Urban horticulture for food secure cities through and beyond COVID-19

MM Khan, MT Akram, R Janke, RWK Qadri, AM Al-Sadi… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sufficient production, consistent food supply, and environmental protection in urban+
settings are major global concerns for future sustainable cities. Currently, sustainable food …

Towards explaining the positive effect of vegetation on the perception of environmental noise

T Van Renterghem - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2019 - Elsevier
Audio-visual interactions play a significant role when humans perceive the environment. In
this review paper, it is analysed how visible vegetation can be used to mitigate negative …

[HTML][HTML] A typology for urban green infrastructure to guide multifunctional planning of nature-based solutions

L Jones, S Anderson, J Læssøe, E Banzhaf… - Nature-Based …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Green Infrastructure (GI) provides multiple benefits to city inhabitants and
can be an important component in nature-based solutions (NBS), but the ecosystem …

[图书][B] Acoustic absorbers and diffusers: theory, design and application

T Cox, P d'Antonio - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This definitive guide covers the design and application of absorbers and diffusers in
acoustics. Surface diffusion is a relatively young subject area, and diffuser design …

The influence of outdoor thermal comfort on acoustic comfort of urban parks based on plant communities

N Mohammadzadeh, A Karimi, RD Brown - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
As human beings live in an environment where various factors interact and integrate, it
seems vital to examine the effects of these factors on environmental perceptions. Outdoor …

Using natural means to reduce surface transport noise during propagation outdoors

T Van Renterghem, J Forssén, K Attenborough, P Jean… - Applied Acoustics, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reviews ways of reducing surface transport noise by natural means. The noise
abatement solutions of interest can be easily (visually) incorporated in the landscape or help …

[图书][B] Predicting outdoor sound

K Attenborough, T Van Renterghem - 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
The second edition of Predicting Outdoor Sound is an up-to-date reference on the
propagation of sound close to the ground and its prediction. New content includes …

Relationship between green space-related morphology and noise pollution

E Margaritis, J Kang - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Green spaces have been proved to have a positive effect on traffic noise pollution in the
local scale; however their effects have not been explored on the urban level. This paper …

Ecosystem services from turfgrass landscapes

JA Monteiro - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2017 - Elsevier
Turf is an important component of the urban and rural landscape. The natural plant
formations/biomes that it mimics are the tropical savanna, the temperate grasslands (steppe …

Factors associated with soundscape experiences in urban green spaces: A case study in Rostock, Germany

J Liu, Y Wang, C Zimmer, J Kang, T Yu - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces could play a more prominent role than other types of urban open space
in providing high quality soundscapes. The main objective of this study was to examine the …