Quantifying the cooling effect of urban green space: A case from urban parks in a tropical mega metropolitan area (India)

M Das, A Das, S Momin - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Green space (GS) plays a crucial role in reducing the urban heat island (UHI) effect and
helps in mitigating climate change. In Indian cities, GS are highly vulnerable due to rapid …

[HTML][HTML] How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact urban green spaces? A multi-scale assessment of Jeddah megacity (Saudi Arabia)

A Addas, A Maghrabi - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a global public health threat. In this
crisis period, urban parks provided multiple ecosystem services and direct/indirect benefits …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of how eco-environmental transformation due to urbanization can be investigated in the sustainable development of Indian cities

T Basu, A Das - Environmental Challenges, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The existing model of urban development is found responsible for growing environmental
problems in the cities. This is due to the greater focus on the economic development at the …

Map** public urban green spaces based on openstreetmap and sentinel-2 imagery using belief functions

C Ludwig, R Hecht, S Lautenbach, M Schorcht… - … International Journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Public urban green spaces are important for the urban quality of life. Still, comprehensive
open data sets on urban green spaces are not available for most cities. As open and …

Exploring the nexus between green space availability, connection with nature, and pro-environmental behavior in the urban landscape

SA Lahoti, S Dhyani, M Sahle, P Kumar, O Saito - Sustainability, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The correlation between connecting with nature and fostering pro-environmental behavior is
essential to attaining sustainability targets. However, understanding how this connection is …

Studying public spaces–a Systematic literature review

A Parashar, HS Lakra - Journal of Urbanism: International …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
In response to the limited studies which have comprehensively reviewed the operational
knowledge in the field of studying public spaces, this paper attempts to systematically review …

Vegetation structure, species composition, and carbon sink potential of urban green spaces in Nagpur City, India

S Lahoti, A Lahoti, RK Joshi, O Saito - Land, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Nagpur is rapidly urbanizing, and in the process witnessing decline in its green status which
is one of the identities of the city. The study aims to understand the current species diversity …

Opportunities and advances to mainstream nature-based solutions in disaster risk management and climate strategy

S Dhyani, M Karki, AK Gupta - … based solutions for resilient ecosystems and …, 2020‏ - Springer
There has been tremendous advancement around the world in terms of conceptualisation,
research, implementation and policy uptake for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to address …

Exploring the relationship between quality of living and green spaces in cities: evidence from an Indian megacity region of global south

A Das, M Das - Land Use Policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Green space (GS) provides a number of environmental and social benefits to the urban
residents and these GS are very crucial for a sustainable urban environment and human …