The urban regeneration of European river spaces since the 1990s has allowed their
transformation into new axes of centrality and socialization and has seen the concentration …

Perceived safety influences women's use of green environments (GE) for physical activity
with considerable implications on health. In order to address gender inequality in GE use …

This article reintroduces the concept of 'appropriation of space'into current theoretical
debates and empirical approaches in environmental psychology. We present an analysis of …

The paper presents a public participation GIS (PPGIS) approach designed to support
landscape decision-making by spatially identifying and describing conflict. This method is …

Understanding the stakeholders' most relevant landscape values and preferences, and how
they spatially interact, may contribute to identify potential conflicts and enabling integrated …

This chapter examines how a new paradigm has emerged in the form of public policies that
aim to restore quality or “renature” rivers. The shift from a utilitarian approach to the river to a …

There is a gap between the increasing social use of urban rivers and limited citizen
participation in river management under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). A pilot …

The sustainability of metropolitan regions is closely related to the transformation of rivers into
civic and ecological corridors. While river rehabilitation in the inner city has been widely …

ABSTRACT Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) in green environments is influenced by
various social and physical environmental factors. A better understanding of how green …

A growing number of academics and practitioners call for the consideration of the benefits of
ecosystems to support restoration. In river restoration, anthropocentric valuation has gained …