Rethinking urban green spaces for urban resilience. Do green spaces need adaptation to meet public post-covid expectations?

Sikorska, Daria; Wojnowska-Heciak, Magdalena; Heciak, Jakub; Bukowska, Joanna; Łaszkiewicz, Edyta; Hopkins, Richard; Sikorski, Piotr

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127838

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“…On the other hand, for this topic, searches in two databases, web of science and ScienceDirect, found that travel restrictions imposed during the pandemic increased the risk of alienation and associated stress and anxiety issues. At a time when most residents want to maintain their physical and mental health by accessing parks and street green spaces ( 62 – 64 ), it is particularly important to keep effective access to parks and to preserve the equity of green space distribution ( 65 ). In addition, Barbarossa ( 66 ) believes that providing more space for active transportation (bicycling, walking) will also help prevent the overloading of the public transportation system and thus better counteract future epidemics.…”

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An overview and trend analysis of research on the relationship between urban streets and residents' health in China pre- and post COVID-19 pandemic

Meng

Wen

2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionAfter the outbreak of COVID-19, the international community has been faced with various problems it has brought to cities. A large number of research projects and corresponding management measures were launched globally, trying to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on society. Among them, exploring how to maintain the health of residents by managing and updating the design of urban streets is one of the important issues regarding urban sustainability in the post-epidemic era.MethodsThis study uses bibliometric analysis techniques to obtain an overview of the knowledge structure of 898 Chinese urban streets and residents' health relationship studies from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database for two periods (1999–2019 and 2020–2022). Five aspects were analyzed in terms of the keyword domain co-occurrence network, topic evolution path, emergent terms, hierarchical clustering, and confusion matrix.Results and discussionThe findings revealed that studies focused on six broad themes: community residents, health surveys, health education, COVID-19, healthy city, and public health. Based on these findings, the paper compares and discusses research priorities before and after the outbreak and highlights areas for further research and attention.

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An overview and trend analysis of research on the relationship between urban streets and residents' health in China pre- and post COVID-19 pandemic

Meng

Wen

2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Yet, the pandemic has significantly affected daily habits and behaviors in urban spaces worldwide ( 3 ) due to social distancing and quarantine. Thus, there was a global limitation for the youth’s access to UGSs for physical and social activities, directly and indirectly affecting their mental health ( 20 ). Although in the post-COVID-19 era, the youth’s access to UGSs seems unchecked, the fear of COVID-19 infection can still be considered a hindrance factor.…”

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“…Before the spread of COVID-19, UGSs, such as parks, have provided residents with a very high quality of life ( 3 , 16 ), improving mental health and reducing depression and anxiety ( 17–19 ). Unfortunately, during the COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing prevented people from visiting UGSs and engaging in recreational activities ( 20 ). The policy of “stay at home” and confinement led to the isolation of millions of people all over the world ( 21–23 ), particularly the youth ( 3 , 24 ).…”

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Perceived urban green spaces and youth mental health in the post-COVID-19 era

Mollaesmaeili,

Hakimian,

Lak

2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe urban green space (UGS) is one of the most significant urban spaces with unique visual and social features, including pleasant air, low noise, and vitality, making it a recreational place for citizens, especially the youth. According to previous studies, perceived green space and the interaction with it is associated with mental health and lower symptoms of anxiety and depression. Although the presence of urban and blue-green spaces in Isfahan has a long history, the UGSs have been out of reach, causing a significant impact on youth mental health due to the spread of COVID-19 and the forcing of the Iranian government to severe and long-term lockdown. This study investigates the relationship between the long-term isolation of youth and being away from UGSs on their mental health in Isfahan city.MethodsIn September 2022, the youth (n = 273) in 12 neighborhoods with similar socio-economic status were asked to answer the online questionnaire. To investigate the correlation between perceived UGS and the mental health of the youth, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is done.ResultsThe results show that the perceived UGSs negatively relate to the youth’s fear of the reoccurrence of COVID-19 infection, anxiety, and depression. Moreover, the model shows that perceived UGS has an inverse correlation with anxiety (β = −0.24, p = 0.00), and no meaningful correlation exists with depression.DiscussionThese results point to a practical solution for designing UDGs in residential areas for youth according to their benefits for mental health during the epidemic era.

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“…Space is a key element of this system, especially open spaces, unmanaged green spaces, and urban forests. The research results bear this out into the value of green spaces, the proximity of green spaces, and the role of formal and informal green spaces in the city (Czembrowski et al, 2016;Kronenberg et al, , 2024Sikorska et al, 2023).…”

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Forecasting land use and land cover change as a tool for optimising adaptation to climate change: Examples of selected Second-Tier Cities of the V4 Group

Feltynowski,

Rzeńca,

Palma

2024

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Second-tier cities are an important element in the socio-economic development of each country, including V4 countries. The result is a dynamic change in land use/cover patterns. The article analyses the possibility of using Markov chains to predict changes in land use. The results show that it is possible to use the Markov chains method in proper decision-making in land-use policy, which is combined with the stimulation of sustainable land use. The research results show that Markov chains can be an important tool to guide cities’ climate policies and build their capacity to adapt to climate change.

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Rethinking urban green spaces for urban resilience. Do green spaces need adaptation to meet public post-covid expectations?

Cited by 24 publications

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An overview and trend analysis of research on the relationship between urban streets and residents' health in China pre- and post COVID-19 pandemic

An overview and trend analysis of research on the relationship between urban streets and residents' health in China pre- and post COVID-19 pandemic

Perceived urban green spaces and youth mental health in the post-COVID-19 era

Forecasting land use and land cover change as a tool for optimising adaptation to climate change: Examples of selected Second-Tier Cities of the V4 Group

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