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The influence of greening management and landscape patterns on plant diversity in urban green spaces in Danzhou, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-22 Mei-Hui Zhu, Qian Li, Jia-Li Yuan, Josep Padullés Cubino, Joel B. Johnson, Jian-Peng Cui, Mir Muhammad Nizamani, Zhi-Xin Zhu, Hua-Feng Wang
The factors influencing urban plant diversity in tropical cities remain underexplored. To address this gap, we conducted comprehensive field surveys and remote sensing analyses in Danzhou, Hainan Province, focusing specifically on urban functional units. Our study quantified the diversity of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, spontaneous species, and cultivated species, employing spatial autocorrelation
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How do economic levels, urbanization, and infrastructure investments influence inequality in urban green space exposure? Insights from Japanese municipalities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-19 Jie Chen, Hongyu Li, Shixian Luo, Daer Su, Tongguang Zang, Takeshi Kinoshita, Linchuan Yang
Urban green spaces (UGS) are vital for urban sustainability, but unequal exposure to UGS can lead to serious health inequalities. The long-term drivers of inequalities in personal exposure to UGS and the underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. This study measures trends in inequality in UGS exposure in 710 Japanese municipalities over a 20-year period (2000–2020). The direct and indirect
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Perceptions of urban rewilding in a park with secondary succession vegetation growth on lake silt: Landscape preferences and perceived species richness Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-19 Shangchun Hu, Jiahui Liu, Jing Que, Xing Su, Baoqin Li, Cancan Quan
Urbanisation often distances people from nature, impacting health and well-being. Urban rewilding reintroduces wilderness into cities, supporting biodiversity and reconnecting people with nature. This study investigates public perception of biodiversity and aesthetic preferences in rewilded urban sites, using Jiangyangfan Ecological Park in Hangzhou, China, as a case study. The park includes rewilded
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Stand structural characteristics determine ecosystems multifunctionality of urban forests in Changchun City, Northeast China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-16 Jinsheng Yan, Juan Zhang, Qi Wang, Xingyuan He, Haifeng Zheng
Systems theory highlights that stand structural attributes influence overall functioning. However, the relationship between these attributes and ecosystem multifunctionality, particularly in urban forests, remains poorly understood. This study uses regression analysis and a random forest model to assess the effects of 19 indicators of stand structure characteristics on ecosystem multifunctionality
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Integrate brownfield greening into urban planning: A review from the perspective of ecosystem services Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-14 Buke Chen, Shizuka Hashimoto
Brownfield greening (BG) is increasingly recognized as an important tool for improving the quality of life and urban sustainability in urban planning, yet our understanding of this topic remains limited. This paper aims to advance the state of knowledge of BG from the ecosystem services (ES) perspective and synthesize key findings to provide implications for integrating BG into urban planning. To achieve
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“I came here and it flows”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of low-income residents’ experiences with allotment gardening Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-12 Rhys Furlong, Caroline Harvey, Fiona Holland, Jenny Hallam
Accessing nature can significantly benefit mental and physical health. However, in England, individuals from low-income areas generally do not access nature to the same extent as those from affluent neighbourhoods due to a lack of private and public greenspace. In response, this research uses ethnography combined with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the experiences of allotment
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Biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emission profiles from native Atlantic Forest trees: Seasonal variation and atmospheric implications in southeastern Brazil Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-12 Fernanda Anselmo-Moreira, Giselle da Silva Pedrosa, Igor Lima da Silva, Alex do Nascimento, Tailine Correa dos Santos, Eduardo Luís Martins Catharino, Eduardo Pereira Cabral Gomes, Agnès Borbon, Adalgiza Fornaro, Silvia Ribeiro de Souza
Plants produce diverse biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) that contribute to ozone (O3) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. To minimize the negative impacts of urban greening on air quality, selecting species with low BVOC emission and reduced potential for O3 and SOA formation is essential. We evaluated BVOC emissions from eight tree species in an urban Atlantic Forest in São Paulo
