Urban green spaces for the social interaction, health and well-being of older people—An integrated view of urban ecosystem services and socio-environmental justice

F Enssle, N Kabisch - Environmental science & policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces provide multiple ecosystem services to city residents and are
considered an important element of socio-environmental justice. For older people, urban …

[HTML][HTML] Urban sustainability assessment: An overview and bibliometric analysis

A Sharifi - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the recognition of the significance of urban areas for achieving sustainable
development in the late 1980′ s, first studies on 'urban sustainability assessment'were …

Greening smart cities: An investigation of the integration of urban natural resources and smart city technologies for promoting environmental sustainability

CX Hui, G Dan, S Alamri, D Toghraie - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of urban natural resources and smart city technologies as a means to
promote sustainability is investigated in this study using a descriptive-analytical literature …

Spatial planning of urban communities via deep reinforcement learning

Y Zheng, Y Lin, L Zhao, T Wu, D **, Y Li - Nature Computational …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective spatial planning of urban communities plays a critical role in the sustainable
development of cities. Despite the convenience brought by geographic information systems …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental justice in the context of urban green space availability, accessibility, and attractiveness in postsocialist cities

J Kronenberg, A Haase, E Łaszkiewicz, A Antal… - Cities, 2020 - Elsevier
This article aims to position postsocialist cities in Central and Eastern Europe in the broader
debate on urban environmental justice. The article crosscuts through all three dimensions of …

Can improving the spatial equity of urban green space mitigate the effect of urban heat islands? An empirical study

C Xu, G Chen, Q Huang, M Su, Q Rong, W Yue… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of urban green space (UGS) in mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect has
been demonstrated in a growing body of literature. However, the potential influence of the …

Inequities in the quality of urban park systems: An environmental justice investigation of cities in the United States

A Rigolon, M Browning, V Jennings - Landscape and urban planning, 2018 - Elsevier
A growing body of research shows affluent White neighborhoods have more acres of parks
and more park facilities than low-income ethnic minority communities in many Global North …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of and attitudes towards urban forests and green spaces: Exploring the instigators of change in Belgium

N Da Schio, A Phillips, K Fransen, M Wolff… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted our society, producing drastic changes in
people's routines and daily mobility, and putting public spaces under a new light. This paper …

Modern compact cities: How much greenery do we need?

A Russo, GT Cirella - International journal of environmental research and …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The modern compact city is identified as a high-density and mixed-use pattern. Its features
are believed to contribute to a form of functional urban design that supports sustainability …

Access to urban green space in cities of the Global South: A systematic literature review

A Rigolon, MHEM Browning, K Lee, S Shin - Urban Science, 2018 - mdpi.com
This review examines disparities in access to urban green space (UGS) based on
socioeconomic status (SES) and race-ethnicity in Global South cities. It was motivated by …