The elderly in green spaces: Exploring requirements and preferences concerning nature-based recreation

C Wen, C Albert, C Von Haaren - Sustainable cities and society, 2018 - Elsevier
As demographic changes abound, landscape planners should increase their understanding
of both elderly people's preferences concerning nature-based recreation and approaches to …

Older adults' needs and preferences for open space and physical activity in and near parks: A systematic review

L Levy-Storms, L Chen… - Journal of aging and …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Major gaps exist in the literature regarding the link between open space and physical activity
promotion for older adults. This study conducted a systematic review on older adults, open …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring public preferences and preference heterogeneity for green and blue infrastructure in urban green spaces

J Macháč, J Brabec, A Arnberger - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Green and blue urban infrastructure (GBI) has many positive functions often not recognised
by residents (eg, microclimate regulation, water retention, etc.). The question for urban …

Differing perceptions of the youth and the elderly regarding cultural ecosystem services in urban parks: An exploration of the tour experience

K Zhang, X Tang, Y Zhao, B Huang, L Huang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parks have become important spaces for supplying cultural ecosystem services (CESs) in
cities, and satisfying various needs of different age groups in parks has become a critical …

Global and local associations between urban greenery and travel propensity of older adults in Hong Kong

L Yang, J Liu, Y Lu, Y Ao, Y Guo, W Huang… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A significant increase in the older population has been observed in numerous cities.
Understanding the correlates of older adults' mobility is, therefore, of critical importance to …

A planning framework to evaluate demands and preferences by different social groups for accessibility to urban greenspaces

D La Rosa, C Takatori, H Shimizu, R Privitera - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The role of urban greenspaces is widely considered having positive implications for health
and providing a complete set of ecosystem services in cities. This paper presents a planning …

Cultural differences in attitudes towards urban parks and green spaces

H Özgüner - Landscape Research, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding how different cultural and ethnic groups value and use urban parks is crucial
in develo** appropriate design and management strategies for urban greenspaces …

Elderly resident's uses of and preferences for urban green spaces during heat periods

A Arnberger, B Allex, R Eder, M Ebenberger… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
Heat affects cities because of the urban heat island effect and will increasingly affect these
areas due to ongoing urbanization and climate change. Among those most vulnerable …

Urban park facility use and intensity of seniors' physical activity–An examination combining accelerometer and GPS tracking

Y Zhai, D Li, C Wu, H Wu - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2021 - Elsevier
Physical activity provides multiple health benefits to seniors, and urban parks are one of
theprimary settings where seniors engage in physical activity. However, seniors' park-based …

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and urban public green spaces availability: A localized modeling approach to inform land use policy

H Li, Y Liu - Land use policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Urban public green spaces (UPGSs) are rarely uniformly distributed across space. A subset
of urban population is disproportionately well available of UPGSs, while other residents …