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Public preferences for street tree characteristics: A best-worst scaling experiment Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-09 Claire Doll, Curtis Rollins, Katrin Rehdanz, Jürgen Meyerhoff, Michael Burton, David Pannell
Because of the environmental and social benefits associated with urban greening, many cities around the world are implementing strategies to increase tree canopy cover, including along residential streets. However, procedures for developing and implementing these strategies do not always factor in public preferences, which can limit public acceptance. This paper explores public preferences for different
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Does mycorrhizal colonization of biofilter plants improve their water uptake or drought resistance? Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-07 Kanglin Tian, Claire Farrell, Anna Lintern, Yussi M. Palacios, Christopher Szota, Brandon Winfrey
Stormwater biofilter systems can provide at-source pollutant removal and runoff reduction. However, vegetation in biofilters systems can be prone to drought stress, reducing plant health and survival in between rainfall events. Mycorrhizal colonization has been shown to improve nutrient removal in stormwater biofilter systems, but it is not yet known whether mycorrhizal colonization of biofilter plants
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Development of an artificial intelligence model for CFD data augmentation and improvement of thermal environment in urban areas using nature-based solutions Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-06 Junghyeon Ahn, Jaekyoung Kim, Junsuk Kang
Heatwaves have a significant impact on urban areas, driving efforts to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect through green infrastructure and sustainable planning. By integrating computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with digital twin technology, this study evaluates the effectiveness of climate adaptation infrastructures in urban areas. However, applying digital twin technology for UHI analysis
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Lawn management intensity leads to contrasting effects on belowground ecology and turfgrass aesthetic Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-06 Hayden W. Bock, Olivia B. Morse, Frank S. Rossi, Peter M. Groffman, Jed P. Sparks, Kyle G. Wickings
Home lawns are one of the most common urban land surfaces in the United States and provision many cultural and ecological benefits. Many of these benefits arise from turfgrass soils and their belowground ecosystems. As homeowner interest in managing lawns for diverse ecosystem services grows, it is important to understand how varying management practices affect these goals and how efforts to manage
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Spatial and habitat determinants of small-mammal biodiversity in urban green areas: Lessons for nature-based solutions Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-05 Olivia Dondina, Pietro Tirozzi, Andrea Viviano, Emiliano Mori, Valerio Orioli, Nicola Tommasi, Alessandro Tanzi, Lisa Bazzoli, Enrico Caprio, Corinna Patetta, Maria Chiara Pastore, Luciano Bani, Leonardo Ancillotto
In an increasingly anthropogenic world, urban green areas are critical for human well-being because of the ecosystem services they offer. However, the management of these areas often prioritizes economic, architectural, and esthetic needs over ecological functionality, undermining the benefits they ought to provide. Actions to restore the functional ecological processes of urban green areas have thus
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Diverging values and development options for agroforestry in a metropolitan area of North Africa Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-05 Mario Torralba, Emmeline Topp, Fouad Mounir, Laura Kmoch, Tobias Plieninger
The use of large green infrastructures in peri-urban areas, such as urban forests, has become one of the most relevant tools to mitigate some of the negative impacts of urbanization while providing multiple benefits to city dwellers. However, these peri-urban forests are often highly contested spaces. Agroforestry offers a promising solution to reconcile diverging interests in the peri-urban context
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Assessing the performance of centralized blue-green infrastructure in dynamic stormwater storage and runoff assignment Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-05 Wei Li, Xin Fu, Taolue Gao, Xinhao Wang
Centralized blue-green infrastructure (CBGI) offers significant advantages for climate change adaptation due to substantial water storage, flexible drainage areas, and various social-ecological benefits. However, the planning and managing CBGI’s dynamic storage and runoff assignment at a regional scale have not received adequate attentions. We propose to develop a scenario-based Stormwater Management
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Urban weedy plantains (Plantago spp.) do not hyperaccumulate heavy metals nor shelter their soil microarthropod communities from these metals Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-04 Eric G. Yee, Katalin Szlavecz, Meghan L. Avolio
