[HTML][HTML] Greening plans as (re) presentation of the city: Toward an inclusive and gender-sensitive approach to urban greenspaces

A Calderón-Argelich, I Anguelovski… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities around the world are increasingly expanding their sustainability agendas and
adopting urban green and blue infrastructure planning as a strategy to become more …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial, temporal, and social dynamics in visitation to US national parks: A big data approach

J Lu, X Huang, JA Kupfer, X Xiao, Z Li, H Wei… - Tourism Management …, 2023 - Elsevier
The degree to which many benefits of national parks are realized hinges on public access.
Traditional methods in estimating park visitation can be time-consuming, costly, and labor …

The nature of the pandemic: Exploring the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon recreation visitor behaviors and experiences in parks and protected …

MD Ferguson, ML Lynch, D Evensen… - Journal of Outdoor …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically affected parks and protected areas and overall
recreation visitation across the United States. While outdoor recreation has been …

Who benefits from nature? A quantitative intersectional perspective on inequalities in contact with nature and the gender gap outdoors

K Colley, KN Irvine, M Currie - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
Spending time outdoors in natural environments is associated with an array of benefits to
individuals' health and wellbeing, as well as being implicated in the development of …

Who visits US national parks (and who doesn't)? A national study of perceived constraints and vacation preferences across diverse populations

X Xiao, KJJ Lee, LR Larson - Journal of Leisure Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The mission of the US National Park Service (NPS) is increasingly challenged by
underrepresentation of visitors from low-income and racial/ethnic minority backgrounds. To …

Perceptions, preferences and barriers: A qualitative study of greenspace and under‐representation in Leeds, UK

C Ward, AK Palmer, BFT Brockett… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Greenspaces facilitate well‐being benefits for humans in several ways including through
cognitive restoration, physical exercise and social interaction. However, some groups are …

The power of parks: How interracial contact in urban parks can support prejudice reduction, interracial trust, and civic engagement for social justice

SL Powers, N Webster, JP Agans, AR Graefe… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban parks have long been discussed as spaces of diversity and democracy with the
potential to foster intergroup contact among racially and ethnically diverse visitors, but the …

Urban greenspace access, uses, and values: A case study of user perceptions in metropolitan ravine parks

M Oviedo, M Drescher, J Dean - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban greenspaces provide critical ecosystem services to urban area residents. While urban
greenspaces provide a range of ecosystem services, cultural ecosystem services may be the …

Urban planning for health equity must employ an intersectionality framework

PC Williams, A Binet, DM Alhasan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Urban planning for health equity should be guided by an intersectional approach.
Intersectionality is an essential framework for understanding the multiple overlapping …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants influencing the accessibility and use of urban green spaces: A review of empirical evidence

AE Terefe, Y Hou - City and Environment Interactions, 2024 - Elsevier
The accessibility and utilization of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) play a crucial role in
enhancing the health benefits and overall quality of life for urban residents. However, it is …