
the
social
resource
disparities.
This
paper
proposes
an
innovative
approach
inform
planning
updates,
placing
strong
emphasis
on
distribution.
In
pursuit
of
more
balanced
layout,
we
present
novel
recreational
demand
model
that
can
evaluate
citizen's
preferences
by
taking
into
account
population
activity
levels
agglomeration
effect.
Leveraging
point
interest
(POI)
data
within
geographic
information
system
(GIS)
platform,
quantitatively
analyze
these
factors.
Additionally,
propose
refined
resistance
model,
accuracy
update
cost
estimation.
Applying
models,
undertake
case
study
Changsha
City
advance
strategies.
Our
findings
reveal
disparities
not
only
across
different
city
sectors
but
also
individual
spaces,
underscoring
unequal
distribution
diverse
resources.
The
proposed
models
effectively
guide
incorporation
new
points
urban
planning,
mitigating
challenge
inequitable
allocation.
provides
comprehensively
quality
offers
additional
valuable
insights
for
improved
therefore,
contributes
fostering
just,
inclusive
sustainable
environment.
