Public urban green spaces provide people with many benefits. Understanding the
relationship between public urban green spaces' characteristics and human well-being …

Urban green spaces (UGS) supply several ecosystem services (ES) key to human
wellbeing. In this article, we conducted a systematic review focused on identifying UGS's ES …

Spending time in nature is one potential way to cope with the negative physical and
psychological health impacts from major stressful life events. In 2020, a large fraction of the …

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 …

This chapter is aimed at analyzing a review of the empirical literature on some important
features of urban green spaces such as the components, functions, services, community …

Researchers are increasingly exploring how neighborhood greenness, or vegetation, may
affect health behaviors and outcomes. Greenness may influence health by promoting …

Urban green spaces have been associated with the well-being of urban citizens. However,
there is limited evidence documenting those characteristics that green spaces must have to …

Nature-based solutions are quickly rising to the top of the sustainable urban development
agenda as an ecosystem-based approach to mitigate and adapt to climate change, while …

Urban green and blue spaces promote health by offering areas for physical activity, stress
relief, and social interaction, which may be considered as cultural ecosystem services. They …

In order to develop climate resilient urban areas and reduce emissions, several
opportunities exist starting from conscious planning and design of green (and blue) spaces …