[HTML][HTML] Back to nature: Norwegians sustain increased recreational use of urban green space months after the COVID-19 outbreak

ZS Venter, DN Barton, V Gundersen, H Figari… - Landscape and urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
In Oslo, as elsewhere, the COVID-19 outbreak and the following lockdown measures during
spring 2020 led to increased use of urban green infrastructure. Whether this has led to more …

Urban nature in a time of crisis: recreational use of green space increases during the COVID-19 outbreak in Oslo, Norway

ZS Venter, DN Barton, V Gundersen… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to
human mobility patterns and working environments. We aimed to explore how social …

Analysis of pandemic outdoor recreation and green infrastructure in Nordic cities to enhance urban resilience

N Fagerholm, K Samuelsson, S Eilola, M Giusti… - npj urban …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent empirical research has confirmed the importance of green infrastructure and outdoor
recreation to urban people's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only a …

Coping with crisis: Green space use in Helsinki before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Korpilo, A Kajosaari, T Rinne… - … in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged a deeper exploration about how people deal with
crisis. This paper presents one of the first pre-and during-pandemic assessments of urban …

[HTML][HTML] Outdoor recreation and nature's contribution to well-being in a pandemic situation-Case Turku, Finland

N Fagerholm, S Eilola, V Arki - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green infrastructure provides a range of experiences for people and various health
benefits that support human well-being. To increase urban resilience, exceptional situations …

Outdoor recreation in Sweden during and after the Covid-19 pandemic–management and policy implications

AS Hansen, T Beery, P Fredman… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports results from three studies concerning outdoor recreation participation and
trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. The studies, undertaken at national …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 and outdoor recreation management: Increased participation, connection to nature, and a look to climate adaptation

T Beery, MR Olsson, M Vitestam - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Outdoor recreation management perspectives were investigated based on the general
perception of increased public outdoor recreation participation during the Covid-19 …

Rethinking urban green spaces for urban resilience. Do green spaces need adaptation to meet public post-covid expectations?

D Sikorska, M Wojnowska-Heciak, J Heciak… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on a social preference survey performed in Warsaw, we assessed the preferences
toward alterations in urban green spaces (UGS) that should take place to ensure safe …

Green space visits and barriers to visiting during the COVID-19 pandemic: A three-wave nationally representative cross-sectional study of UK adults

H Burnett, JR Olsen, R Mitchell - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Green spaces have been found to promote physical activity, social contact, and mental
wellbeing, however, there are inequalities in the use and experience of green spaces. The …

Change in time spent visiting and experiences of green space following restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative cross …

H Burnett, JR Olsen, N Nicholls, R Mitchell - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Green space positively influences health and well-being; however, inequalities in
use of green space are prevalent. Movement restrictions enforced due to the COVID-19 …