User participation in urban green spaces–For the people or the parks?

H Fors, JF Molin, MA Murphy… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
The provision and administration of high quality urban public green spaces intertwines
issues of planning, design, management and maintenance with governance. The benefits of …

A review of the concept 'management'in relation to urban landscapes and green spaces: Toward a holistic understanding

M Jansson, T Lindgren - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2012 - Elsevier
The management of urban landscapes concerns existing urban open spaces such as public
parks, playgrounds and residential green spaces. It involves many different actors and …

Green justice in the city: A new agenda for urban green space research in Europe

RL Rutt, NM Gulsrud - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2016 - Elsevier
In this short communication, we discuss European urban green space (UGS) research from
an environmental justice perspective. We show that European UGS scholarship primarily …

[PDF][PDF] Destruction of urban green spaces: A problem beyond urbanization in Kumasi city (Ghana)

CA Mensah - American Journal of Environmental Protection, 2014 - academia.edu
Urbanization remains a single predominant factor that is continuously linked to the
destruction of urban green spaces. This has created a knowledge gap of limited attention to …

The role of green spaces and their management in a child-friendly urban village

M Jansson, E Sundevall, M Wales - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2016 - Elsevier
Environmental child-friendliness is affected by how built environments and green spaces are
planned and designed, but also by their ongoing management, including both development …

The extent and dissemination of udeskole in Danish schools

P Bentsen, FS Jensen, E Mygind… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2010 - Elsevier
Studies have shown that outdoor environments lend themselves to particular types of
learning at the same time promoting physical activity and well-being of children. In the past …

[HTML][HTML] The governance of landscape management: new approaches to urban open space development

M Jansson, N Vogel, H Fors, TB Randrup - Landscape Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The concept and practice of urban open space (UOS) management is becoming
increasingly influenced by varying governance arrangements for participatory co …

[HTML][HTML] Descriptions of the relationship between human health and green infrastructure in six Nordic comprehensive plans

A Sunding, TB Randrup, H Nordh, ÅO Sang, K Nilsson - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
The link between green infrastructure (GI) and human health and well-being (HH&W) is well-
established. While land use planning is fundamental for delivering increased and equitable …

Accessibility of urban green infrastructure in Addis-Ababa city, Ethiopia: current status and future challenge

S Azagew, H Worku - Environmental Systems Research, 2020 - Springer
Many studies have been conducted on the challenges underpinning the depletion and
inaccessibility of urban green infrastructures (UGI) in cities of developed countries. Contrary …

Quantifying green cover change for sustainable urban planning: A case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

KD Kanniah - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the numerous benefits of urban green cover, urban land development has led to its
destruction and degradation, including in Malaysia. In this study, time series Landsat …