The impact of urban green space on health in Berlin, Germany: Empirical findings and implications for urban planning

2017 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 410-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gero Coppel ◽  
Henry Wüstemann
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Value of Urban Nature in Terms of Providing Ecosystem Services Related to Health and Well-Being: An Empirical Comparative Pilot Study of Cities in Germany and the Czech Republic

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 341
Author(s):  
Ralf-Uwe Syrbe ◽  
Ina Neumann ◽  
Karsten Grunewald ◽  
Patrycia Brzoska ◽  
Jiři Louda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Urban Nature ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

The quality of life in our cities critically depends on the intelligent planning and shaping of urban living space, in particular urban nature. By providing a wide range of ecosystem services (ES), urban nature essentially contributes to the well-being of city dwellers and plays a major role in avoiding common diseases through its positive impact on physical and mental health. Health is one of the most important factors underlying human welfare and is, thus, vital to sustainable development. The ES of urban green space provide other social-cultural functions alongside public health, for example by fostering environmental justice and citizenship participation. Thus, they should always be considered when searching for solutions to urban problems. The aim of this research was to determine the impact of green areas in three selected cities on the health and well-being of people by self-reporting of green areas’ visitors. To this end, we posed the research question: which types and characteristics of urban green space are most appreciated by city dwellers? Based on our findings, we have drawn up recommendations for practices to promote better living conditions. We have also pinpointed obstacles to and opportunities for leisure time activities as well as ways of supporting the public health of citizens.

scholarly journals How Does Urban Green Space Impact Residents’ Mental Health: A Literature Review of Mediators

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11746
Author(s):  
Kaili Chen ◽  
Tianzheng Zhang ◽  
Fangyuan Liu ◽  
Yingjie Zhang ◽  
Yan Song
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, the interest in the relationship between urban green space and residents’ mental health has gradually risen. A number of researchers have investigated the causal relationship and possible mediators between the two, although few have summarized these mediators. For this reason, we searched for relevant studies and filtered them by criteria and quality score, and analyzed the mediators and paths of the impact of urban green space on residents’ mental health. The mediators can be divided into environmental factors, outdoor activity, and social cohesion. From the perspective of heterogeneity, both individual characteristics (e.g., age and gender) and group characteristics (e.g., level of urban development and urban density) of residents are considered to be the cause of various mediating effects. Types of urban green space tend to affect residents’ mental health through different paths. Furthermore, this review discusses the details of each part under the influence paths. Finally, the policy implications for urban green space planning from three mediator levels are put forward based on an analysis of the situation in different countries.

scholarly journals Normative and technical regulation in the field of urban green space arrangement

Vestnik MGSU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 212-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail V. Borisov ◽  
Natalia V. Bakaeva ◽  
Irina V. Chernyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Technical Regulation ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Design Solutions ◽  
System Approaches

Introduction. One of the urban planning key tasks is to ensure the personal and social safety and create a high-quality urban environment defined as the ability of the environment to meet human needs. Creating a favorable urban environment is also one of the most important strategic tasks of the state. For that reason, in the nearest future, it is necessary to ensure a cardinal increase in the urban environment comfort, increase the urban environment quality index and reduce the number of settlements with an unfavorable environment. Thus, there is a need to introduce new urban planning system approaches to the assessment of the effectiveness of design solutions in the field of urban green space arrangement. The scope of the research is normative and technical regulation in the field of urban green space arrangement, while its objective is the analysis of the main regulation problems. Materials and methods. The methodological basis of the study is the principles of urban planning based on the calculation of triple balances of the biotechnosphere. By varying the elements of the green space arrangement, it is possible to regulate the level of the biosphere’s regenerative forces, thus balancing the anthropogenic impact on the urban environment. Methods of the research are familiarization with the relevant legal documents in the field of urban green-space arrangement and integrated analysis of urban planning documentation for solving the problems of strategic planning of territorial development. Results. The analysis of the main problems of normative and technical regulation in the field of urban green space arrangement is performed. The functions of gardening in the composition of the urban territorial zones are revealed. The paper shows a gradation of landscaping systems in the urban planning structure at various urban planning levels. A comparative analysis of the landscaping of the territorial zones is given for three major towns of the Central Federal district: Orel, Smolensk, and Tambov. A method to create favorable conditions for life, is proposed for regulating the regenerative forces of the biosphere with the balance ratios of the components of the biotechnosphere balance, including elements of various gardening intensities. Conclusions. Creating a continuous system of green and other open spaces based on the principles of urban planning is currently the main tool for creating a favorable urban environment. Currently, new system approaches are required to assess the effectiveness of design solutions in the field of landscaping and introducing a new integrated indicator of the availability of green spaces.

