Popular but exclusive: How can lower socio-economic status groups win access to urban green spaces?

Kronenberg, Jakub; Łaszkiewicz, Edyta; Andersson, Erik; Biernacka, Magdalena

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103774

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“…Also, Gabriella et al [42], in their review, consistently found a positive link between urban forest quality and socioeconomic status or race. This aligns with the existing urban green space literature, which also highlights the connection between access to environmental amenities and measures of socioeconomic status [43][44][45][46][47].…”

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Urban Green Spaces in Africa: A Bibliometric Analysis

Muhoza,

Zhou

2024

Environments

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Africa has a lower proportion of urban areas compared to other continents, yet it is experiencing rapid urbanization, which is posing a significant threat to the urban ecosystem. This study presents the results of a bibliometric analysis from publications on urban green spaces (UGS) research in African cities. From the Web of Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases, 264 articles on UGS research in Africa were included in this study. This research topic experienced rapid growth, as more than 68% of all the articles were produced in the past five years, where about 63% of the studies included in this analysis were carried out in only four countries. Most of the studies were carried out at the intracity scale, with the main focus being on the ecosystem services provided by UGS. Change detection and overall UGS mapping studies show that high-income cities have a high percentage of UGS, while many African cities exhibited lower green coverage. We commend the work from researchers; however, there is still a gap to fill both in terms of high-quality datasets and state-of-the-art technology usage, and there is also a need for more comparative studies among cities and countries at the continental scale.

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