Informing the design of urban green and blue spaces through an understanding of Europeans' usage and preferences DOI Creative Commons
Kristen Jakstis, Maria Dubovik, Arto Laikari

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People and Nature, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 162 - 182

Published: Dec. 8, 2022

Abstract In light of global climate change and the biodiversity crisis, making cities more resilient through an adjusted design urban green blue spaces is crucial. Nature‐based solutions help address these challenges while providing opportunities for nature experiences, cultural ecosystem services that support public health. The COVID‐19 pandemic its associated stressors highlighted interrelated socio‐ecological provided by nature‐based like spaces. This pan‐European study therefore aimed to enhance understanding their management. Using online survey, space preferences, usage, pandemic‐related changes in greenspace visit outdoor recreation frequencies were examined. Greenspace with respondents’ ( N = 584 from 15 countries) geographical location, dominant type neighbourhood availability during pandemic, but not perceptions or sociodemographic background. generally high; however, Southern Europeans reported lower both before than Northern Europeans. Many also having few greenspaces low pandemic. most common recreational activity among respondents was walking running frequently stated purpose time spent outdoors being restorative (i.e. relaxing calming down). Most had positive preferences structurally diverse natural unmanaged elements. highlights importance accessible everyday life times crisis. Stakeholders, regional differences should be included co‐design maximize potential people nature. Read free Plain Language Summary this article on Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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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Assessing spatial equity in urban park accessibility: an improve two-step catchment area method from the perspective of 15-mintue city concept DOI

Dailuo Zhang,

Shifa Ma, Jianhong Fan

et al.

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 98, P. 104824 - 104824

Published: July 27, 2023

Language: Английский

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The impact of age on people's use and perception of urban green spaces and their effect on personal health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic—A case study of the metropolitan area of Vienna, Austria DOI Creative Commons
Karolina Taczanowska,

Donna Tansil,

Jacqueline Wilfer

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Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 147, P. 104798 - 104798

Published: Jan. 24, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic drew public attention back to urban living conditions, including access green spaces and their effects on health social wellbeing. This representative study concerning the metropolitan area of Vienna, Austria's capital (online panel survey; n = 1012; conducted in 2021), aims evaluate role mitigating consequences negative wellbeing amongst inhabitants during pandemic. Moreover, it specifically adds fresh insights regarding impact age use perception this crisis. While young adults reconnected with nature increased time they spent outdoors, older reduced average. 60 % respondents aged between 16 18 years spaces, while majority elderly population (65+ years) kept pre-pandemic amount outdoor activity (48 %) or (34 %). All groups, however, acknowledged general importance for physical, mental, emotional Large stated that contact was very important physical (86 %), mental (89 (88 However, there were significant differences symptoms experienced various groups. results show stronger reported by younger than one. highlights heterogeneity population's needs behavioural changes crisis emphasises necessity consider environmental justice component shaping sustainable, resilient, inclusive environments.

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Urban green spaces and stress during COVID-19 lockdown: A case study for the city of Madrid DOI Creative Commons

Marcela Maury-Mora,

María Teresa Gómez-Villarino, Carmen Varela-Martínez

et al.

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 69, P. 127492 - 127492

Published: Feb. 8, 2022

Due to the unexpected emergence of COVID-19, different cities improvised responses prevent virus from spreading and infecting population. Madrid, capital Spain one most affected in Europe, confined everyone home closed public private spaces, including parks. The whole situation was surely be responsible for stress-levels peak. We developed an online survey better understand relationship between people Urban Green Spaces prior COVID-19 pandemic, new bond that may have emerged this interruption. recruited participants, without gender or age preference, excluding underage children teenagers, using a combination convenience sample snowball approach. A total 132 were logged. study limited mental health inferences, specifically related stress its frequent manifestations among urban These indicators included physical, mood behavioral changes studied on those participants who had access UGS before during confinement. Among important findings, we confirmed when are confronted with stressful situations, indoor plant interaction is not substitute outdoor green experiences; interacted spaces daily manner managed levels than didn't (but their effects might lose strength over time); turning comfort times you don't usually do so helps overcome difficult situations. This article contributes growing as means towards improved well-being areas.

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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

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Using an improved 3SFCA method to assess inequities associated with multimodal accessibility to green spaces based on mismatches between supply and demand in the metropolitan of Shanghai, China DOI
Huilin Liang, Qi Yan,

Yujia Yan

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 91, P. 104456 - 104456

Published: Feb. 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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Green Space Visits and Barriers to Visiting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Three-Wave Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study of UK Adults DOI Creative Commons
Hannah Burnett, Jonathan Olsen, Richard Mitchell

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Land, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(4), P. 503 - 503

Published: March 31, 2022

Green spaces have been found to promote physical activity, social contact, and mental wellbeing, however, there are inequalities in the use experience of green spaces. The United Kingdom’s (UK) response COVID-19 pandemic imposed very substantial changes on its citizens’ lives which could plausibly affect their willingness visit These sudden lifestyle severely affected population’s health, leading a greater dependency positive influence nature reducing stress improving mood. Whilst early cross-sectional evidence suggested an increased orientation visits as ‘lockdowns’, is little longitudinal about how sustained equal these may been. This study explored space visits, barriers visiting, both those over entire year UK. Three waves nationally representative surveys were administered by YouGov April 2020, November 2021 (N = 6713). Data included reported and, for with no or infrequent perceived including related risk COVID-19. lockdown restrictions relaxed; 68% respondents 2021, compared 49% 2020. However, socio-economic increased. fell time, but indications interest among younger people. Further action required ensure that impacts experienced equally, good quality accessible all.

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Rethinking urban green spaces for urban resilience. Do green spaces need adaptation to meet public post-covid expectations? DOI
Daria Sikorska, Magdalena Wojnowska-Heciak, Jakub Heciak

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 127838 - 127838

Published: Jan. 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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Effects of nature sounds on the attention and physiological and psychological relaxation DOI Creative Commons

Injoon Song,

Kwangsik Baek,

Choyun Kim

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 86, P. 127987 - 127987

Published: June 7, 2023

This study aims to verify the effects of nature sounds on attention, and physiological psychological relaxation. Twenty-six university students (mean age: 21.5 ± 1.9 years) participated in this study, experiment was conducted with one person at a time. A mixed sound valley water birds forest environment used as sound, road traffic urban (control). The participants performed following steps: (1) closed their eyes rested for 1 min; (2) opened completed attention tasks while hearing or (3) again same min. We Harris grid task. measured participants’ oxy-hemoglobin concentration, heart rate variability, evaluation, semantic differential method, profile mood states evaluation. As result, ① There no significant difference results task; however, scores were slightly higher when sound. ② concentration lower, parasympathetic nerve activity enhanced than ③ Once heard they felt more comfortable, relaxed, natural, negative state positive suggests that may be an effective way relieve stress everyday life.

Language: Английский

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How the COVID-19 pandemic changed patterns of green infrastructure use: A scoping review DOI Open Access
Amanda Bristowe, Megan Heckert

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 81, P. 127848 - 127848

Published: Jan. 20, 2023

Language: Английский

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