Heavy metal hyperaccumulation by plants is a powerful tool in phytoremediation, where plants store heavy metals in large amounts in their aboveground tissue. Plant species in the Plantago genus exhibit this phenomenon, and their commonness in metropolitan centers around the world make them strong candidates for use in cities. Additionally, alteration of soil conditions by these plants can have cascading
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Enhanced interpretation of green space surface for land surface temperature through a novel voxel-based landscape index from UAV LiDAR Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-03 Lv Zhou, Xuejian Li, Zihao Huang, Cheng Tan, Huaguo Huang, Huaqiang Du
Urban forests are important for effectively mitigating urban heat island (UHI) effects. However, thorough investigations into how the three-dimensional (3D) structures of urban forests influences urban thermal conditions collectively and individually are limited. In this study, voxel-based landscape indices were innovatively extracted from UAV LiDAR data, and high-precision land surface temperature
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Urbanization affects population connectivity, reproductive success and phenotypic traits in the Mediterranean cliff species Brassica incana (Brassicaceae) Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-29 Lucrezia Laccetti, Léa Frachon, Luca Arrigo, Giovanni Scopece
Biotic and abiotic changes induced by urbanization can highly affect the ecology and evolution of plant species. Indeed, urban development can have a major impact on plant population genomics, reproductive success and phenotypic traits hence influencing the adaptive strategies and the ecological functions of plant species within ecosystems. Through a holistic study of the impact of urbanization on
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More green, less annoying? The moderating effects of greenery near home, noise sensitivity, and nature relatedness on road traffic noise annoyance Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-29 Tytti P. Pasanen, Tarja Yli-Tuomi, Pekka Tiittanen, Timo Lanki
Noise is one of the greatest environmental health risks causing health issues via stress, deteriorated sleep, and annoyance. Noise annoyance is partially explained by measurable sound characteristics, and partially by other environmental, situational, and individual factors. Greenery might decrease noise annoyance via hiding the noise source, facilitating psycho-physiological restoration, and masking
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Impacts of 2D/3D building morphology on vegetation greening trends in Hong Kong: An urban-rural contrast perspective Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-29 Yu Liu, Qihao Weng
Building morphology profoundly impacts the microclimate, potentially affecting vegetation greening. However, the effects of 2D/3D building morphology on vegetation greening, especially the urban-rural disparities, remains understudied. In this study, we examined the effects of building morphology on vegetation greening in urban and rural areas in Hong Kong by employing a machine learning model. Vegetation
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Bridging the land use gap: Examining tree canopy cover and connectivity by land use in 10 U.S. cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-28 Michelle Stuhlmacher, Dajoin Williams, Chris Impellizeri, Winifred Curran
Areas of high tree canopy cover, especially connected tree canopy cover, provide habitat to support biodiversity and cooling to ameliorate the urban heat island effect. However, the nature-based solutions provided by trees are not distributed equally; land use contributes to this systematic inequality because the places where it is easiest to plant trees are often not where trees are needed most. To
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It’s not easy being cool: Residents’ perceived cooling ability in relation to different types of green infrastructure in their neighbourhood Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-28 Maarten Hogeweij, Huub Ploegmakers, Kevin Raaphorst, Coen Bongers, Erwin van der Krabben
As a consequence of climate change, heatwaves are expected to become more frequent and severe, increasing the need for adaptive strategies by which individuals can reduce their heat exposure. One of those strategies entails visiting cool environments or ‘heat shelters’ outdoors. Green infrastructure (GI), such as street trees and parks, is widely regarded as an effective tool for cooling urban environments
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The pathways linking green spaces to reduced climate change anxiety Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-28 Hansen Li, Mondira Bardhan, Qian Liu, Ying Yang, Mingyue Yin, Xing Zhang, Matthew H.E.M. Browning
Exposure to green space could by hypothesized as having the potential to alleviate climate change anxiety. However, empirical evidence is lacking. This study aimed to explore the relationship between green space exposure and climate change anxiety, and to determine whether this association was mediated by green physical activity, extreme weather, and environmental comfort. Through an online survey
