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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
Urban & Fischer Verlag
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Urban & Fischer Verlag

1618-8667

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    How to encourage parents to let children play in nature: Factors affecting parental perception of children's nature play

    Mai Van TruongNakabayashi, MiyabiHosaka, Tetsuro
    8页
    查看更多>>摘要：Despite the benefits to the children playing in nature being widely recognized, merely enhancing children's interest in nature will not effectively increase their nature experience because children's activity nowadays is increasingly under their parents' supervision. Therefore, to identify effective strategies, it is important to understand parental perceptions of children's nature play and their influencing factors. We explored the impact of factors including parents' childhood nature experience (CNE), nature relatedness (NR), degree of urbanization, and socio-demographic characteristics using the results of an online survey of 516 parents in Japan. We found that most parents acknowledged the importance of children's nature play; however, they expressed their concerns about barriers against it, particularly related to incidents such as accidents and strangers. Although NR and CNE were the key contributors to parents' understanding of nature's benefits, these factors did not decrease their fear of incidents involving their children. Parents were highly unlikely to permit their children to play without adult supervision in green spaces, except parks; this was contrary to the freedom they were given in their childhood. This is probably due to parents' heightened concerns about incidents, even though actual incident rates have been reduced. Therefore, a key approach to encourage parents to allow their children to play in nature is to mitigate their anxiety about incidents. Since parks are the only green space where most parents nowadays allow their children to play unsupervised, enhancing the quality of natural elements in the parks will enrich children's interaction with nature, while alleviating parents' uneasiness about children's safety.
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    • NSTL
    • Elsevier

    Introduction for special issue on trees, risk, and storms: Implications for urban forest management

    Koeser, Andrew K.Kane, Brian
    2页
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    • Elsevier

    A UAV-derived thermal infrared remote sensing three-temperature model and estimation of various vegetation evapotranspiration in urban micro-environments

    Feng, LiLiu, YanxiaZhou, YananYang, Shaoqi...
    15页
    查看更多>>摘要：The large-scale and single-point observations on urban vegetation easily cause the difficulty to quantitatively study the evapotranspiration of vegetation in urban micro-environments. In this content, the three-temperature (3T) model by combining the UAV-derived thermal infrared data was applied to estimate the evapotranspiration of different urban vegetation types at the microscale in Nanjing city, China accurately. The diurnal variation characteristics of the evapotranspiration rates of the different vegetation types such as arbors, shrubs and grasslands in different seasons were quantitatively analysed. The results showed that the estimated vegetation evapotranspiration rate was between 0-1.4 mm/h. The highest evapotranspiration rate among the different vegetation types was that of arbors, followed by shrubs and grasslands. The evapotranspiration rate on the sunny side was significantly higher than that on the shady side. There were obvious seasonal differences in vegetation evapotranspiration, which gradually decreased from spring to winter. The transpiration transfer coefficients of vegetation in summer and winter were significantly higher than those in other seasons, which indicated that the effects of water deficits or environmental stress were the largest at these times. The UAV-derived thermal infrared remote sensing three-temperature (3T) can simplify the complexity of the calculations and ensure the accuracy of the estimation results, which may provide the high spatio-temporal resolution urban vegetation evapotranspiration.
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    • Elsevier

    Numerical characteristics and spatial distribution of panoramic Street Green View index based on SegNet semantic segmentation in Savannah

    Wang, JiangboLiu, WeiGou, Aiping
    10页
    查看更多>>摘要：Panoramic green view index (PGVI) is an emerging index of urban greenery, which attracts researchers' attention in recent years. It provides a quantitive method for reflecting real-life feelings about green space in urban areas. The PGVI needs to be calculated from massive datasets, which can be realized by artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. In this work, we used SegNet, an AI semantic segmentation tool, to distinguish urban elements, such as buildings, sky, and people. In total, 6874 panoramic street pictures with an interval of 10 m in the Savannah Historic District were used for the analysis of PGVI and its distribution. Results show that both the PGVI value and its distribution types can reflect the characteristics of regional green space. Good urban greenery can be distributed normally, which also provides a method for greenery classification. The crucial factors influencing PGVI are the trees. Dense low trees with big canopies have a very positive influence. In addition, the grade and width of the road, the parks, and squares along the street also have an impact on PGVI. In Savanah Historic District, the road width of nearly 10 m, and the location near parks and squares, can significantly increase the PGVI of streets.
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    • NSTL
    • Elsevier

