[HTML][HTML] Policy instruments for green infrastructure

A Zabel, MM Häusler - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing a green infrastructure is a major environmental policy ambition in many
countries around the world. However, green infrastructure objectives can vary, especially in …

Global disparities in urban green space use during the COVID-19 pandemic from a systematic review

F Kleinschroth, S Savilaakso, I Kowarik, PJ Martinez… - Nature Cities, 2024 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted urban resilience and challenged the use of urban green
space (UGS). Previous studies lack consensus on whether UGS use increased or …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the importance of urban green spaces

C Davies, G Sanesi - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the novel
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak was a global pandemic. At a news briefing …

Forest recreational services in the face of COVID-19 pandemic stress

D Bamwesigye, J Fialová, P Kupec, J Łukaszkiewicz… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forest ecosystems provide numerous services and benefits to both humans and biodiversity.
Similarly, urban forests services play a vital role by providing urban dwellers with …

Spatiotemporal evolution differences of urban green space: A comparative case study of Shanghai and Xuchang in China

J Liu, L Zhang, Q Zhang, C Li, G Zhang, Y Wang - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces (UGS) are vital for developing and evolving natural elements in urban
spaces. The UGS information of a megacity behemoth (Shanghai) from 1996, 2006, and …

Urban green spaces management during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Experiences from Kraków, Poland

J Gorzelany, T Noszczyk… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) has spread all over the world, significantly affecting our
everyday lives. People changed their habits during the pandemic and made use of urban …

Exercising under COVID-2x: Conceptualizing future green spaces in Australia's neighborhoods

DHR Spennemann - Urban Science, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a social and economic disruptor on a global
scale, severely curtailing people's ability to travel and engage in many recreation activities …

Contesting views on mobility restrictions in urban green spaces amid COVID-19—Insights from Twitter in Latin America and Spain

J Sainz-Santamaria, D Moctezuma, AL Martinez-Cruz… - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Positive sentiments towards urban green spaces (UGS) unequivocally increased worldwide
amid COVID-19. In contrast, this paper documents that views on mobility restrictions …

Psychosocial Determinants of Recreational Activity within Urban Green Spaces during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland

S Wajchman-Świtalska, O Grabowska-Chenczke… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recreational activity undertaken within urban green spaces (UGS) is an action that could be
self-governed and self-regulated by a given person under the pressure of COVID-19. We …

[HTML][HTML] Urban green space access, social cohesion, and mental health outcomes before and during Covid-19

B Wilson, C Neale, J Roe - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Physical activity offers significant mental health and social wellbeing benefits but social
distancing and quarantine requirements during the pandemic along with disparities in …