Linking demand and supply factors in identifying cultural ecosystem services of urban green infrastructures: A review of European studies

KT Hegetschweiler, S de Vries, A Arnberger… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban green infrastructure provides a number of cultural ecosystem services that are greatly
appreciated by the public. In order to benefit from these services, actual contact with the …

COVID-19-induced visitor boom reveals the importance of forests as critical infrastructure

J Derks, L Giessen, G Winkel - Forest Policy and Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the globe have
implemented a certain degree of lockdown, restricting citizens' freedom of movement and …

What do we expect from forests? The European view of public demands

M Ciesielski, K Stereńczak - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper constitutes an overview of the hitherto prevailing knowledge of the factors which
influence the attractiveness of forests. What is more, it shows, in a cross-sectoral manner, the …

Using the ecosystem services approach for better planning and conservation of urban green spaces: a Finland case study

J Niemelä, SR Saarela, T Söderman… - Biodiversity and …, 2010 - Springer
Ecosystem services are vital for humans in urban regions. However, urban development
poses a great risk for the ability of ecosystems to provide these services. In this paper we first …

Factors influencing the use of green space: Results from a Danish national representative survey

J Schipperijn, O Ekholm, UK Stigsdotter… - Landscape and urban …, 2010 - Elsevier
Policy makers in Denmark are increasingly recognising the potential health benefits
associated with green space, in particular with the use of green space. Knowledge on how …

Planning and design of ecological networks in urban areas

M Ignatieva, GH Stewart, C Meurk - Landscape and ecological …, 2011 - Springer
Urban ecological networks are defined differently in ecology, urban planning and landscape
ecology, but they all have linearity and linkage in common. Early urban representations …

[HTML][HTML] Restorative effects of mature and young commercial forests, pristine old-growth forest and urban recreation forest-A field experiment

J Simkin, A Ojala, L Tyrväinen - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban and peri-urban forests and woodlands provide an important recreational service for
citizens. However, these forests are facing increasing pressure due to the ongoing land-use …

Perceptions of parks and urban derelict land by landscape planners and residents

M Hofmann, JR Westermann, I Kowarik… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2012 - Elsevier
As urban green spaces are important for residential satisfaction, human preferences are a
key criterion in their design. However, preferences may vary between landscape planners …

[HTML][HTML] Gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parks

P Polko, K Kimic - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate how gender differentiates the perception of
safety in urban parks. Gender was recognized in relation to selected, most important factors …

Exploring the urban park use, preference and behaviours among the residents of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

M Sreetheran - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2017 - Elsevier
The understanding of cross-cultural upon park usage is vital to be enhanced among public
since findings that been discovered in the Western context are not own any similarities with …