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The vitality of pocket parks in high-density urban areas. An evaluation system from the users' perspective in Southwest China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-27 Geng Ma, Paola Pellegrini, Huiqing Han
When concentration increases and urban land prices rise, the realization of urban parks can be difficult in new developments as well as in established areas. The scarcity of urban parks causes the decrease of residents’ accessibility to green sites, contributing to the increase of recreational and health issues. In response, pocket parks have emerged as a viable and effective solution in high-density
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Two decades of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening: Taking stock and looking forward Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-26 Yasong Guo, Wendy Y. Chen
Since its establishment in 2002, the journal of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (UFUG) has been committed to presenting its audience with high-quality research and cutting-edge knowledge pertinent to urban and peri-urban vegetation with regard to their use, planning, design, establishment, and management. In tandem with an increasing recognition of the importance of urban forests for addressing various
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Mapping wild food foraging locations reveals urban green space preferences and avenues for edible city solutions Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-26 Anjoulie Brandner, Karolina Taczanowska, Brenda Maria Zoderer, Christoph Schunko
Urban wild food foraging is a ubiquitous activity that takes place in a wide variety of urban green spaces (UGS) but still receives little attention. To support urban planning to facilitate wild food foraging as an edible city solution, we aimed to understand the types and characteristics of UGS that are favoured by foragers and the spatial distribution of foraging locations. We therefore conducted
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Political and socioeconomic drivers of urban green space management: Insights from a case study in a Metropolitan Region of an Emerging Economy Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-26 Adriano Bressane, Anna Isabel Silva Loureiro
Urban green spaces (UGS) are essential for enhancing the quality of life in cities. However, managing these spaces in rapidly urbanizing metropolitan regions, particularly in emerging economies, presents significant challenges. While there is growing literature on UGS management in developing countries and emerging economies, further research is needed to better understand the political, economic,
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Urbanization associated with greater tree growth declines in urban than in rural forests Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-23 Qian Wu, Zaw Zaw, Jinming Yang, Raoqiong Yang, Zongshan Li, Richard J. Hauer, Haifang Li, Zexin Fan, Huicui Lu, Frank Sterck
As temperatures continue to rise, the effects of climate variation and urbanization on tree growth are not entirely clear. This study compared the radial growth and climate sensitivity of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and black pine (Pinus thunbergii) in urban forest parks and rural mountain areas in Qingdao, eastern China. Results from four tree-ring width chronologies indicate significant disparities
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Dendrochronological analyses of tree growth and climate response across an urban-rural gradient, Louisville, Kentucky Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-23 Maegen L. Rochner, Kevin J. Moriarty, Stephen Weatherbee
The urban heat island (UHI) creates problems related to water availability, heat-related illness, energy usage and air pollution. Urban trees are known to alleviate these effects and provide numerous benefits to their surrounding environment, but the impact of urban heat on trees is not well documented. We used methods in dendrochronology to compare growth and climate response in white oak group (Quercus
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The role of urban trees as nature-based solutions for stormwater runoff control Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-23 Giacomo Marrazzo, Anita Raimondi
The soil cover of urban areas drastically reduces infiltration rates and increases the risk of stormwater flooding. In this context, nature-based solutions (NBS) are well-acknowledged strategies for sustainable stormwater management and water cycle restoration. As NBS, urban trees provide significant benefits to hydrological balance through rainfall interception, evapotranspiration, and water storage
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Energy performance assessment on vertical greening systems with green roof in hot summer and cold winter regions based on long-term experimental data Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-23 Xunxing Song, Xiaoli Hao, Yaolin Lin, Guole Ai, Wei Yin, Jinhua Hu, Shaobo Zhang
