Urban expansion and vegetation dynamics: The role of protected areas in preventing vegetation loss in a growing mega city

Habitat International, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 150, P. 103129 - 103129

Published: June 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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

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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Mapping ecosystem services in urban and peri‑urban areas. A systematic review

Geography and sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(3), P. 491 - 509

Published: June 30, 2024

Urban and peri‑urban ecosystems are subjected to an intense impact. The demand for ecosystem services (ES) is higher in these areas. Nevertheless, despite the anthropogenic pressures, urban supply important ES. Mapping a crucial exercise understand ES dynamics environments better. This work aims systematically review mapping areas studies, following Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-alpha Methods. A total of 207 studies were selected. results show increased between 2011 2023, mainly conducted Europe China. Most developed did not follow established classification. focused on dimension, regulation maintenance section. Regarding provisioning ES, most Cultivating terrestrial plants nutrition, regulating maintaining Atmospheric composition conditions, cultural Physical experiential interactions with natural environment. Quantitative methods mostly applied Indicator-based (secondary data: biophysical, socio-economic) models. Very few validated outputs. Several forecasted primarily based land use changes using CA-Markov approaches. study provides overview mapped globally, where more need be conducted, developed.

Language: Английский

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A Comparative Assessment of Green Spaces in Residential and Non-Residential Areas in Selected Towns and Cities of the Philippines, Singapore, and New York: Implications for Achieving SDG 11

Journal of Lifestyle and SDGs Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. e04477 - e04477

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Introduction: Urban centers are the sites where fight against climate change can be won or lost. To suceed, carbon footprint arresters like vegetation essential in attaining sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11). Objective: The objective of this study is to determine practices seleted relation green open spaces include vegetative covers. Theoretical Framework: anchored Sustainable Development Theory with emphasis on evironmental conservation. Method: Conducted 311 virtual 50 actual observation space practices. Observation checklist picture-based score sheet guide enumerators. Results Discussion: cover Philippines significantly lower when compared New York Singapore. Vegetative covers for residential non-residential areas differences not significant. Research Implications: There a need explore why towns have poor despite fact that it specifically Distare Risk Reduction (DRR) Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) mainstreamed Comprehesnive Land Use Planning (CLUP) Process. Originality/Value: comparison Philippines,

Language: Английский

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Assessment of Community Gardens’ role in mitigating air pollution and expanding social opportunities: lessons from a neighborhood with limited green infrastructure in Tehran city

Energy Nexus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100363 - 100363

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Urban greenspace under a changing climate: Benefit or harm for allergies and respiratory health?

Environmental Epidemiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9(2), P. e372 - e372

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

An increasing proportion of the world’s population lives in urban settings that have limited greenspace. Urbanization puts pressure on existing greenspace and reduces its access. Climate impacts, including increased temperature extreme weather events, challenge maintenance vegetation, reducing ecosystem services benefits for human health. Although has been positively associated with numerous health indicators, evidence allergies respiratory is much less clear mixed. To address these uncertainties, a workshop 20 global participants was held Munich, Germany, May 2024, focusing impact greenspace-related co-exposures This narrative review captures key insights from workshop, roles (1) climate change mitigation, (2) interactions pollen, (3) emissions biogenic volatile organic compounds their byproducts, such as ozone. Additionally, it presents research stakeholder recommendations workshop. Future studies integrate advanced exposure assessments consider interplay pollen compounds, along relevant byproducts are needed. Increased public awareness policy actions will also be essential developing maximizes benefits, minimizes risks, ensures resilience amid changing rapid urbanization.

Language: Английский

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Are land use conflicts a barrier to sustainable city development? Evidence from Chattogram District of Bangladesh

GeoJournal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 90(1)

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature

Published: March 25, 2025

In an increasingly urbanized world, urban biodiversity is people's primary contact with nature. However, as cities expand and densify, green blue spaces their are under pressure, risking declines in liveability. This Review discusses the benefits of multiple challenges it faces, identifies opportunities pathways towards developing sustainable, biodiverse for both humans The substantial biological richness that areas can harbour helps to mitigate environmental pressures, address adapt climate change, human health well-being. challenged by competition space, pressures declining engagement residents Understanding underlying mechanisms informs efforts create maintain high-quality blue–green infrastructure. Biodiversity-sensitive socially inclusive governance planning key biodiverse, cities. Urban policies should move cross-sectional approaches coordinate sectors such health, education, design. Developing shared environments nature contributes global conservation offers solutions social faced underpins ecosystem services cities, but faces from activities, nature, inadequate systems. provided biodiversity, its promotion conservation.

Language: Английский

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Scenario modeling of ecosystem service trade-offs and bundles in a semi-arid valley basin

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 896, P. 166413 - 166413

Published: Aug. 18, 2023

Language: Английский

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Ecological Vulnerability Assessment and Spatiotemporal Characteristics Analysis of Urban Green-Space Systems in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(6), P. 2289 - 2289

Published: March 9, 2024

The evaluation and analysis of the ecological vulnerability urban green-space systems are conducive to sustainable development systems. Taking system in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region 2010, 2015, 2020 as research object, an ESSR model was first constructed, a total ten types impact factors were integrated into four dimensions “Exposure, Sensitivity, State Response”. weight objectively determined via spatial principal component analysis, evaluated superposition analysis; evaluation’s results graded. Moreover, transfer matrix, center-of-gravity migration model, standard deviation ellipse, autocorrelation used study temporal variation characteristics results; then, driving force analyzed based on geographical detector. Finally, rationality verified using changing trend remote sensing index (RSEI). show that has decreased year by for past years. distribution law “Hebei surrounds Beijing Tianjin” is presented this space, 2015 mutation node. In moderately severely vulnerable areas Hebei surrounded mildly Tianjin. 2020, Vulnerability expands slightly east–west direction shrinks north–south direction, center gravity shifts towards along northeast direction. shows significant positive autocorrelations exhibits very obvious agglomeration. addition, result combined effect various factors, education degree, human disturbance index, annual average precipitation dominant factors. provide reference effective application functions.

Language: Английский

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