Green space and subjective well-being in the Just City: A scoping review

Sharifi, Farahnaz; Levin, Iris; Stone, Wendy; Nygaard, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2021.03.008

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“…Evidence from research has demonstrated that healthy, active, and positive aging can be achieved through lifestyle changes and effective interventions [ 4 ]. Focusing on the concept of well-being is fundamental to happiness and aging [ 5 ] and in the common interest of human development [ 6 ].…”

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Urban Green Space and Subjective Well-Being of Older People: A Systematic Literature Review

Nordin

Aini

2022

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A growing number of articles have identified and reported the benefits and importance of urban green spaces for improving human well-being, but there is a significant knowledge gap regarding the impact of urban green spaces on the subjective well-being of older adults. The literature search (August 2015–August 2022) was derived from two major scientific databases, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. As a result, 2558 articles were found, 1527 of which were retrieved from WOS and the rest from Google Scholar. Bibliometric methods and VOSviewer software were used to screen and organize the articles in the relevant fields. Finally, 65 articles met the review criteria. The included studies aim to capture the benefits of various features of urban green spaces in meeting or enhancing the subjective well-being needs of older adults. The results of our review further support the existence of a strong link between older adults’ subjective well-being and various features of urban green spaces, providing new insights for future in-depth reexamination and policy development. Furthermore, the relationship between urban green spaces and older adults’ subjective well-being depends not only on the urban green spaces themselves but also on the characteristics of the older adult population that uses them.

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Urban Green Space and Subjective Well-Being of Older People: A Systematic Literature Review

Nordin

Aini

2022

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“…The existence of inequality in the distribution of green space in different neighborhoods of a city is not a new phenomenon in any city in the world (Sharifi et al, 2021 ). This inequality and imbalance in cities are a natural thing and it is impossible to eliminate it if it is not exaggerated; but it can be done as little as possible.…”

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Evaluation of urban green space per capita with new remote sensing and geographic information system techniques and the importance of urban green space during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pouya

Aghlmand

2022

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A recently conducted study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encouraged access to urban green space for the public over the prevalence of COVID-19 in that exposure to urban green space can positively affect the physical and mental health, including the reduction rate of heart disease, obesity, stress, stroke, and depression. COVID-19 has foregrounded the inadequacy of green space in populated cities. It has also highlighted the extant inequities so as to unequal access to urban green space both quantitatively and qualitatively. In this regard, it seems that one of the problems related to Malatya is the uncoordinated distribution of green space in different parts of the city. Therefore, knowing the quantity and quality of these spaces in each region can play an effective role in urban planning. The aim of the present study has been to evaluate urban green space per capita and to investigate its distribution based on the population of the districts of Battalgazi county in Malatya city through developing an integrated methodology (remote sensing and geographic information system). Accordingly, in Google Earth Engine by images of Sentinel-1 and PlanetScope satellites, it was calculated different indexes (NDVI, EVI, PSSR, GNDVI, and NDWI). The data set was prepared and then by combining different data, classification was performed according to support vector machine algorithm. From the landscaping maps obtained, the map was selected with the highest accuracy (overall accuracy: 94.43; and kappa coefficient: 90.5). Finally, by the obtained last map, the distribution of urban green space per capita and their functions in Battalgazi county and its districts were evaluated. The results of the study showed that the existing urban green spaces in the Battalgazi/Malatya were not distributed evenly on the basis of the districts. The per capita of urban green space is twenty-four regions which is more than 9m 2 and in twenty-three ones is less than 9m 2 . The recommendation of this study was that Türkiye city planners and landscape designers should replan and redesign the quality and equal distribution of urban green spaces, especially during and following COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, drawing on the Google Earth Engine cloud system, which has revolutionized GIS and remote sensing, is recommended to be used in land use land cover modeling. It is straightforward to access information and analyze them quickly in Google Earth Engine. The published codes in this study makes it possible to conduct further relevant studies.

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“…Therefore, this study has obvious limitations as it does not include many of the private facilities of the city (mainly health, commercial, sports and cultural facilities); if they had been included, the results for some urban areas, especially the peripheral districts, would have improved, though not enough to reach those of the city centre, given its already excellent coverage. Urban green areas were not analysed either, an indicator considered in several research studies focusing on the healthy and post-pandemic city [44] that would certainly have influenced some assessments by rewarding the greener areas of the city to the detriment of those with higher population and building density.…”

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Using Maps to Boost the Urban Proximity: Analysis of the Location of Public Facilities According to the Criteria of the Spanish Urban Agenda

2022

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Developing analysis models that promote the sustainability, compactness and social balance of cities is particularly important in addressing post-pandemic urban planning. In this context, the population’s proximity to public facilities is essential for achieving these objectives. Based on this framework, this paper analyses the city of Valladolid (Spain) under the criteria of distance between the population and public facilities proposed by the Spanish Urban Agenda. Specifically, the focus is on calculating the coverage of population with access to the facilities within the recommended distance thresholds using GIS techniques. The methods used relate the facilities with the distance to the population in the census sections, a highly detailed statistical unit. The results have been mapped as a decision making support tool for the city, and show how general coverage of access to facilities for the urban area as a whole is adequate, especially in terms of public transport services, and meets the recommendations of the Spanish Urban Agenda. Maps also reveal how some areas of the city are not covered by most public facilities.

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Green space and subjective well-being in the Just City: A scoping review

Cited by 31 publications

References 93 publications

Urban Green Space and Subjective Well-Being of Older People: A Systematic Literature Review

Urban Green Space and Subjective Well-Being of Older People: A Systematic Literature Review

Evaluation of urban green space per capita with new remote sensing and geographic information system techniques and the importance of urban green space during the COVID-19 pandemic

Using Maps to Boost the Urban Proximity: Analysis of the Location of Public Facilities According to the Criteria of the Spanish Urban Agenda

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