Greening smart cities: An investigation of the integration of urban natural resources and smart city technologies for promoting environmental sustainability

CX Hui, G Dan, S Alamri, D Toghraie - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of urban natural resources and smart city technologies as a means to
promote sustainability is investigated in this study using a descriptive-analytical literature …

Making residential green space exposure evaluation more accurate: A composite assessment framework that integrates objective and subjective indicators

T Xia, B Zhao, J Yu, Y Gao, X Wang, Y Mao… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Traditional satellite or land use-derived indicators for assessing residential green space
(RGS) exposure have limitations in predicting health benefits, owing to the individual …

Reinventing the Urban Neighborhood Green Index in the Context of Urban Ecology as a Conceptual Framework in Northern Nicosia, Cyprus

MK Bolkaner, B Asilsoy - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Today, one in two people live in urban environments, and this number is expected to rise.
Urban ecology is among the main concepts of the ecological urban planning agenda for …

Green-gray imbalance: Rapid urbanization reduces the probability of green space exposure in early 21st century China

J Hu, F Zhang, B Qiu, X Zhang, Z Yu, Y Mao… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Green space exposure provides greater beneficial effects on residents compared to
unnatural spaces, commonly referred to as “gray spaces”. However, during rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial Heterogeneity Analysis of the Multidimensional Characteristics of Urban Green Spaces in China—A Study Based on 285 Prefecture-Level Cities

W Zhao, D Liu, J Niu, J He, F Xu - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Quantitative measurement of urban green spaces (UGSs) plays a fundamental role in
enhancing their ecological functions and services. Current studies have not adequately …

Urban Sustainability and Green Spaces: A Comprehensive Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variations and Residents' Perspective in Lahore, Pakistan

A Shoaib, HS Islam - Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis, 2024 - Springer
Green spaces are substantial for creating a healthier and sustainable living environment in
cities. This research investigated the spatiotemporal variations in surface temperature and …

Modeling Road Safety in a Heterogeneous System as a Pillar of Sustainable Urban Mobility

AA Mekonnen - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Well-established methods and frameworks are believed to help identify the areas of
interventions and assist policymakers in prioritizing road safety investments. This thesis …

A Framework Supporting Green Stormwater Management for Urban Designers

J Jia, K Zhang, H Liu, S Zlatanova - Available at SSRN 4725453 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract Multi-objective Urban Green Space (UGS) design is essential for optimising limited
resources amid diverse urban development challenges. This paper introduces a new design …

Enhancing Ecological Security in Megacities Through Urban-Rural Connection: Evidence from Wuhan, China

L Zhang, G He, X Lei, X Wei, G Jin - Guoyu and Lei, Xiqiong and Wei … - papers.ssrn.com
Landscape fragmentation accompanied by weakened urban-rural ecological connections
and even ecological isolation. However, traditional ecological networks (EN) construction …