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Construction & Building Technology
Shawky Mansour, Noura Al Nasiri, Ammar Abulibdeh, Elnazir Ramadan
Summary: This study analyzed the spatial patterns of accessibility to public parks on a neighborhood scale in Sohar Wilayat, Oman using GIS techniques and landscape metrics. The results showed a correlation between large green space patches in neighborhoods and large population size, with central neighborhoods having lower scores and further distances to parks, while neighborhoods in the south and north had shorter distances and higher scores for residents' accessibility. High rates of fragmentation and irregular shapes in urban green spaces were attributed to rapid urbanization and sprawl, transforming green spaces and vacant land into dwellings.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Abdel A. Osseni, Hubert O. Dossou-Yovo, Francois G. H. Gbesso, Brice Sinsin
Summary: This study identifies suitable areas for green spaces and integrates them into urban planning in the Abomey-Calavi district of Benin. The results show large areas of land that are suitable for landscaping. Factors such as elevation, proximity to road networks, large conurbations, and distance from wetlands have the greatest impact on the green environment.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Emilio Ramirez-Juidias, Jose-Lazaro Amaro-Mellado, Jorge Luis Leiva-Piedra
Summary: This study uses data from Seville to analyze the economic impact of urban green spaces on housing prices. The findings suggest that factors such as living area, number of rooms, age, and number of baths are most relevant in determining housing prices. Additionally, the green area per inhabitant is also included as a significant variable. The research indicates that each square meter of green space per inhabitant raises the housing value by 120.19 euro/m(2).
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Plant Sciences
Nicoleta Larissa Stoia, Mihai Razvan Nita, Ana Maria Popa, Ioan Cristian Ioja
Summary: The importance of urban green spaces in providing ecosystem services to the population is increasingly recognized. Urban planners are seeking to reconcile the location of urban green spaces and accessibility of the public. This paper assesses the accessibility of urban green spaces and identifies perceived benefits along the travel route to these spaces, using a case study in Romania.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Haoxuan Ge, Jue Wang
Summary: This study investigates the spatial non-stationarity effect of unhealthy food environments and green spaces on the T2DM prevalence rate at the neighborhood level in Toronto. The results reveal that environmental variables dissimilarly affect T2DM prevalence rates among different age groups and neighborhoods in Toronto after controlling for socioeconomic factors. The observed associations will provide beneficial suggestions to support government and public health authorities in designing education, prevention, and intervention programs targeting different neighborhoods to control the burden of diabetes.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Guglielmo Pristeri, Francesca Peroni, Salvatore Eugenio Pappalardo, Daniele Codato, Antonio Masi, Massimo De Marchi
Summary: In the context of urban green spaces management, incorporating private green spaces is a promising approach. A study in Padua revealed that over half of the green spaces are rural, with private green spaces accounting for 80% of the total.
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Sergio Cappucci, Serena Nappi, Andrea Cappelli
Summary: This study maps and manages the green public areas of Latina city in Central Italy using a geodatabase and multiple algorithms, aiming to reduce operational costs and organic waste production while simulating greenification and CO2 sequestration values of urban open spaces.
Article
Plant Sciences
Harald Zepp, Maike Gessner, Lars Gruenhagen, Malte Buehrs
Summary: This study presents a GIS model to quantitatively assess the cooling intensity of urban green spaces during heat waves. The model uses input such as ambient temperature, biotope types, soil characteristics, and initial soil water conditions to calculate the cooling intensities. The model has been calibrated and validated, showing robustness and transferability.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Thomas Neier
Summary: As the human habitat of the 21st century, cities will increasingly face climate change-related risks, such as extreme weather events and rising air pollution, which have widespread impacts on people's health and well-being. Urban vegetation is proposed as a nature-based solution to address these challenges, but the equitable distribution of urban vegetation is not always ensured.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alessandro D'Amico, Martina Russo, Marco Angelosanti, Gabriele Bernardini, Donatella Vicari, Enrico Quagliarini, Edoardo Curra
Summary: This study identified five groups of open spaces through GIS data collection and non-hierarchical cluster analysis, and then matched these characteristics to nine final Built Environment Typologies based on risk combinations. The multi-risk scenarios identified in this statistical analysis lay the foundation for future risk assessments of Italian towns' built environments.
