Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic

A Beckmann-Wübbelt, L Türk, I Almeida… - npj Urban …, 2023 - nature.com
Recurrent droughts in southwest Germany threaten the city and community-owned forests
(CCF). At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for recreation …

Urban park soundscapes: Spatial and social factors influencing bird and traffic sound experiences

K Uebel, JR Rhodes, K Wilson, AJ Dean - People and Nature, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural soundscapes experienced in parks are increasingly recognised as a valuable
ecosystem service, yet urban parks soundscapes also commonly contain anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Crisis mediated new discoveries, claims and encounters: Changing use and perception of residential greenery in multistory housing in Berlin, Germany

I Säumel, SJ Sanft - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
With the stay at home orders during the pandemic, the often semi-public green spaces of the
residential environment, usually created during the building of the houses, became our …

Comparison of blue-green solutions for urban flood mitigation: A multi-city large-scale analysis

E Cristiano, S Farris, R Deidda, F Viola - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Flooding risk in cities has been recently exacerbated by increased urbanization and climate
change, often with catastrophic consequences in terms of casualties and economic losses …

Forest attendance in the times of COVID-19—a case study on the example of the Czech Republic

V Jarský, P Palátová, M Riedl, D Zahradník… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people all over the world, including the Czech Republic
(CZ). In the CZ, a number of measures were applied in 2020 to reduce the contact between …

Adequate housing and COVID-19: assessing the potential for value creation through the project

C Quaglio, E Todella, IM Lami - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the relationship between people's
behaviors and residential spaces, bringing to public and academic attention, on the one …

Moderation effect of urban density on changes in physical activity during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

J Wang, Y Yang, J Peng, L Yang, Z Gou, Y Lu - Sustainable cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Various social distancing measures were carried out in many cities worldwide during the
coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). These measures have led to decreased …

Resilience and post‐traumatic growth in the transition to motherhood during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative exploratory study

G Thomson, J Cook, R Nowland… - … Journal of Caring …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Most perinatal research relating to COVID‐19 focuses on its negative impact on maternal
and parental mental health. Currently, there are limited data on how to optimise positive …

[HTML][HTML] Use and non-use of parks are dictated by nature orientation, perceived accessibility and social norm which manifest in a continuum

SIA Angelia, PY TAN, YJ KIM, KBH ER - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban parks are increasingly recognized as critical urban spaces due to a range of socio-
ecological benefits they provide urban dwellers (Chiesura, 2004, Akpinar et al., 2016 …

Stress, anxiety, leisure changes, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

SY Bae, PJ Chang - Journal of Leisure Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study explored how changes in stress, anxiety about COVID-19, and leisure
participation affected individuals' well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study …