    Demographic, social, and environmental factors predicting Danish children's greenspace use

    Andkjaer, S.Olafsson, A. S.Praestholm, S.Nielsen, J., V...
    8页
    查看更多>>摘要：Evidence suggest that greenspace use can be associated with children's physical, mental, social health and wellbeing. Accordingly, contemporary children's declining greenspace use prompts a need to understand the factors that affect frequency of use. Aiming to determine to what extent demographic, environmental and social factors predict greenspace use for 6-15-year-old children in Denmark a national survey was distributed. Responses from 3171 parents showed that 49.5 % of the children used greenspace almost every day during the summer season. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis showed that the number of types of greenspace within walking or cycling distance from home was a strong predictor for daily use. Parental concern and encouragement also predicted use, but less so. Child age and geography were the only demographic predictors for using greenspace almost every day. Findings from the present study suggests that providing opportunity for choosing between various types of greenspace within walking or cycling distance might be an effective way to stimulate children's use of greenspace.
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    • Elsevier

    Examining the socio-psychological predictors of tree-planting behaviour using the theory of planned behaviour: A study of a cohort of Nigerian urban workers

    Ibrahim, Fausat MotunrayoAderounmu, Adeboyin FunmiAkintola, Oluwatoyin Opeyemi
    8页
    查看更多>>摘要：A model of socio-psychological precursors of tree-planting behaviour using the theory of planned behaviour was tested among a cohort of Nigerian civil servants in Ibadan, Nigeria. Data collection involved the self administration of a pre-tested, closed-ended questionnaire among 400 randomly selected respondents. Results show that tree-planting behaviour reduced progressively from 17.5%-8.0% over ten years and in the last year respectively. Age and education had main effects on tree-planting behaviour but sex did not. Attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control were significant predictors of, and explained 21.0 % of the variance in intention to plant trees. Intention to plant trees is a significant predictor/determinant of tree-planting behaviour. Being younger and having lower education are significantly predisposing to increased tree-planting while sex is immaterial in issues of tree-planting. The improvement of the appraisal of the virtuousness of tree-planting; the acceptability of tree-planting by significant others and the autonomous power to act concerning tree-planting, will engender stronger intention to plant trees and subsequently improve tree-planting behaviour. Sociopsychological realities deserve tremendous focus in matters of tree-planting agenda.
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    • NSTL
    • Elsevier

    A novel index for assessing perceived availability and public demand for urban green space: Application in a Mediterranean island

    Christoforidi, IreneKollaros, DimitriosPapadakaki, MariaPsaroudaki, Antonia...
    11页
    查看更多>>摘要：The objective benefits that humans derive from natural ecosystems and their enduring manifestation in urban green spaces (UGS) is well-know. Nevertheless, citizens' preference, and perceived necessity of UGS is not always evident and therefore often not accounted for, especially in the context of urban planning decisions, where it could positively influence the effectiveness of greening strategies. This information is especially important in the Mediterranean islands, due to their unique character. Here we address these aspects, including the way they are affected by UGS perceived adequacy, accessibility, maintenance, distance, and other self-reported obstacles using a questionnaire completed by 703 residents of the Island of Crete, Greece. To integrate results, main covariates are compiled into the newly developed public UGS approval index. Survey results show that, 87.82 % of the participants consider public UGS highly necessary for their wellbeing, while only 69.22 % consider private UGS equally necessary. Nevertheless, private UGS were the most frequently visited green at 16.3 +/- 0.7 days/month. Public UGS is considered more necessary for female respondents, under 35 years, living in an apartment in the city. However, it emerged that despite the significantly higher need for public UGS in the urban centers of the island, residents consider UGS inadequate and often inaccessible for people with mobility problems. Integration of the results in the new approval index, shows that citizens of Crete, are on average neutral or disapprove of local public UGS. The outcomes can be used for targeted interventions at existing and strategic planning in new UGS. Superscript/Subscript Available</comment
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    • Elsevier

    How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact urban green spaces? A multi-scale assessment of Jeddah megacity (Saudi Arabia)