The integration of vertical greening systems and green roofs with buildings is currently a popular urban development approach aimed at mitigating the urban heat island effect and promoting sustainable development. However, most existing studies on vertical greening systems and green roofs are based on short-term experimental results, which might not reflect their overall performance. Thus, this paper
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Cross-climatic comparison of microbial stress-responsive genes in urban parks: A comparative analysis Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-21 Saeed ur Rahman, Xinxin Liu, Muhammad Khalid, Asad Rehman, Junfeng Cao, Chang Zhao, Haoxin Tan, Samiah Arif, Bangxiao Zheng, Yucheng Bian, Ari Jumpponen, D. Johan Kotze, Heikki Setälä, Nan Hui
Understanding the distribution and abundance of microbial stress-related genes (SRGs) is crucial for unraveling the intricate dynamics of microbial communities and their responses to diverse environmental conditions. Despite the importance of these genes in shaping microbial adaptation and resilience, a comprehensive examination of their relative abundance across distinct climatic regions, such as
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Evidence for environmental influences on impulsivity and aggression Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-21 Kimberly L. Meidenbauer, Kathryn E. Schertz, Elizabeth A. Janey, Andrew J. Stier, Anya L. Samtani, Kathryn Gehrke, Riley Tucker, Md Mahedi Hasan, Marc G. Berman
To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the environmental and economic drivers of behavior, a holistic approach encompassing multiple scales of analysis is needed. The current work aims to understand the specific role of physical environmental factors in predicting impulsivity and aggression. Using a dataset collected in summer 2022 (N=382), participants' impulsivity and aggression were analyzed
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Evaluating spatial variation of accessibility to urban green spaces and its inequity in Chicago: Perspectives from multi-types of travel modes and travel time Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-20 Dingzhong Fang, Dong Liu, Mei-Po Kwan
Urban green spaces (UGS) significantly benefit public health outcomes. Providing equal access to UGS and ensuring a better match between UGS demand and supply are crucial for developing sustainable cities. This study employed the 3SFCA method and multi-source data to explore the spatial variation and equity in UGS accessibility in the City of Chicago by considering different types of UGS, travel modes
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How to implement nature-based interventions in hospitals, long-term care facilities for elderly, and rehabilitation centers: A scoping review Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-19 Rosanne Steensma, Nicole van den Bogerd, Karin Dijkstra, Maryska Janssen-Heijnen, Lydia Krabbendam, Ralph de Vries, Jolanda Maas
Healthcare settings are increasingly adopting nature-based interventions (NBIs) to support users’ health and well-being, but these interventions are often underutilized. To get a grip on utilization problems, insight into factors that affect use and uptake of NBIs in routine care is needed. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of factors that facilitate or impede successful implementation
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Synergistic effects of urban forest on urban heat island-air pollution-carbon stock in mega-urban agglomeration Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-19 Rundong Feng, Fuyuan Wang, Shenghe Liu, Wei Qi, Rouyu Zhengchen, Disheng Wang
Urban forests provide multiple ecosystem services from mitigation of urban heat island and air pollution to multi-dimensional human well-beings. However, extensive studies focus on the singular contribution of urban forests to cooling, clean air and increase carbon sequestration. This study combined multi-source data and geostatistical methods to quantify the spatiotemporal effects of urban forests
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Propagule bank dynamics in urban subtropical forest remnants: edge effects, fragmentation and plant invasion Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-17 J. Johnston-Bates, S.J. Capon, J.G. Castley
Urbanisation places immense pressure on remnant vegetation, driving changes in community structure and impacting ecosystem function. While the influence of urbanisation on extant vegetation communities is relatively well studied, the response of plant propagule banks to such pressures is poorly understood. Propagule banks are important drivers of vegetation dynamics influencing vegetation resilience
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From gardens to neighbourhoods: Characterizing the climate adaptation contribution of the garden landscape in Flanders Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-16 Kelly Wittemans, Valerie Dewaelheyns, Janne Teerlinck, Stien Heremans, Florian Lange, Pieter Raymaekers, Stijn Van der Linden, Jo Van Valckenborgh, Veerle Strosse, Trui Steen, Ben Somers
Domestic gardens are an important component of urban green and blue infrastructure, which can play a significant role in alleviating the impacts of climate change. However, research on the different factors influencing to what extent domestic gardens contribute to climate change adaptation on a regional scale remains limited. We developed a garden parcel map from spatial datasets for Flanders (Belgium)
