Urbanization and achieving sustainable agriculture are both major societal challenges. By
reducing food miles and connecting people with nature, food cultivation in cities has several …

Informal green spaces (IGS) such as overgrown vacant lots and urban brownfields constitute
a considerable amount of green resources in the city. Given that the increasingly competitive …

Global food production faces great challenges in the future. With a future world population of
9.6 billion by 2050, rising urbanization, decreasing arable land, and weather extremes due …

Cities are particularly prone to the effects of climate change. One way for cities to adapt is by
enhancing their green infrastructure (GI) to mitigate the impacts of heat waves and flooding …

Vacant land presents many challenges for older financially distressed cities. Community
engagement is a very important element to solve the urban vacant land problem and assist …

The urban dimension of ecosystem services (ES) is underexposed, while the importance of
ES for human well‐being is nowhere as evident as in cities. Urban challenges such as air …

Australia is currently grappling with a range of social and environmental challenges, many of
which impact the way our public health system, and society more broadly, function. In this …

Effective urban planning, and urban green space management in particular, require proper
data on urban green spaces. The potential of urban green spaces to provide benefits to …

Heatwaves are threatening human wellbeing in our cities, but Green Urban Infrastructures
(GUI) can contribute to reduce temperatures and the associated health risks, by virtue of …

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 …