    Addas, AbdullahMaghrabi, Ahmad
    12页
    查看更多>>摘要：The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a global public health threat. In this crisis period, urban parks provided multiple ecosystem services and direct/indirect benefits to mental and physical health. However, the use patterns, attitudes, and perceptions of urban park visitors remained unexplored in Saudi cities. This study aimed to find out the use patterns, attitudes, and perceptions of people regarding urban parks during the COVID19 pandemic, and the findings were compared with non-pandemic periods. Two urban parks (Al Masarah Garden and Al Jamaa Garden) in Jeddah megacity (Saudi Arabia) were assessed, and 215 respondents were surveyed to fulfil the objectives of the study. The study applied a questionnaire survey and field observations to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use patterns, attitudes, and perceptions of urban park visitors. Non parametric tests (Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests) were performed to find out the impact of sociodemographic factors (such as age, gender, and education). From the results, it was found that the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on the use, attitudes, and perceptions of urban parks in comparison with non-pandemic periods. The number of park visitors decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but urban parks were crucial to people's mental and physical well-being. The findings of this study may help to understand the importance of urban parks as green spaces and to implement measures to enhance the quality and quantity of urban green spaces in Saudi cities.
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    • Elsevier

    The role of greenspace deprivation in children's decision-making

    Flouri, EiriniJi, Dongying P.Roiser, Jonathan
    10页
    查看更多>>摘要：We explored the role of long-term greenspace deprivation in how children evaluate potential rewards and punishments and use this information to make decisions. We used data from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), a large population-based longitudinal birth cohort in the UK. Reward and punishment sensitivity was measured at the age 11 data wave with the Cambridge Gambling Task (CGT). Our sample (N = 1701; 51 % male) included children who, as at the age 11 wave, had lived in the same address in urban England since the beginning of MCS and had valid data on the CGT. Our analysis adjusted for families' selection into neighbourhoods, children's pubertal status, sex, ethnicity and cognitive ability but also several important aspects of the home's and the neighbourhood's physical and social environments. Even after full adjustment, children growing up in the least green neighbourhoods showed less aversion to risk (they scored higher on risk-taking), and the association was similar across sexes. However, long-term absence of local greenspace was not significantly associated with other aspects of reward and punishment sensitivity, including risk adjustment, deliberation time or delay aversion, even after minimal adjustment. Long-term greenspace deprivation seems uniquely predictive of fast decision strategies in children.
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    • NSTL
    • Elsevier

    A framework to evaluate the accessibility, visibility, and intelligibility of green-blue spaces (GBSs) related to pedestrian movement

    Chun, Kwok PanMijic, AnaTan, Mou LeongLiu, Min Si...
    16页
    查看更多>>摘要：The planning of green-blue spaces (GBSs) requires considering the pedestrian needs in their walking routes for improving the walking experience. Incorporating the quantitative spatial characteristics of pedestrian movement is essential for pedestrian-friendly urban planning, which however received insufficient attention. Based on the space syntax theory, this study provided three indicators - accessibility, visibility, and intelligibility - to demonstrate the needs of physical access, visual access, and spatial cognition, respectively, in pedestrian movement. Measuring these three indicators, this study exemplified the planning of pedestrian-friendly GBSs using Guangzhou, China as a case study. Spatial design network analysis was used to quantify heterogeneous values of accessibility, visibility, and intelligibility of each GBS throughout the city. Moreover, we used principal component analysis to identify the leading indicators based on their weightings and then to calculate the scores to compare these three aspects of GBSs. The measurements of accessibility, visibility, and intelligibility of each GBS were then averaged across urban administrative districts for evaluating city-scale GBSs. The findings showed that GBSs in central districts were most accessible and visible but least intelligible. In contrast, the overall intelligibility of GBSs throughout the city was the greatest but the visibility was the least. Furthermore, intelligibility, as a more important factor than accessibility and visibility, should be particularly emphasized in future planning of pedestrian-friendly GBSs. Pedestrians from the central districts of Guangzhou city were most satisfied with the walking experience, in terms of accessing to, viewing, and cognizing the GBSs. 'Yuexiu', 'Huadu', and 'Nansha' districts were found as the key places where improved accessibility, visibility, and intelligibility were particularly needed to improve the GBS pedestrian-friendliness throughout the city. In summary, this study not only demonstrated a human-scale GBS evaluation framework for improving the human walking experience but also provided empirical evidence for building pedestrian-friendly green-blue spaces at the city scale.
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    • NSTL
    • Elsevier