Changes in recreational behaviors of outdoor enthusiasts during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis across urban and rural communities

WL Rice, TJ Mateer, N Reigner… - Journal of Urban …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic presents not only a global health crisis but has also disrupted the
daily lives of people around the world. From a leisure perspective, urban outdoor …

The weight of place: built environment correlates of obesity and diabetes

NA Howell, GL Booth - Endocrine Reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes has risen substantially in North
America and worldwide. To address these dual epidemics, researchers and policymakers …

Urban green space use during a time of stress: A case study during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Brisbane, Australia

V Berdejo‐Espinola, AF Suárez‐Castro… - People and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Spending time in nature is one potential way to cope with the negative physical and
psychological health impacts from major stressful life events. In 2020, a large fraction of the …

The benefits and limits of urban tree planting for environmental and human health

DE Pataki, M Alberti, ML Cadenasso… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Many of the world's major cities have implemented tree planting programs based on
assumed environmental and social benefits of urban forests. Recent studies have …

Modern compact cities: How much greenery do we need?

A Russo, GT Cirella - International journal of environmental research and …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The modern compact city is identified as a high-density and mixed-use pattern. Its features
are believed to contribute to a form of functional urban design that supports sustainability …

Urban green space alone is not enough: A landscape analysis linking the spatial distribution of urban green space to mental health in the city of Chicago

J Ha, HJ Kim, KA With - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on the association between urban green space and mental health has largely
focused on the presence or quantity of green space, rather than on the spatial distribution of …

[HTML][HTML] Relative importance of quantitative and qualitative aspects of urban green spaces in promoting health

L Zhang, PY Tan, D Richards - Landscape and urban planning, 2021 - Elsevier
The health benefits of urban green spaces (UGS) are important considerations in the design
of urban environments. Researchers have analysed how the quantity of UGS impacts health …

Development and application of 3D spatial metrics using point clouds for landscape visual quality assessment

J Qi, ES Lin, PY Tan, RCM Ho, A Sia… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Landscape visual quality (LVQ) relates to a landscape's spatial, functional and visual
structure at a given time, which can affect the senses and experience of the person using or …

Life satisfaction linked to the diversity of nature experiences and nature views from the window

C Chang, RRY Oh, TP Le Nghiem, Y Zhang… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of nature interactions on multiple aspects of human subjective wellbeing are
increasingly well understood. Although nature experience has been shown to be positively …

Progress in urban greenery mitigation science–assessment methodologies advanced technologies and impact on cities

M Santamouris, G Ban-Weiss, P Osmond… - Journal of Civil …, 2018 - iris.unimore.it
Urban greenery is a natural solution to cool cities and provide comfort, clean air and
significant social, health and economic benefits. This paper aims to present the latest …