Indicators of Cultural Ecosystem Services for urban planning: A review
Abstract The concept of Ecosystem Services has gained traction on the scientific agenda
and has found its way into research on urban environments. Cities and towns, like any other …
and has found its way into research on urban environments. Cities and towns, like any other …
Ecological functions and human benefits of urban forests
LE O'Brien, RE Urbanek, JD Gregory - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent sprawl of urbanization in the Eastern US perpetuated by population growth and
economic success has caused landscapes to become vulnerable to degradation. As urban …
economic success has caused landscapes to become vulnerable to degradation. As urban …
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 …
assumed environmental and social benefits of urban forests. Recent studies have …
Regulating ecosystem services and green infrastructure: Assessment of urban heat island effect mitigation in the municipality of Rome, Italy
Abstract The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is one of the main environmental impacts of
urbanization, affecting directly human health and well-being of the city dwellers, and also …
urbanization, affecting directly human health and well-being of the city dwellers, and also …
Estimating the cooling capacity of green infrastructures to support urban planning
L Zardo, D Geneletti, M Pérez-Soba, M Van Eupen - Ecosystem services, 2017 - Elsevier
Heatwaves are threatening human wellbeing in our cities, but Green Urban Infrastructures
(GUI) can contribute to reduce temperatures and the associated health risks, by virtue of …
(GUI) can contribute to reduce temperatures and the associated health risks, by virtue of …
Metrópoles, cobertura vegetal, áreas verdes e saúde
LF Amato-Lourenço, TCL Moreira, BL Arantes… - Estudos …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
A falta de planejamento no processo de urbanização das grandes metrópoles tem
produzido numerosas externalidades negativas, entre elas a supressão de sua cobertura …
produzido numerosas externalidades negativas, entre elas a supressão de sua cobertura …
The politics of urban trees: Tree planting is associated with gentrification in Portland, Oregon
This study evaluated the hypothesis that urban-tree planting increases neighborhood
gentrification in Portland, Oregon. We defined gentrification as an increase in the median …
gentrification in Portland, Oregon. We defined gentrification as an increase in the median …
[HTML][HTML] Valuing access to urban greenspace using non-linear distance decay in hedonic property pricing
E Łaszkiewicz, A Heyman, X Chen, Z Cimburova… - Ecosystem Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Modelling walking distance enables the observation of non-linearities in hedonic property
pricing of accessibility to greenspace. We test a penalized spline spatial error model (PS …
pricing of accessibility to greenspace. We test a penalized spline spatial error model (PS …
The value of public urban green spaces: Measuring the effects of proximity to and size of urban green spaces on housing market values in San José, Costa Rica
M Piaggio - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces increase population wellbeing because they provide for recreational
possibilities, as well as with many other benefits that are not related with direct use, like air …
possibilities, as well as with many other benefits that are not related with direct use, like air …
The influence of plant community characteristics in urban parks on the microclimate
Y Bao, M Gao, D Luo, X Zhou - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The hot and humid feeling of the urban environment enhances residents' discomfort indices.
Although the cooling and humidifying effects of plant communities in various urban parks are …
Although the cooling and humidifying effects of plant communities in various urban parks are …