Health Psychology and Climate Change: Time to address humanity's most existential crisis

EK Papies, KS Nielsen, VA Soares - Health Psychology Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change is an ongoing and escalating health emergency. It threatens the health and
wellbeing of billions of people, through extreme weather events, displacement, food …

[HTML][HTML] Tree-based machine learning models with optuna in predicting impedance values for circuit analysis

JP Lai, YL Lin, HC Lin, CY Shih, YP Wang, PF Pai - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The transmission characteristics of the printed circuit board (PCB) ensure signal integrity
and support the entire circuit system, with impedance matching being critical in the design of …

A framework for assessment of pedestrianization impacts on quality of life: Combining subjective and objective measures

H Allirani, A Dumka, A Verma - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Pedestrianization is a useful strategy to tackle the challenges resulting from increased
vehicular movement on the road that adversely affects the Quality of Life (QOL). Evidence …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of street morphology on thermal environment based on ENVI-met simulation: a case study of Hangzhou core area, China

J Bao, L Xu, Y Shi, Q Ma, Z Lu - ISPRS International Journal of Geo …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The urban thermal environment has become a challenging issue. Streets, as an essential
public space in cities, can be laid out in such a way to effectively alleviate a problematic …

Happy urban public spaces: a systematic review of the key factors affecting citizen happiness in public environments

S Samavati, PMA Desmet, E Ranjbar - Cities & Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Urban spaces play a crucial role in shaping the happiness of individuals and communities.
However, understanding the factors that contribute to urban happiness is challenging due to …

[HTML][HTML] A Study of the Relationship between Human Behavior and Urban Design during the Winter in a High-Snowfall Urban Area

N Watanabe, T Setoguchi - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on the relationship between the outdoor environment and usage
behavior of open spaces in cities with snowy and cold climates (winter cities), using an …

[HTML][HTML] Examining How Urban Public Spaces and Virtual Spaces Affect Public Opinion in Beijing, China

L Shao, Z Liu, Z Zhou - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban public spaces significantly influence public perceptions and experiences. This study,
conducted in Beijing, China, employs structural equation modeling (SEM) and Friedman …

Towards anxiety alleviating streetscape design: a comprehensive literature review

S Anand, T Pujara - Cities & Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Anxiety, a prevalent mental health issue amongst the urban population, has risen in the past
decade. Currently, cities are more than often referred to as 'anxious', implying the observed …

Smart Hubs–A network of multifunctional urban objects to support micromobility in Ferrara

I Fabbri - AGATHÓN| international journal of architecture, art and …, 2023 - agathon.it
The investigated topic is highly relevant as it addresses the challenges of sustainable
mobility, the provision, and management of local services. This contribution outlines …

The environmental, social, and economic benefits of sustainable travel to local high streets and town centres

J Kariuki-Cobbett, B Morley, F Worthy - 2023 - era.ed.ac.uk
This report provides an evidence base on the environmental, economic, and social impacts
of sustainable travel for local high streets and town centres for those promoting …