Pocket parks towards more sustainable cities. Architectural, environmental, managerial and legal considerations towards an integrated framework: A case study in the Mediterranean region

Rosso, Federica; Cappa, Francesco; Spitzmiller, Rebecca; Ferrero, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100402

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“…Indeed, it is difficult to implement accessibility standards in densely built-up areas where the amount of vacant land is limited. It is then reasonable to look for alternative ways to increase available green space; for example, in the form of green roofs [ 104 , 105 , 106 ], pocket parks [ 107 ], and green streets [ 108 ]. However, the application of standards in developing areas where undeveloped land is available, as our research and that of other authors has shown [ 28 , 82 , 84 , 85 , 86 ], can support a city’s green infrastructure planning and contribute to improving the availability of PGS, thus guaranteeing a better, healthier, and more sustainable living environment for urban residents.…”

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Do We Need Public Green Spaces Accessibility Standards for the Sustainable Development of Urban Settlements? The Evidence from Wrocław, Poland

Rubaszek

Gubański

Podolska

2023

IJERPH

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Public green spaces (PGSs) have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of urban residents. However, their accessibility can be limited due to high urbanisation pressures and inadequate or insufficient regulatory provisions. This problem has been recognised for Central European cities, of which Wrocław is an example, where the provision of PGS accessibility has not received major attention in recent decades, and the planning system has been in constant transformation since the transition from a centrally planned to a free-market economy. This study therefore aimed to examine the distribution and accessibility of PGSs in the expanding area of Wrocław today and upon implementation of the plans under the proposed standards. These analyses were performed using the QGIS application, network analysis, and the ISO-Area as polygon algorithm. The findings revealed a conspicuous lack of available PGSs, which includes areas above 2 ha, such as district and neighbourhood parks. New PGSs are now being planned, but even so, part of the residential areas will remain outside their catchment zone. The results obtained provide strong evidence that it is essential that standards should be a tool implemented in urban planning, and that the adopted procedure can be transferred to other cities.

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Do We Need Public Green Spaces Accessibility Standards for the Sustainable Development of Urban Settlements? The Evidence from Wrocław, Poland

Rubaszek

Gubański

Podolska

2023

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“…These non-traditional green spaces have been proven to offer ecological and socio-economic benefits that are comparable to those offered by other forms of urban green infrastructure. This is especially true in high-density urban areas where resources are scarce, and populations are dense [1,67,68].…”

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Pocket parks-a systematic literature review

Jiang

Guo

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The rapid urbanization and climate change have resulted in socio-environmental issues that necessitate viable intervention strategies to create green, healthy, and livable built environments. One effective method is the development of pocket parks. Although several studies have explored the benefits and design principles of pocket parks, there is a lack of systematic and quantitative understanding. In view of this knowledge gap, this study employs bibliometric methods and critical review to quantitatively analyze and systematically review 276 papers published in the Web of Science and Scopus databases between 1977 and 2023. Firstly, a bibliometric analysis is conducted, providing a comprehensive overview of research on pocket parks. Secondly, a detailed critical review is conducted from three major perspectives: influencing factors, design methods, and benefits of pocket parks. Finally, the research trends and future directions are discussed. The results indicate that (a) pocket park development takes various forms, with a growing number of articles published each year. However, research on this topic is primarily concentrated in the United States and China, with significant knowledge gaps remaining globally. (b) The utilization of pocket parks is affected by various factors, including internal, external physical, and socio-economic factors. The mechanisms of these factors and their interactions demand deeper understanding. (c) There is a need to conduct an in-depth exploration of planning methods for pocket parks, and planning and design methods in different country contexts can be expanded and compared. (d) Further research is needed to compare the benefits of pocket parks in different climatic zones in terms of depth and width. The outcome of this study can contribute to the body of knowledge on pocket parks, foster their wider acceptance, and help urban planners, practitioners, policy makers, and government managers apply them more effectively in resilient and livable cities of the future.

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“…Among the first and most famous pocket parks, Paley Park (PP) [71] and Greenacre Park (GP) [72,73] have become eponymous examples of the pocket park typology. The shape, materials and position with respect to the street and surroundings allow PP and GP to act as pocket parks since they are characterized by all the most relevant pocket parks elements: (i) greenery, (ii) water bodies/fountains, (iii) furniture, (iv) shade and (v) separation from the street [43]. Therefore, the two abovementioned parks and their immediate surroundings (i.e.…”

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“…In this view, the application of small urban parks, which are the focus of this contribution, could aid towards an increased and more spread presence of greenery, water bodies and high albedo materials, and serve as an effective human-centered urban and suburban mitigation strategy. In detail, pocket parks are peculiar urban components that can be inserted even in dense urban areas as spot oasis of coolness and greenery in the urban texture [43]. Pocket parks are characterized by small dimensions and are usually located in residual spaces in dense urban areas, meant to represent high-quality social contexts [44].…”

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Pocket parks for human-centered urban climate change resilience: Microclimate field tests and multi-domain comfort analysis through portable sensing techniques and citizens’ science

Rosso

Pioppi

Pisello

2022

Energy and Buildings

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Pocket parks towards more sustainable cities. Architectural, environmental, managerial and legal considerations towards an integrated framework: A case study in the Mediterranean region

Cited by 30 publications

References 70 publications

Do We Need Public Green Spaces Accessibility Standards for the Sustainable Development of Urban Settlements? The Evidence from Wrocław, Poland

Do We Need Public Green Spaces Accessibility Standards for the Sustainable Development of Urban Settlements? The Evidence from Wrocław, Poland

Pocket parks-a systematic literature review

Pocket parks for human-centered urban climate change resilience: Microclimate field tests and multi-domain comfort analysis through portable sensing techniques and citizens’ science

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