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Terrain's steepness governs sensitivity of urban oak forests to climate variability Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-16 Yulia Prokopuk, Oleksandr Sylenko, Marcin Klisz, Annabel J. Porté, Maksym Netsvetov
Urban forests, vital for providing ecosystem services in cities, face challenges from climatic factors, particularly in heterogeneous urban environments. Kyiv, one of Europe’s largest and most populated cities, boasts a varied topography, with about 55 % of its area covered by forests, where Quercus robur predominates. In this study we investigate the sensitivity of Q. robur trees to climatic factors
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Accelerating urban warming effects on the spring phenology in cold cities but decelerating in warm cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-16 Hangqi Liang, Hongfang Zhao, Wanying Cheng, Yuying Lu, Yiming Chen, Mengya Li, Minyi Gao, Qunbo Fan, Ziheng Xu, Xia Li
Urban is regarded as the ideal natural laboratory for predicting vegetation growth response to future warming, as urban warming promotes the growth of urban vegetation and advances spring phenology. However, the effects of daytime and nighttime warming on the spring phenology of natural vegetation remain unclear under global warming. Here, we used urbanization intensity (UI) as a proxy for future warming
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Effects of severe pruning on the microclimate amelioration capacity and on the physiology of two urban tree species Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-15 Sebastien Comin, Alessio Fini, Marco Napoli, Piero Frangi, Irene Vigevani, Denise Corsini, Francesco Ferrini
With the constant increase of the world human population, considering the rise of temperature and the frequency of heat waves predictable by climate change, a mitigation of the negative effects on human health in urban context becomes crucial.
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Assessment of spatial disparity of neighborhoods greenspace availability using integrated greenspace exposure indicators in an arid city Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-15 Salman D. Al-Kofahi, Aida Al-Khlaief
The rapid population growth, intensive use of natural resources, and inadequate planning for sustainable cities have diminished people’s access to the natural environment. This has resulted in insufficient greenspace provision and increased exposure inequity in neighborhoods, particularly in arid regions. This study aimed to map urban greenspaces (UGS) in Greater Zarqa Municipality (GZM) and innovatively
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Elevating street trees to infrastructure status: A comparison of street tree spacing guidelines in Los Angeles with U.S. peer cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-15 Laura Messier, Esther Margulies, John P. Wilson
While researchers recognize the health and ecological benefits of green infrastructure, at the level of city governance trees are relegated to second class status compared to other infrastructure with which they compete for space in the public right-of-way. The result is an unwelcoming environment for walking, cycling, and socializing, particularly in disadvantaged neighborhoods, at a time when city
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Residential heat environment in relation to blue-green space sustainability in Beijing, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-13 Xiaoting Li, Baoquan Jia, Zhenbo Wang, Tong Li, Fei Feng
The impacts of blue-green space (BGS) dynamics on the heat environment have been widely explored at the urban scale, but less discussed at the community scale. In addition, the direct effect of BGS sustainability on the heat environment was unclear. This study examined this impact using high-resolution BGS classification and land surface temperature (LST) maps for 2013 and 2019. Results showed that
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Green spaces and mental health in the context of materialism: A comparative analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-13 Tetsuya Tsurumi, Yuta Uchiyama, Masayuki Sato, Mari Morioka
To investigate the potential change in the value of greenery due to increased time spent near homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study examined whether the relationship between green spaces within walking distance from homes and mental health has changed before and during the pandemic. Additionally, the study explored the potential shift to nonmaterialism during this period, assessing how this
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Reconstructing urban vegetation evolution in China using multimodal deep learning and 30-years Landsat archive Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-09 Yuan Han, Jianhua He, Xiaoping Du, Xiao Han, Yaolin Liu