Review
Environmental Studies
Yunlong Niu, Mastura Adam, Hazreena Hussein
Summary: This study conducted a quantitative analysis of publications related to urban green spaces (UGS) and children, revealing a rapid increase in the number of publications in this field in recent years. The findings offer a preliminary understanding of this field and suggest that collaboration and analysis involving multiple disciplines and perspectives will become a mainstream trend.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Mushahid Anwar, Muhammad Hashim, Asad Aziz, Alice Stocco, Hazem Ghassan Abdo, Hussein Almohamad, Ahmed Abdullah Al Dughairi, Motrih Al-Mutiry
Summary: Urban green spaces play a vital role in maintaining a balance between environmental conditions, infrastructure development, and social sustainability. However, rapid urbanization in developing countries has led to a decline in urban green spaces, posing risks of social injustice and ecological degradation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lael E. Walsh, Bethan R. Mead, Charlotte A. Hardman, Daniel Evans, Lingxuan Liu, Natalia Falagan, Sofia Kourmpetli, Jess Davies
Summary: With the growth of urban areas and land-use constraints, there is increasing interest in utilizing urban spaces for food production. This study provides a national-scale analysis of the horticultural production potential of urban green spaces in Great Britain. The findings highlight the importance of national policies to support urban agriculture and the potential of using urban green spaces for food production to enhance the resilience of the national-scale food system.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sining Zhang, Xiaopeng Li, Zhanglei Chen, Yu Ouyang
Summary: This paper systematically reviews and analyzes the research progress and basic situation of urban green space and health behaviors worldwide. It identifies research hotspots and frontier trends, providing value and references for future research.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Xun Li, Wendy Y. Chen, Fox Zhi Yong Hu, Frankie Hin Ting Cho
Summary: The study on the impact of urban blue-green space attributes on housing prices in Guangzhou shows that homebuyers are insensitive to river water quality but strongly dislike black-odorous phenomenon. They prefer riparian greening and recreational facilities. District income level moderates homebuyers' preferences, while population density enhances their preferences for blue-green space attributes.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nuray Cicek, Melike Tuccar, Cengiz Yucedag, Mehmet Cetin
Summary: This study explored the effects of different organic manures on the growth and quality traits of basil. It concluded that using 94% peat/perlite and 6% bat guano produced the best results. Further research with different organic manures and their combinations is needed.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mehmet Cetin, Ozge Isik Pekkan, Gulsah Bilge Ozturk, Muzeyyen Anil Senyel Kurkcuoglu, Tuncay Kucukpehlivan, Alper Cabuk
Summary: The change in vegetation cover in Kirka boron mining site was examined using unsupervised classification and vegetation indexes from satellite images. The boundary of the mining area could not be determined using vegetation indexes, but unsupervised classification techniques revealed that the mining area occupies 1144.5 hectares. NDVI and NDRe analyses showed different results on water surfaces, while similar results were found in the rest of the areas. Sentinel satellite images, with higher spatial resolution, were able to capture more details compared to Landsat images in NDVI analyses.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mehmet Cetin, Akram Mohamed Omar Aljama, Osama B. Muragaa Alrabiti, Fatih Adiguzel, Hakan Sevik, Ilknur Zeren Cetin
Summary: The change in soil quality due to soil pollution significantly affects the ecosystem. Heavy metals, such as nickel and cobalt, are particularly notorious as environmental pollutants due to their toxicity and bioaccumulation. Monitoring and mapping their concentrations is of great importance. In this study, top soil samples from the city center were analyzed for nickel and cobalt concentrations, and the data were statistically evaluated and mapped using geographic information systems (GIS) and interpolation methods. The results showed that the areas with the highest concentrations were generally located in the center of the study area, indicating increased pollution in areas with high human activities.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Talha Aksoy, Mehmet Cetin, Saye Nihan Cabuk, Muzeyyen Anil Senyel Kurkcuoglu, Gulsah Bilge Ozturk, Alper Cabuk
Summary: This study presents a diagnostic model based on GIS and RS to determine the changes in vegetation in the Urla, Cesme, and Karaburun peninsulas, Turkey, between 2002 and 2017 after the installation of wind power plants. The study detected vegetation changes in 7 CORINE land cover classes within the buffer zones of the facility area and control area, based on slope and aspect groups using NDVI analysis.
