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Yujia Zhai, Dongying Li, Chengzhao Wu, Hangbin Wu
Summary: The study found that seniors spend a significant amount of time engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity during park visits, with the use of pathways positively associated with activity intensity while the use of lawns and other areas negatively related to activity intensity. The results suggest that age-friendly design strategies should be applied to facilities preferred by seniors in urban parks.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
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Chang Li, Xiaohui Huang
Summary: Previous studies have mainly focused on visual perception and landscape element preference in urban green spaces, and there has been less exploration of the visual attraction potential of historical gardens. This study used eye-tracking data and preference questionnaires to compare the visual attraction difference between historical gardens and urban parks. The results showed differences in landscape elements, visual perception scores, and visual attention areas between the two.
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Environmental Studies
Fatemeh Kazemi, Nazanin Hossein Pour, Hassan Mahdizadeh
Summary: Urban landscape development faces resource shortages and requires more sustainable methods. This research integrated decision-making methods to optimize city park design, reducing resource consumption and maintenance costs. The results showed that Value Engineering can balance costs and improve design quality.
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Environmental Studies
Nazanin Hosseinpour, Fatemeh Kazemi, Hassan Mahdizadeh
Summary: This study investigates the impact of urban agricultural development on the design and economic aspects of urban parks. By applying Value Engineering, Risk Management, and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making techniques, it is found that urban agriculture can bring high profitability and low risks. The methodology of this study provides a decision-making framework for urban landscapes and can benefit policymakers, urban planners, and researchers.
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Summary: The study examines the unmet walking needs of older adults in China by considering socio-demographic and built environment variables, revealing three latent segments. Results indicate that factors such as age, gender, income, and access to built environment features contribute to unmet walking needs. Insights from the findings can inform effective policies and interventions for creating an age-friendly environment.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
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Ye Chen, Fan Liu, Xinya Lin, Jing Liu, Ziyi Chen, Kailong Shi, Junyi Li, Jianwen Dong
Summary: Studying the impact of various factors on environmental perception is crucial due to their interaction and blend in the human living environment. This study focuses on urban parks in the subtropical region and explores the effects of the thermal-acoustic environment on subjective evaluation through measurements and questionnaires. The results reveal the significant influence of temperature and sound pressure level on thermal and acoustic assessments, as well as overall environmental evaluation. Managing and improving the park's thermal environment and soundscape based on these findings can benefit landscape architects.
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Forestry
Ling-Chui Hui, Chi-Yung Jim
Summary: This study examines the visiting and activity patterns of different socio-demographic groups in urban parks. The findings show that older residents visit parks for nature-enjoyment activities, middle-aged respondents with children visit parks more frequently for family recreation, and young adults visit parks more often if they engage in outdoor and physical-exercise activities. The study highlights the importance of precision park planning, design, and promotion to cater to the diverse needs of different user groups in creating socially responsive and age-friendly parks.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Asal Kamani Fard, Mohammad Paydar, Veronica Garate Navarrete
Summary: This study examined the relationship between design features of Cautin Park, the largest urban park in the Araucania Region, Chile, and walking tendency and behavior. Several design elements, including path paving, pathway width, trees, green spaces, connectivity, tranquility, shade, and benches, were found to be connected to walking. These findings can inform the future planning of urban parks in the region.
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Forestry
Sihan Xue, Xinfeng Chao, Kun Wang, Jingxian Wang, Jingyang Xu, Ming Liu, Yue Ma
Summary: This study analyzed the combined effects of tree canopy coverage (TCC) and its morphological elements on the thermal comfort in urban parks. The results showed that TCC had the highest contribution to the thermal environment, followed by crown diameter (CD) and leaf area index (LAI). Trunk height (TH) had a smaller impact. The optimal combination of elements for thermal comfort was 85% TCC, 4m TH, 7m CD, and 3.9 LAI.
