Green space and health equity: a systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities

A Rigolon, MHEM Browning, O McAnirlin… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disadvantaged groups worldwide, such as low-income and racially/ethnically minoritized
people, experience worse health outcomes than more privileged groups, including wealthier …

Happiness in urban green spaces: A systematic literature review

MS Syamili, T Takala, A Korrensalo… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban green space is believed to contribute to residents' happiness but forming a holistic
overview of this relationship based on regional studies is challenging. This review aims to …

Nature-based activities improve the well-being of older adults

A Sia, WWS Tam, A Fogel, EH Kua, K Khoo… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Current literature shows that interaction with urban greenery can have a wide range of
positive health outcomes. Targeted nature-based programs, such as therapeutic horticulture …

Assessing social sustainability for achieving sustainable architecture

IM Lami, B Mecca - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustainability is an inherent urban and architectural problem. It is simultaneously
characterized by many different dimensions, pursuing heterogeneous and often conflicting …

A greener urban environment: Designing green infrastructure interventions to promote citizens' subjective wellbeing

P Navarrete-Hernandez, K Laffan - Landscape and urban planning, 2019 - Elsevier
Research using subjective wellbeing (SWB) measures finds that the greener an individual's
local environment is, the higher the levels of happiness and the lower levels of stress they …

Trade-offs among urban sustainability, pollution and livability in European cities

M del Mar Martínez-Bravo, J Martínez-del-Río… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper aims to explore the interactions between urban sustainability, urban pollution
and city livability. Specifically, we propose a theoretical model that explains how the three …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating the natural lighting for a physical and mental Well-being in residential building in Dubai, UAE

NSA Mahmoud, G El Samanoudy, C Jung - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is well aware of energy consumption and the
reduction in carbon emissions from the quantitative analysis for lighting, but well-being, does …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting the development of a healthy city in Suburban areas, Thailand

P Iamtrakul, S Chayphong - Journal of Urban Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Pathum Thani Province is one of the provinces surrounding the Bangkok
Metropolitan Area (BMA) that has received the spillover growth and expansion of the city of …

A design-support framework to assess urban green spaces for human wellbeing

J Jia, S Zlatanova, H Liu, M Aleksandrov… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid and high-density urban development has led to limited Urban Green Space (UGS),
which is crucial for human wellbeing and sustainable urban development. To avoid …

[HTML][HTML] Planned, unplanned, or in-between? A concept of the intensity of plannedness and its empirical relation to the built urban landscape across the globe

H Debray, NJ Kraff, XX Zhu, H Taubenböck - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
The physical appearance of the built urban landscape is the result of multiple, intertwined
processes. The relationship between the existing morphology and the diversity of planning …