[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing in urban planning: Contributions towards ecologically sound policies?

T Wellmann, A Lausch, E Andersson, S Knapp… - Landscape and urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Remote sensing has evolved to become a key tool for various fields of environmental
analysis, thus actively informing policy across areas and domains. To evaluate the degree to …

The role of urban agriculture as a nature-based solution: A review for developing a systemic assessment framework

M Artmann, K Sartison - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Urbanization and achieving sustainable agriculture are both major societal challenges. By
reducing food miles and connecting people with nature, food cultivation in cities has several …

[HTML][HTML] Nexus between nature-based solutions, ecosystem services and urban challenges

JB Almenar, T Elliot, B Rugani, B Philippe, TN Gutierrez… - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are increasingly promoted to support sustainable and
resilient urban planning. However, design and planning urban NBS targeted at the needs of …

Spending time in the garden is positively associated with health and wellbeing: Results from a national survey in England

S de Bell, M White, A Griffiths, A Darlow, T Taylor… - Landscape and urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research has found that natural environments within urban areas are associated with
benefits for human health and wellbeing. However, most studies have primarily focused on …

Urban agriculture as a nature-based solution to address socio-ecological challenges in Australian cities

J Kingsley, M Egerer, S Nuttman, L Keniger… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Australia is currently grappling with a range of social and environmental challenges, many of
which impact the way our public health system, and society more broadly, function. In this …

Not simply green: Nature-based solutions as a concept and practical approach for sustainability studies and planning agendas in cities

D Dushkova, D Haase - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
The concept of a nature-based solution (NBS) has been developed in order to
operationalize an ecosystem services approach within spatial planning policies and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impacts of land use/cover changes on ecosystem service values in Rib watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

MA Anley, AS Minale, N Haregeweyn… - Trees, Forests and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes on ecosystem
service values (ESVs) in the Rib watershed of the Upper Blue Nile Basin between 2000 and …

Evidence on the contribution of community gardens to promote physical and mental health and well-being of non-institutionalized individuals: A systematic review

T Lampert, J Costa, O Santos, J Sousa, T Ribeiro… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction There has been growing interest in community gardens as an effective and
affordable health promotion strategy. However, most available evidence is derived from …

A systematic review highlights that there are multiple benefits of urban agriculture besides food

P Pradhan, M Callaghan, Y Hu, K Dahal, C Hunecke… - Global Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban agriculture, including peri-urban farming, can nourish around one billion city dwellers
and provide multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits. However, these benefits …

Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

S Tresch, D Frey, RC Le Bayon, A Zanetta… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the face of growing urban densification, green spaces in cities, such as gardens, are
increasingly important for biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, the influences of …