The relationship between urban forests and income: A meta-analysis

E Gerrish, SL Watkins - Landscape and urban planning, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Urban trees provide substantial public health and public environmental benefits. However,
scholarly works suggest that urban trees may be disproportionately low in poor and minority …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon sequestration and storage potential of urban residential environment–A review

A Kinnunen, I Talvitie, J Ottelin, J Heinonen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Cities are hotspots of anthropogenic activity and consumption. Thus, the consumption-based
carbon footprints of their residents are pronounced. However, the beneficial climate impacts …

The health benefits of urban nature: how much do we need?

DF Shanahan, RA Fuller, R Bush, BB Lin… - BioScience, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Over 30 years of research has shown that urban nature is a promising tool for enhancing the
physical, psychological, and social well-being of the world's growing urban population …

The role of socio-economic factors in planning and managing urban ecosystem services

ML Wilkerson, MGE Mitchell, D Shanahan, KA Wilson… - Ecosystem Services, 2018‏ - Elsevier
How green spaces in cities benefit urban residents depends critically on the interaction
between biophysical and socio-economic factors. Urban ecosystem services are affected by …

Toward improved public health outcomes from urban nature

DF Shanahan, BB Lin, R Bush… - … journal of public …, 2015‏ - ajph.aphapublications.org
There is mounting concern for the health of urban populations as cities expand at an
unprecedented rate. Urban green spaces provide settings for a remarkable range of …

Residential landscapes as social-ecological systems: a synthesis of multi-scalar interactions between people and their home environment

EM Cook, SJ Hall, KL Larson - Urban Ecosystems, 2012‏ - Springer
Residential landscapes are a common setting of human-environment interactions. These
ubiquitous ecosystems provide social and ecological services, and yard maintenance leads …

Ecosystem services of urban green spaces in African countries—perspectives and challenges

S Cilliers, J Cilliers, R Lubbe, S Siebert - Urban Ecosystems, 2013‏ - Springer
The concept of ecosystem goods and services is increasingly used to describe how
biodiversity and ecosystems are linked to human well-being and that it should be placed at …

[کتاب][B] Urban ecology: patterns, processes, and applications

J Niemelä, JH Breuste, G Guntenspergen, NE McIntyre… - 2011‏ - books.google.com
Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is
therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns …

Plant traits link people's plant preferences to the composition of their gardens

D Kendal, KJH Williams, NSG Williams - Landscape and urban planning, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Gardens are ubiquitous in western cities, comprising up to a third of the total urban area and
often containing a majority of the vegetation present. Gardens are the cumulative result of …

What determines how we see nature? Perceptions of naturalness in designed urban green spaces

H Hoyle, A Jorgensen, JD Hitchmough - People and nature, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The multiple benefits of 'nature'for human health and well‐being have been documented at
an increasing rate over the past 30 years. A growing body of research also demonstrates the …