People needs in the urban landscape: analysis of landscape and urban planning contributions

RH Matsuoka, R Kaplan - Landscape and urban planning, 2008 - Elsevier
The articles published in Landscape and Urban Planning during the past 16 years provide
valuable insights into how humans interact with outdoor urban environments. This review …

Are urban visitors' general preferences for green-spaces similar to their preferences when seeking stress relief?

A Arnberger, R Eder - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2015 - Elsevier
Many urban societies are faced with a growing incidence of poor health because of mental
stress and sedentary lifestyles. Urban green spaces are increasingly seen as a counter to …

[KNIHA][B] Slow travel and tourism

J Dickinson, L Lumsdon - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
It is widely recognized that travel and tourism can have a high environmental impact and
make a major contribution to climate change. It is therefore vital that ways to reduce these …

Access, equity, and urban greenways: An exploratory investigation

G Lindsey, M Maraj, SC Kuan - The professional geographer, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Recurring issues in the social sciences concern the distribution of public facilities such as
parks and equity of access to them. Geographers have observed that access has perceptual …

Greenway use and preferences in diverse urban communities: Implications for trail design and management

SJ Keith, LR Larson, CS Shafer, JC Hallo… - Landscape and Urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
Greenways represent corridors of benefits with a unique capacity to contribute to sustainable
urban development, yet more research is needed to understand the extent to which …

Green infrastructure: concepts, perceptions and its use in spatial planning

IC Mell - 2010 - theses.ncl.ac.uk
Green infrastructure offers a contemporary approach to the conceptualisation and
management of landscape resources. It has developed rapidly in the UK, Europe and North …

Recreational activities in urban parks: Spatial interactions among users

T Santos, RN Mendes, A Vasco - Journal of outdoor recreation and tourism, 2016 - Elsevier
The goal of the present paper is to analyze spatial overlap and social conflicts between
mountain bikers and runners in an Urban Green Park. The methodology uses publicly …

The role of distance in peri-urban national park use: Who visits them and how far do they travel?

SD Rossi, JA Byrne, CM Pickering - Applied Geography, 2015 - Elsevier
There is a sizable literature about the factors sha** park visitation and use–especially for
urban parks, including (i) geographic (eg proximity),(ii) socio-cultural (eg population …

Factors influencing the use of urban greenways: A case study of Aydın, Turkey

A Akpinar - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2016 - Elsevier
Urban greenways are important quality of life indicators in cities. However, urban greenways
research is mostly carried out in developed countries, which limits the knowledge about …

[HTML][HTML] Where do networks really work? The effects of the Shenzhen greenway network on supporting physical activities

K Liu, KWM Siu, XY Gong, Y Gao, D Lu - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent decades, greenways have been the focus of an international movement to improve
urban environment quality. In metropolitan areas, more greenways are interconnected …