scholarly journals Depletion of Urban Green Space and Its Adverse Effect: A Case of Kumasi, the Former Garden City of West- Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Essel
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Green Space ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
The Impact

Incorporating greenery has been a vital aspect of city planning. Landscape planning has been a vital aspect of city planning since the 19th Century. Since then, landscape planning has become a social necessity. Assessing the impact of the decline in urban green space is very important. Hence, using Kumasi as a case study largely fit due to the decline of the city’s urban green space. Based on this the study assessed the Landcover change between 2000 to 2010 and projected the Landcover/land use for 2020. It also analyzed the temperature recordings from 2000 to 2016. The result revealed that the city has lost 19.59 km2 and 33.39 km2 of forest and agriculture lands respectively. It was also projected that it will further decline to 0.7 km2 and 8.2 km2 respectively. Among the various Landcover classes, agriculture lands were the most delicate land use which suffers massive decline in acreage. Moreover, the adverse effect of the decline in green spaces has been evident in high temperatures, unattractive environment, and atmospheric pollution. In the last decade (2000-2010), the city’s temperature increased by 0.2oC but has dropped in the past six years (2010-2016). Nevertheless, it doesn’t suggest that the impact of the heat waves has reduced due to the reduction in temperature. Conversely, the impact has increased due to the absence of tree cover. Ultimately, Kumasi’s landscape has depleted and has lost a touch of vegetation, hence appropriate measure needs to be put in place. 

scholarly journals Implementation and Evaluation of Urban Green Space Supply for Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awlachew Dejen Dejen ◽  
Ayele Behaylu Yitagesu ◽  
Dodge Getachew Aysassa
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Outer Part ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Debre Berhan ◽  
The Town

Abstract Urban green space (UGS) is part of urban land covered with vegetation which has an immense benefit for sustainable urban development. The main objective of this study was urban green space supply analysis and evaluation for Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia. To realize this objective, we generated UGSs information by using normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) which was calculated from Sentinel 2 satellite image. Then, the result of NDVI calculation was classified as small vegetation and high vegetation with over all accuracy of 87.29% and kappa value of 0.808. According to the result, there are 15.85% and 1.55% supply of urban green space for small and high vegetation respectively. In addition, the UGS supply in inner and outer part of the town for each land use was quantified. The result showed that in the inner part of the town, service, green area, and vacant land uses have 30.12%, 30.06%, and 13.32% of UGS supply respectively. Conversely, recreation, commercial, and administration land uses are least supplied with 0.11%, 0.26%, and 0.40% share of UGS. Furthermore, the UGS supply was evaluated against the new urban planning strategy of Ethiopia (30% coverage) and World Health Organization standard (9m2 per person). The coverage of small vegetation and high vegetation was 15.85% and 1.55% respectively. The UGS per capita for small vegetation was about 75.16m2 while the value for high vegetation was 7.33m2. The results of our analysis can be used as an input for urban planning and master plan revision.

The impact of landscape complexity on preference ratings and eye fixation of various urban green space settings

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 127411
Author(s):  
Qunyue Liu ◽  
Zhipeng Zhu ◽  
Xianjun Zeng ◽  
Zhixiong Zhuo ◽  
Baojian Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Landscape Complexity ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Eye Fixation ◽  
Preference Ratings ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Sensitivity of Urban Heat Island to Urban Green Space—A Model-Based Study of City of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Atmosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dikman Maheng ◽  
Ishara Ducton ◽  
Dirk Lauwaet ◽  
Chris Zevenbergen ◽  
Assela Pathirana
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
The Impact

Urbanization continues to trigger massive land-use land-cover change that transforms natural green environments to impermeable paved surfaces. Fast-growing cities in Asia experience increased urban temperature indicating the development of urban heat islands (UHIs) because of decreased urban green space, particularly in recent decades. This paper investigates the existence of UHIs and the impact of green areas to mitigate the impacts of UHIs in Colombo, Sri Lanka, using UrbClim, a boundary climate model that runs two classes of simulations, namely urbanization impact simulations, and greening simulations. The urbanization impact simulation results show that UHIs spread spatially with the reduction of vegetation cover, and increases the average UHI intensity. The greening simulations show that increasing green space up to 30% in urban areas can decrease the average air temperature by 0.1 °C. On the other hand, converting entire green areas into urban areas in suburban areas increases the average temperature from 27.75 °C to 27.78 °C in Colombo. This demonstrates the sensitivity of UHI to vegetation cover in both urban and suburban areas. These seemingly small changes are average grid values and may indicate much higher impacts at sub-grid levels.

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