Urban greenspace is vital in fulfilling people's nature needs. Informal urban greenspace
(IGS) such as vacant lots, street or railway verges and riverbanks is an often-overlooked part …

Australian cities have undergone profound reforms over recent decades, as politicians,
decisionmakers and planners have sought to ensure our built environments remain liveable …

Smart cities are increasingly advocated by governments and the private sector as the
primary means to deliver urban sustainability. Particularly in Europe and North America, the …

Geographic research on parks has been wide-ranging but has seldom examined how and
why people use parks, leaving these questions to leisure science, which privileges socio …

While the focus of the wide-spread coronavirus is its impacts on people's lives and economic
wellbeing around the world, the pandemic substantially limits people's available options of …

This article explores the possibilities for a political ecology of gentrification. Gentrification
research, while firmly rooted in materialist social science, has not yet broadened its interests …

Scholars have attributed park (non) use, especially ethno-racially differentiated (non) use, to
various factors, including socio-cultural (eg poverty, cultural preferences, etc.) and socio …

Cities play an important role in the global carbon cycle. They produce a large proportion of
CO2 emissions, but they also sequester and store carbon in urban forests and green space …

The idea of “green infrastructure” has experienced a quick emergence in planning policy
with little opportunity to reflect on the meanings attached to the concept by different interests …

Visitor perception can influence use pattern and inform planning and management of urban
green spaces (UGSs). This study investigated visitors' views on key UGS variables and …