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mehmet Cetin, Adel Easa Saad Abo Aisha
Summary: Indoor air pollution has a larger impact on human health than outdoor air pollution, and using plants is an effective method to reduce indoor air pollution. This study evaluated the aluminum accumulation potential of seven ornamental plants commonly used in interior design, and found that the species with the highest aluminum accumulation potential is the Difenbachia plant.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mehmet Cetin, Ozge Isik Pekkan, Mehtap Ozenen Kavlak, Ilker Atmaca, Suhrabuddin Nasery, Masoud Derakhshandeh, Saye Nihan Cabuk
Summary: This study used geographical information systems and remote sensing methods to study the forest fire risk in the Milas district of Turkey and developed a risk map. The effectiveness of the risk map was confirmed through comparison with actual fire incidents.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Tugrul Varol, Ugur Canturk, Mehmet Cetin, Halil Baris Ozel, Hakan Sevik, Ilknur Zeren Cetin
Summary: The distribution of tree species is influenced by climatic and topographic parameters. Future climate change may lead to a decrease in the population of Anatolian boxwood and a shift in its potential distribution area to the north and higher altitudes.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sedat Dogan, Cem Kilicoglu, Halil Akinci, Hakan Sevik, Mehmet Cetin
Summary: Urbanization requires the establishment of new settlement areas. Considering natural disaster risks during the selection of settlement areas can prevent large-scale losses. This study determined suitable settlement areas in the Alanya district and found that flooding is the most important natural disaster risk.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biology
Mehmet Cetin, Hakan Sevik, Ismail Koc, Ilknur Zeren Cetin
Summary: Global climate change has significant effects on biocomfort zones, and it is important to determine how it will change these zones and use the data in urban planning projects.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tugrul Varol, Ayhan Atesoglu, Halil Baris Ozel, Mehmet Cetin
Summary: Drought, a significant threat to social life, is examined and analyzed by its types, and it is crucial for decision-makers to have advanced methods for monitoring and assessing drought. Multivariate drought indices were developed to overcome the limitations of current methods and accurately determine the level of drought. In a specific region with different characteristics, MSDI was modeled based on SPEI and SRI data, showing acceptable performance in estimating drought across multiple perspectives and time scales.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mehmet Cetin, Ozge Isik Pekkan, Gulsah Bilge Ozturk, Saye Nihan Cabuk, Muzeyyen Anil Senyel Kurkcuoglu, Alper Cabuk
Summary: Mining activities degrade the landscape and ecosystems, leading to changes in soil characteristics. This study aims to develop a practical method for determining the changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) in a gold mine in Turkey. Remote sensing and data analysis techniques were used to map the land cover and calculate SOC stock changes. The results showed significant SOC loss due to land cover changes caused by mining activities. This alternative approach can provide valuable information for the future operations and management of mine sites and surrounding environments.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Tuncay Kucukpehlivan, Mehmet Cetin, Talha Aksoy, Muzeyyen Anil Senyel Kurkcuoglu, Saye Nihan Cabuk, Ozge Isik Pekkan, Ahmet Dabanli, Alper Cabuk
Summary: This study aims to detect the changes in 5 POI categories within 250, 500, and 1000 m catchment areas around major public investments and transportation lines between 2008 and 2019 in Eskisehir city, Turkey. The results revealed that establishing the tram line (ESTRAM) affected the emergence of POIs from 2008 to 2019, while no significant influence of other public investments on the POIs was detected in the city. Some investments, including Ataturk Culture and Convention Center, S,elalepark, the Zoo, and the City Hospital, had limited impacts on POIs. This research is expected to contribute to the prediction of the effects of public investments on the spatial and functional development processes and provide an analytical framework.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mehmet Cetin, Asir Yuksel Kaya, Necmettin Elmastas, Fatih Adiguzel, Ahmet Emrah Siyavus, Nurhan Kocan
Summary: Cities are vulnerable to disasters due to their high population density. This study assessed the suitability and selection of emergency gathering points and temporary shelter locations in Elazig, Turkey. The findings revealed deficiencies in meeting areas and shelter locations, highlighting the need for comprehensive and effective planning to enhance the resilience of cities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Burcu Cevik Degerli, Mehmet Cetin
Summary: Urban heat island density and occurrence are closely related to land use/land cover and land surface temperature variation. The effect of UHI can be quantitatively described with the urban thermal area variance index. This study aims to evaluate the UHI effect of the city of Samsun using the UTFVI index. LST data from 2000 ETM + and 2020 OLI/TIRS Landsat images were analyzed, showing an increased UHI effect in Samsun's coastal area over 20 years. Field analysis of the UTFVI maps created revealed significant changes in different slices, with the strongest slice showing the most intense increase and indicating the UHI effect.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mehmet Cetin, Melike Cebi Kilicoglu, Nurhan Kocan
Summary: Air pollution, particularly heavy metal pollution, is a significant global issue that affects all forms of life. This study explores the use of trees as biomonitors for assessing long-term trends in heavy metal contamination, specifically tin (Sn) pollutants. The findings highlight the varying potentials of different tree species in monitoring and mitigating Sn pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
