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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Greenspace"”.
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Sacred Greenspace in the South Wales’ Valleys
… that the policy, language and the discourse of greenspace in Wales has evolved since the inception of Darran Park, but the need to connect and escape to the natural environment has remained a focus for Ferndale’s community.
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Ecosystem services of urban amenity greenspace and the impact of future climate and socio-economic change
Urban greenspaces make a positive contribution to climate change mitigation,sustainability, and the wellbeing of urban inhabitants. Global and National efforts areunderway to communicate the value of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning withinpolitical and economic agendas. However, there is a …
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From subprime loans to unwanted greenspace: An urban political ecology of economic crisis in Cleveland, Ohio
This dissertation examines tension between the ecology and political economy of land vacancy in former industrial hubs of the US Rust Belt. Following the 2007-2009 economic crisis, Rust Belt cities undertook sweeping demolition campaigns and have sought to repurpose the resulting vacant land for …
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An exploration of the relationship between greenspaces, physical activity and health
… body of evidence investigates whether access to greenspace, such as parks and woodland, is beneficial to health and well-being. Potential health benefits include physical and social activities within the space and psychological benefits of interacting with nature. However, findings from empirical …
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The Association Between Environmental Factors and the Risk of Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… increased levels of air pollution and reduced greenspace may be partially responsible. Methods: Health administrative data from Ontario were used to identify a cohort of children, and identify those diagnosed with IBD before the age of 18 years. Modelled exposures to air pollution (nitrogen …
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A Mixed Methods Study on the Delivery of Green Health Interventions within Psychiatric Healthcare Settings
… Three objectives were set: (1) to evaluate the Greenspace Demonstration Project at Hospital 1 (H1) through exploration of patient and staff experiences; (2) to explore the impact of The Greenspace Demonstration Projects on staff perceptions of hospital greenspaces as a source of therapeutic …
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Urban Renewal
… lot in Washington, DC is transformed into a greenspace with ten public pavilions. This structured garden is designed to promote solitude and reflection and to develop an awareness of path, movement, composition, scale, and material.
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Incorporating ecological networks and green infrastructure into spatial strategies: Mapping optimal locations for habitat banks
… analysis to determine people's access to natural greenspace in the same area, and subsequently compared against the current selection mechanism - Accessible Natural Greenspace Standards (ANGSt). Changes resulting from human population growth and habitat bank introduction were examined in …
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Environmental Justice and Obesity Rates In Neighborhoods Surrounding Urban Greenways
… In many U.S. cities the availability of quality greenspace has diminished in recent decades. With less greenspace for recreation and physical fitness, American society has been described as an `obesogenic' community that does not encourage healthy lifestyles. One method several cities have …
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Ecosystem services and urban water: an assessment of the goods and benefits accruing from sustainable approaches to urban water management
… can be delivered through SUDS within urban greenspace settings. Previous studies have indicated that SUDS can help to manage water quality, water quantity and provide amenity. Additionally, the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (2011) has concluded that nature provides many ES benefits. …
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EXPLORING THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE VALUE AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ECOSYSTEM SERVICE POLICY APPROACH IN A NORTHERN UK CITY.
… (both public and private) perceptions of urban greenspace within the LCR. It hopes to further the narrative on the application of environmental economics within northern UK cities through implementing ecosystem valuation methodologies within the wider ecosystem service framework. I have taken …
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Social Demands and Geospatial Distributions of Urban Green Spaces and Blue Spaces
… resource protection. My investigation into urban greenspace networks in San Marcos underscored the importance of private semi-natural areas, with 60% of the proposed greenspace networks traversing through private parcels. Throughout the Austin metropolitan area, from Georgetown to San Marcos, I …
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Városi területek megújítása - különös tekintettel a szabadterekre = Regeneration of urban areas - with a focus on public spaces
… on open space related intervention, such as greenspace strategies and municipal public space regeneration projects.
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Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment and Irrigation Budget Issues in a Southwestern U.S. Water Utility
… greater advance notification, more urban greenspace irrigated with reuse water, and greater use of renewable energy. The correlated attributes model indicates evidence of adaptive behavior towards longer outages and that individuals who prefer high levels of reuse infrastructure investment …
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Evaluating Strategies to Protect Open Space and Slow Sprawl in the Philadelphia Region
… Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the GreenSpace Alliance, a regional non profit land conservation group. The paper examines the urban redevelopment and revitalization initiative as an underutilized, but effective tool available to slow sprawl, and the need to combine these initiatives …
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Energy Profiling of the Prevalent Commercial Buildings in Specific Postal Districts: Potential application to GIS
… be integrated into a refined version of the Greenspace GIS carbon mapping model.
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An Investigation of Local and Regionally Significant Non-Agricultural Sources of Ammonia in Toronto and the Great Lakes Region
… evaluate the role of combustion sources, urban greenspace and lacustrine emissions in the atmospheric loading of NH3(g) in the urban atmosphere.During three intensive field campaigns (FROST, THE CIX, SWAPIT), other atmospheric measurements were available to support the interpretation of the …
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An empirical study of attitudes towards green urban development
… home buyers prefer to have smaller, more diffuse greenspace nearby, rather than a large, concentrated greenspace at a longer walking distance. High parcel density and diverse land use is consistently disvalued, and the premium on accessing public transportation is not identified among all models. …
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Behavioural determinants of human and planetary health: the role of nature contact and nature connectedness.
… range of covariates, residential nature contact (greenspace, green views) was associated with a lower prevalence of health risk behaviours (current smoking, exceeding alcohol guidelines, poor diets), as well as greater engagement household pro-environmental behaviours. Intentional nature contact …
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