To retrospect the impact of urbanization on vegetation, consistent and reliable maps that provide urban vegetation estimates are required. In this study, we make the first attempt to employ deep learning for urban vegetation mapping of 2120 cities in China using a 30-years Landsat archive (UV-30). We present a multimodal deep learning (MDL) model to combine features from 5 categories, namely reflective
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Increased monetary equity and health wellbeing benefits for marginal urban socioeconomic groups from access to green space Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-08 Adam Loch, Stuart Sexton, John Maclean, Patrick O’Connor, David Adamson, Glen Scholz
Health benefits from access to nature are well known and increasingly cited as a supporting argument for the conservation of biodiversity, particularly in cities. However, calculating the benefits from access to nature in economic terms is challenging due to a lack of data linking benefits, number of beneficiaries, and monetary values. This study used mobile phone ‘ping’ data to estimate the use of
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The impact of park environmental characteristics and visitor perceptions on visitor emotions from a cross-cultural perspective Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-08 Chenyu Shao, Wonjun Chung
Assessing the perception of urban parks and understanding the relationship between environmental characteristics and conflicts in park usage are crucial for the design and management of urban parks. However, quantifying perceptions of parks in large spaces poses challenges, and different regional cultures also exhibit variations in park usage. Therefore, this study aims to explore from a cross-cultural
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Temporal variation in travel greenery across 86 cities in Europe Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-05 Robert Klein, Elias Willberg, Silviya Korpilo, Tuuli Toivonen
The positive impacts of urban greenery on human health and wellbeing are well documented in scholarly literature. The focus has mostly been on residential greenery or availability and access to recreational green spaces. The importance of greenery in travel environments has received much less attention. Furthermore, little consideration has been given to temporal dynamics, although research suggests
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Effects of soil compaction on above- and belowground interactions during the early stage of forest development Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-05 Tsutom Hiura, Hiroya Okada, Chisato Terada, Masahiro Nakamura, Nobuhiro Kaneko
Forested green spaces in urban and peri-urban areas are expected to serve multiple roles, including providing ecosystem services and maintaining species diversity and soil health, both of which are particularly important for human health. However, soil compaction is a major cause of soil degradation in urban areas and brownfields (abandoned, previously developed land). We examined the effects of compaction
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Visitor motivations and design feature use for thermal comfort on hot days in Bochum City Park, Germany Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-05 Carl Cyrus Anderson, UHR Julia Sophie, Stefan Schmidt
The rising incidence of extreme heat in urban areas poses challenges to urban living, affecting thermal comfort and public health. Public green spaces (PGS), such as parks, play a crucial role in mitigating heat and acting as 'cooling oases' that enhance visitors' thermal comfort and offer various other ecosystem services. Despite their importance, the specific role of thermal comfort in motivating
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The value of residential green spaces for birds: A comparative study with urban parks of different scales Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Lei Dong, Qian Ma, Zhenkai Sun, Jianan Wang, Yuxin Ding, Dexian Zhao
Habitat loss, fragmentation and land-use change caused by the continued expansion of human settlements pose a threat to global biodiversity. Residential green spaces (RGs) are widespread throughout urban areas, providing benefits to human health and well-being and opportunities to conserve biodiversity. While RGs are fragmented by buildings and frequent human activities, little is known about their
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A detection of street trees and green space: Understanding contribution of urban trees to climate change mitigation Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Xihong Lian, Limin Jiao, Zejin Liu, Qiqi Jia, Wei Liu, Yaolin Liu
Urban trees are important for adapting to climate change; however, the absence of fine-grained data describing the distribution of urban tree crown cover and carbon stocks hinders recognition of the contribution of urban systems to climate change mitigation. Here, we present an approach for extracting fine-grained tree crown cover by coupling the Segment Anything Model and vegetation indices using
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How much carbon can shrubs store? Measurements and analyses from Finland Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-30 Taika Tommila, Outi Tahvonen, Matti Kuittinen
