Background: At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the
potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has …

This article reviews the growing environmental justice literature documenting access to
urban parks across socioeconomic and ethnic groups. The extensive public health and …

Scholars in urban political ecology, urban geography, and planning have suggested that
urban greening interventions can create elite enclaves of environmental privilege and green …

Nature-based solutions promoting green and blue urban areas have significant potential to
decrease the vulnerability and enhance the resilience of cities in light of climatic change …

This article begins with a review and synthesis of some of the key theories, scholars, case
examples, debates, methods, and (multiple) interpretations of environmental justice (EJ), as …

Urban green space, such as parks, forests, green roofs, streams, and community gardens,
provides critical ecosystem services. Green space also promotes physical activity …

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 …

Planning for and implementing multifunctional nature-based solutions can improve urban
ecosystems' adaptation to climate change, foster urban resilience, and enable social and …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has mainstreamed as an interdisciplinary
framework in the urban sustainability and resilience agenda. While the uptake of ES in …

The question whether urban green resources are equitably distributed across different social
groups is a major concern of social equity and environmental justice for both governments …