Stakeholders' engagement on nature-based solutions: A systematic literature review

V Ferreira, AP Barreira, L Loures, D Antunes… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cities are facing a broad range of social and environmental challenges due to the current
pressure of global urbanization. Nature-based solutions aim to utilize green infrastructure to …

Participatory mapping: A systematic review and open science framework for future research

T Denwood, JJ Huck, S Lindley - Annals of the American …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Participatory mapping emerged from a need for more inclusive methods of collecting spatial
data with the intention of democratizing the decision-making process. It encompasses a …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the use of urban green spaces from user-generated geographic information

V Heikinheimo, H Tenkanen, C Bergroth, O Järv… - Landscape and urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parks and other green spaces are an important part of sustainable, healthy and socially
equal urban environment. Urban planning and green space management benefit from …

Identifying the factors affecting citizens' willingness to participate in urban forest governance: Evidence from the municipality of Palermo, Italy

A Galati, A Coticchio, Á Peiró-Signes - Forest Policy and Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban and peri-urban forests provide a wide range of benefits especially by providing the
inhabitants with numerous ecosystem services that contribute to maintaining and improving …

Geoheritage and geotourism contribution to tourism development in protected areas of Slovakia—theoretical considerations

Ľ Štrba, J Kolačkovská, D Kudelas, B Kršák, C Sidor - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Slovakia is renowned for its remarkable and rare natural beauty, abundant in natural
resources with several noteworthy geological features. However, the protection of nature …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing fair access to urban green areas using multimodal accessibility measures and spatial prioritization

J Jalkanen, H Fabritius, K Vierikko, A Moilanen… - Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
Maintaining enough green areas and ensuring fair access to them is a common planning
challenge in growing and densifying cities. Evaluations of green area access typically use …

Going green and going dense: a systematic review of compatibilities and conflicts in urban research

H Madureira, A Monteiro - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The dilemma of simultaneously promoting the advantages of urban densification and urban
liveability, namely the environmental and social benefits of urban green spaces, has been …

[HTML][HTML] More than nature: Linkages between well-being and greenspace influenced by a combination of elements of nature and non-nature in a New York City urban …

M Maurer, L Zaval, B Orlove, V Moraga… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the association between the elements of an urban greenspace and
users' subjective well-being (SWB). In addition to the urgency of addressing climate change …

Citizens' perception of the role of urban nature-based solutions and green infrastructures towards climate change in Italy

L Sturiale, A Scuderi, G Timpanaro - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Climate change in recent years is shaping society's habits and life in large cities, then it will
be necessary to plan and design nature-based urban solutions to meet different interests …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial prioritization for urban Biodiversity Quality using biotope maps and expert opinion

J Jalkanen, K Vierikko, A Moilanen - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Spatial prioritization can produce useful information about biodiversity values from urban
areas. However, its typical focus on (endangered) species distributions assumes a rather …