Effective sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere is essential to combating climate change. Many cities have set ambitious carbon neutrality goals, highlighting the significance of urban vegetation as a carbon sink. Integrating urban vegetation into the urban form involves a multi-stage decision-making process, with planning and design playing a key role in the determination of space allocation
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Identifying climate-ready plant for urban environment: Integrating machine learning with traditional plant selection tools Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-29 Maini Chen, Anrong Dang, Xiangyu Li, Jingxiong Huang, Yang Weng
Climate change has intensified the urban heat island effect and increased extreme weather conditions, posing risks to public health and urban vegetation. To address these challenges, selecting climate-ready urban plant species is crucial. Traditional climate niche-based methods often fall short in urban contexts due to neglecting anthropogenic factors. Our study addresses this research gap by introducing
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Urban street tree species identification and factor interpretation model based on natural images Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-26 Ziyang Li, Huan Tao, Yongjian Huai, Xiaoying Nie
Urban street trees bring the beautiful ecological environment for human beings, but also may harm human health. Tree pollen is an important allergen that causes people to suffer from asthma and rhinitis, causing a serious medical burden. In order to protect human health and reduce medical costs, urban street trees need to be accurately identified. However, the identification of the urban street tree
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Unirrigated extensive green roofs in humid subtropics – Plant selection and substrate design for low maintenance and climate resilience Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-24 Ying Xu, Zhongtang Liao, Jialin Liu, Can Liu, Yufei Li
Low-maintenance extensive green roofs hold the potential for adapting to climate change, but there is a limited understanding of their effective design in humid subtropical regions. In this study, we aimed to investigate low-maintenance green roof ecosystems capable of thriving under heat stress. Plant growth performance was evaluated in the second year of an experimental green roof in southwest China
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Is compensation a myth? Modelling the use of public and private urban green spaces in relation to the geographical context Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-24 Esteban Bopp, Hélène Houot, Gilles Vuidel, Sophie Pujol, Nadine Bernard, Emeline Comby, Frédéric Mauny, Jean-Christophe Foltête
The compensation hypothesis postulates that the absence of green spaces in residential areas leads to a greater use of public green spaces and nature in general. This paper tests this hypothesis by focusing on the use of public and private urban green spaces. A holistic approach is adopted that considers the complexity of residential context and the use of urban, peripheral and private green spaces
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Outdoor physical activity is not associated with better mental health in a sample of predominantly Black people, but spending time in parks is Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-23 Amber L. Pearson, Wei Liu, Zihan Lin, Teresa H. Horton, Jennifer D. Roberts, Tim Chambers, Ashton Shortridge, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Joseph Gardiner
Spending time outdoors may bolster mental health via relaxation and physical activity. Yet, most studies use self-report and involve majority White samples from higher income areas. Findings may not hold true using device-derived measurement, among minoritized participants, or in low-income neighborhoods. Our objectives were to test whether: i) time spent outdoors in physical activity is associated
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Equity, travel, and park visitation in 10 US metro areas: A smartphone mobility study Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-23 Angela Rout, Lorien Nesbitt
Urban planners and urban forestry researchers use various methods to evaluate how well different populations access the benefits of parks, often by assessing park distribution in relation to the social and economic conditions of surrounding neighbourhoods. However, without precise visitation data, it remains unclear whether proximity to parks translates into actual use. This study analyses the social
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Assessing distributional justice around Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) provided by urban green areas: The case of Bologna Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-23 Claudia De Luca, Fulvia Calcagni, Simona Tondelli
Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) and related flows of benefits – heavily influencing societal and individual health and wellbeing - are usually ascribed non-consumptive values. However, despite the increasing recognition of their contribution to citizens’ quality of life, the intangible nature of CES makes it difficult to quantify them and hard to be integrated in decision making and planning processes