Factors shaping urban greenspace provision: A systematic review of the literature

Boulton, Chris; Dedekorkut-Howes, Ayşın; Byrne, Jason

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.029

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“…Research into population dynamics has also found that the population and employment rate were observed to have a higher growth rate due to HSR services [45]. In contrast, the potential accessibility had a substantial impact on population change, but it was not affected by the rail network in some countries such as in Finland [10]. However, the results of this study were obtained and discussed based on a commuter train network instead of HSR; also, the study took its data from a very small town where people mostly used their own cars.…”

Section: Population Dynamicsmentioning

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Does High-Speed Rail Influence Urban Dynamics and Land Pricing?

2020

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At present, many countries around the world have significantly invested in sustainable transportation systems, especially for high-speed rail (HSR) infrastructures, since they are believed to improve economies, and regenerate regional and business growth. In this study, we focus on economic growth, dynamic land use, and urban mobility. The emphasis is placed on testing a hypothesis about whether HSRs can enable socio-economic development. Real case studies using big data from large cities in China, namely Shanghai province and Minhang districts, are taken into account. Socio-technical information such as employment rate, property pricing, and agglomeration in the country's economy is collected from the China Statistics Bureau and the China Academy of Railway Sciences for analyses. This research aims to re-examine practical factors resulting from HSR's impact on urban areas by using ANOVA analysis and dummy variable regression to analyse urban dynamics and property pricing. In addition, this study enhances the prediction outcomes that lead to urban planning strategies for the business area. The results reveal that there are various effects (i.e., regional accessibility, city development plans, and so on) required to enable the success of HSR infrastructure in order to enrich urban dynamics and land pricing. This paper also highlights critical perspectives towards sustainability, which are vital to social and economic impacts. In addition, this study provides crucial perspectives on sustainable developments for future HSR projects.

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Section: Population Dynamicsmentioning

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Does High-Speed Rail Influence Urban Dynamics and Land Pricing?

2020

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“…This is despite the fact that urbanization is likely to be a contributing factor to species extinctions in the tropics (Laurance & Useche, ). Neotropical towns and cities are often characterized by extreme social and economic inequality, which in turn, may relate to the distribution and quality of urban greenspace (Boulton, Dedekorkut‐Howes, & Byrne, ). What little research there is on Neotropical urban birds has indicated that urbanization leads to reduced species richness (Amaya‐Espinel, Hostetler, Henríquez, & Bonacic, ; Reynaud & Thioulouse, ), an increase in overall abundance (Amaya‐Espinel et al, ; Reis, López‐Iborra, & Pinheiro, ), and larger populations of non‐native species (Amaya‐Espinel et al, ; Ortega‐Álvarez & MacGregor‐Fors, ).…”

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Bird communities across varying landcover types in a Neotropical city

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Urbanization poses a serious threat to local biodiversity, yet towns and cities with abundant natural features may harbor important species populations and communities. While the contribution of urban greenspaces to conservation has been demonstrated by numerous studies within temperate regions, few consider the bird communities associated with different landcovers in Neotropical cities. To begin to fill this knowledge gap, we examined how the avifauna of a wetland city in northern Amazonia varied across six urban landcover types (coastal bluespace; urban bluespace; managed greenspace; unmanaged greenspace; dense urban; and sparse urban).We measured detections, species richness, and a series of ground cover variables that characterized the heterogeneity of each landcover, at 114 locations across the city. We recorded >10% (98) of Guyana's bird species in Georgetown, including taxa of conservation interest. Avian detections, richness, and community composition differed with landcover type. Indicator species analysis identified 29 species from across dietary guilds, which could be driving community composition. Comparing landcovers, species richness was highest in managed greenspaces and lowest in dense urban areas. The canal network had comparable levels of species richness to greenspaces.The waterways are likely to play a key role in enhancing habitat connectivity as they traverse densely urbanized areas. Both species and landcover information should be integrated into urban land-use planning in the rapidly urbanizing Neotropics to maximize the conservation value of cities. This is imperative in the tropics, where anthropogenic pressures on species are growing significantly, and action needs to be taken to prevent biodiversity collapse. K E Y W O R D Savian, bluespace, diversity, greenspace, Guyana, indicator species, species richness, urban planning

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“…gives insight into potential exposure, but does not consider which types of greenspace are most important for mental wellbeing, or provide the level of detail necessary to inform policy and practice (Boulton et al, 2018).…”

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Does nature make us happier? A spatial error model of greenspace types and mental wellbeing

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Albuquerque

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Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

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Exposure to nature is thought to benefit mental health and wellbeing. However, many studies consider greenspace as a single entity, which overlooks the potential significance of the various forms of greenspace, and natural greenspaces in particular. This study was designed to investigate the association between different types of greenspace and mental wellbeing. Drawing wellbeing and socioeconomic data from the Annual Population Survey (2012-2015), and shapefiles from the Greenspace Information for Greater London group, the amount of calculated, and categorised according to type. Spatial Error Models were used to account for spatial patterns in the data. Natural greenspace was significantly associated with improved life satisfaction (B = 0.028, p < 0.001) and happiness (B = 0.023, p = 0.019) scores. The spatial autoregressive parameter () was small but significant (p < 0.001), implying slight second-order spatial variation in the model. These results imply that natural areas may be more important for hedonic mental wellbeing than other greenspaces. Future research is needed on exploring causal relationships between exposure to greenspace and mental wellbeing outcomes.

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Factors shaping urban greenspace provision: A systematic review of the literature

Cited by 211 publications

References 58 publications

Does High-Speed Rail Influence Urban Dynamics and Land Pricing?

Does High-Speed Rail Influence Urban Dynamics and Land Pricing?

Bird communities across varying landcover types in a Neotropical city

Does nature make us happier? A spatial error model of greenspace types and mental wellbeing

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