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Environmental Sciences
Claire Doll, Maksym Polyakov, David J. Pannell, Michael P. Burton
Summary: Climate change is causing cities to reconsider their water management practices, specifically for water-intensive applications like park irrigation. Research shows that the value of parks, in terms of irrigation impacts, varies depending on the types of nearby housing populations. While irrigated park areas are generally seen as essential for providing ecosystem services to the public, non-irrigated park areas are also valued positively by nearby apartment dwellers. The accelerating urbanization and shift towards high-density living could support the development of more diverse park options that require less water. The visibility of these alternative park forms, including areas of native vegetation that do not need irrigation, may influence public expectations for landscape design.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Jingwen Ma, Shengchuan Zhao, Wu Li
Summary: This study found that unmet walking needs are negatively correlated with seniors' Quality of Life (QoL), including overall QoL, Physical Health (PhyH), Psychological Health (PsyH), and Social Health (SH). The tolerance thresholds differ among different aspects of QoL in detecting correlations with unmet walking frequencies, with PsyH having the smallest tolerance threshold and SH having the largest. These findings provide evidence for policymakers to establish effective strategies in reducing unmet walking frequencies and minimizing the negative effects on seniors' QoL.
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(2023)
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Yanan Wang, Xiaoxiao Shi, Kejun Cheng, Jingke Zhang, Qing Chang
Summary: This study developed a workflow to explore design-related indicators that affect cultural ecosystem services (CES) in urban parks. Based on a case study in six urban parks in Beijing, three CES types were identified. Statistical analyses showed that the combination of four aspects of urban park features within a specific service radius was the most significant factor in explaining CES. Density of facilities, proportion of tree canopy-shaded ground, and richness of land cover types were found to be important for enhancing different CES types and could be considered in urban park design practices. The study also proposed landscape site design strategies and adaptive design cases to enhance CES types, providing evidence-based and practical solutions for managers and landscape architects.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
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Economics
Zeynep S. Akinci, Oriol Marquet, Xavier Delclos-Alio, Carme Miralles-Guasch
Summary: Immobility and lack of physical activity are common problems among seniors. This study examines how urban vitality affects seniors' outdoor rest and finds that seniors in Barcelona tend to rest rather than being active in more vital areas, with variations among age and gender groups.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
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Ecology
I. -Ting Chuang, Francisco Benita, Bige Tuncer
Summary: This study investigates the influence of social media posts on understanding spatial density and attracting visitors to urban parks. By analyzing the spatial patterns of visits to parks in Singapore using geolocated tweets, the study finds that park characteristics play a different role in driving spatial density and spatial diversity of visitors.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
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Ecology
Yujia Zhai, Perver Korca Baran
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(2016)
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Plant Sciences
Yujia Zhai, Perver Korca Baran, Chengzhao Wu
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2018)
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Plant Sciences
Yujia Zhai, Perver Korca Baran, Chengzhao Wu
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2018)
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Plant Sciences
Perver K. Baran, Payam Tabrizian, Yujia Zhai, Jordan W. Smith, Myron F. Floyd
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(2018)
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Dongying Li, Yujia Zhai, Yayuan Xiao, Galen Newman, De Wang
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(2019)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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Ecology
Yujia Zhai, Dongying Li, Chengzhao Wu, Hangbin Wu
Summary: The study found that seniors spend a significant amount of time engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity during park visits, with the use of pathways positively associated with activity intensity while the use of lawns and other areas negatively related to activity intensity. The results suggest that age-friendly design strategies should be applied to facilities preferred by seniors in urban parks.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Yun Shu, Chengzhao Wu, Yujia Zhai
Summary: Contact with nature is beneficial for mental health, and virtual nature can also have similar restorative effects. This study found that grassland landscapes and natural environments have better restorative effects on patients with depression.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Ecology
Dongying Li, Yujia Zhai, Po-Ju Chang, Jeremy Merrill, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, William C. Sullivan
Summary: Nature deficit poses critical developmental challenges to future generations. Childhood nature exposure is associated with sensory processing patterns, creativity, and affinity to nature. The study shows that low childhood nature exposure is related to low sensory registration, which in turn impacts adulthood creativity and nature-relatedness. These findings have implications for designing child-friendly urban spaces that promote sensory exploration and the development of children's ability to recognize various sensory inputs.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Yujia Zhai, Dongying Li, Chengzhao Wu, Hangbin Wu
Summary: This study investigated the spatial distribution and activity intensity of seniors in urban parks. The results revealed diverse activity patterns among seniors, with paved open space and pathways being the most frequently used areas. Additionally, the study identified three distinctive subgroups of seniors.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yujia Zhai, Hangbin Wu, Hongchao Fan, De Wang
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(2018)
