A comprehensive review of thermal comfort evaluation methods and influencing factors for urban parks

P Zheng, R Yao, J O'Donnell, E Mohareb… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban parks play an important role in alleviating the negative impacts of global climate
change and benefit urban thermal resilience. A well-designed thermal environment in urban …

Equity in park green spaces: a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review from 2014-2023

L Yan, X **, J Zhang - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
With the global increase in population and the accelerated process of urbanization, the
equitable access to park green spaces by diverse communities has become a growing …

Quantifying the cooling effect and benefits of urban parks: A case study of Hangzhou, China

A Guo, W Yue, J Yang, M Li, Z Zhang, P **e… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban parks are increasingly recognized as effective nature-based solutions for mitigating
urban heat in large cities. Although the cooling effect of parks has been thoroughly …

Urban park's vertical canopy structure and its varied cooling effect under continuous warming climate

T Zhou, W Jia, L Yan, B Hong, K Wang - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Green infrastructure has been confirmed to be nature-based solution for mitigating urban
warming. However, knowledge about whether urban parks would cool down surroundings in …

Reducing heat exposure from personal cooling strategies to green city construction in China's tropical city

J Zuo, M Shi, W Jia, Y Yan, X Song, R Shen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
With rapid industrialization and urbanization, the risk of summer heat exposure for urban
dwellers has increased. The use of air conditioners (ACs) has become the most common …

Spatial valuation of urban green lungs: Unveiling the true worth of urban parks through MGWR in Chengdu, China

X Cao, Y Luo, X Chen, Q **e, Z Yao - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces (UGS), often metaphorically referred to as the “green lungs of cities,”
play a crucial role in sustainable urban development and are a key element of land-use …

Carbon storage and sequestration analysis by urban park grid using i-tree eco and drone-based modeling

J Kim, Y Kang, D Kim, S Son, EJ Kim - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban areas play a crucial role in carbon absorption, while also producing a considerable
amount of carbon emissions. However, there has been a lack of research that has …

Assessing Utilization and Comfort in a Village Scenic Park: Implications for Rural Revitalization

W Yao, T Zhang, H Fukuda, M Wang, J Yang - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Scenic parks in rural areas occupy crucial positions, serving as vital hubs for the daily lives
of villagers and important leisure destinations for tourists. This research is dedicated to …

Assessing the efficiency of urban blue-green space in carbon-saving: Take a high-density urban area in a cold region as an example

F Yang, R Yousefpour, Y Hu, Y Zhang, J Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban blue-green space responds to climate change by providing relatively cooler
surrounding environments to indirectly reduce residents' energy consumption and directly …

Diurnal variations in cooling effects of urban parks based on ECOSTRESS data: A case study of Bei**g

Z Wei, J Liu, X Gao, Y Wu, Z Liu, J Yao - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban parks create cooler microclimates, mitigating urban heat island effects, but diurnal
variations in cooling remain unclear. We analyzed 97 parks within Bei**g's fifth ring road …