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{"title":"From green to greener: Exploring associations between green schoolyard design and primary school children’s recess behaviors","authors":"Nicole van den Bogerd ,&nbsp;Marit Struiksma ,&nbsp;Dieuwke Hovinga ,&nbsp;Jolanda Maas","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128809","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128809","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Green schoolyards vary in design, which may affect children’s play. This study investigated the association between the design of green schoolyards and primary school students recess behaviors. The design of 18 schoolyards was assessed with the Green Schoolyard Evaluation Tool (GSET). Recess behaviors were assessed with behavioral observations, in young (∼4–6 years old; n = 1093) and older (∼6–12 years old; n = 1846) primary school children, and with teaching staff surveys (n = 76). Recess behaviors included play, play materials, social interaction, and physical activity. The results showed that higher GSET scores were associated with more building and manipulating, exploring and investigating, dramatic play, and play with natural material and less non-engagement in play. Higher GSET scores were also associated with more play on equipment and less rough and tumble in older children, and more positive student-student interaction according to teaching staff. These results suggest that the design of green schoolyards play a vital role in children’s recess behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128809"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143820652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"","authors":"Ira Anziliriyah Z ,&nbsp;Ade Irma Meulisa ,&nbsp;Fuji Sintia Armi ,&nbsp;Natalia Yessica Onya Parera ,&nbsp;Angga Ardiansyah","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128807","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128807","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128807"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio-economic factors, climate, and people’s behaviours determine urban tree health","authors":"Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez ,&nbsp;Mahmuda Sharmin ,&nbsp;Diego Esperon Rodriguez ,&nbsp;Christian Messier ,&nbsp;Jens-Christian Svenning ,&nbsp;Sophie Moore ,&nbsp;Mark G. Tjoelker","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128801","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128801","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban trees provide numerous benefits, including improved air quality, reduced urban heat, and enhanced well-being for city dwellers. However, the distribution of these benefits is often uneven, with wealthy urban areas typically receiving greater advantages than poorer urban areas, highlighting a trend of green inequality in urban environments. The health of urban trees, which is crucial for maintaining environmental and social benefits, is likely affected by the interactive effects of socio-economic factors and climatic conditions. Yet, empirical research demonstrating these complex interactions is lacking, leaving a significant gap in our understanding of urban forest dynamics. In this study, we assessed the relationships between socio-economic factors, climate variables and people's behaviours with urban tree health across 11 suburbs along a climate gradient in Sydney, Australia. Additionally, we evaluated people's perceptions towards urban trees. Our analysis revealed that suburbs with high economic resources, precipitation and temperature were associated with healthier urban tree communities. Additionally, we found that suburbs where residents reported that they were actively engaged in tree care practices, such as providing water and fertiliser or mulch, also exhibited healthier trees. Our research uncovered significant differences in public perception and tree care practices across the studied suburbs. These variations appeared to be influenced by both socio-economic factors and local climate conditions, suggesting a complex interplay among socio-economic resources, climatic conditions and human behaviour in shaping and determining urban tree health. Our research underscores the need for targeted urban forestry strategies that address green inequalities and promote equitable distribution of urban forest benefits across diverse city landscapes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128801"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143800640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multi-layer landscape design of urban spontaneous plant community: A case study in Zhengzhou, China","authors":"Wangxin Su ,&nbsp;Zeqi Zhai ,&nbsp;Wenhui Zhang ,&nbsp;Rui Li ,&nbsp;Jiayi Li ,&nbsp;Yang Liu ,&nbsp;Wenqian Jiang ,&nbsp;Hong Wei ,&nbsp;Nan Guo ,&nbsp;Yonghua Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128805","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128805","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change and rapid urbanization impose notable threats to urban biodiversity. Under the guidance of ecological concepts, spontaneous plants have quickly entered the field of landscape applications due to their advantages of low maintenance and high resistance. Until now, slope planting applications for spontaneous plants have been extremely scarce, especially in the hot and dry climate of northern regions. A multi-layer plant community design model was built based on spontaneous and ornamental plants to address this issue. Using the slope in Zhengzhou, China as a case study, a total of 72 spontaneous plant species from 108 surveyed quadrats were recorded, and the most prevalent families and genera were Asteraceae and Artemisia. Among them, 52 species (72 %) were identified to be native plants. The key microenvironmental factors influencing spontaneous plant growth on urban slope were humidity, slope aspect, and background materials. Adopting the hierarchical clustering method, the spontaneous plants were divided into eight distinct communities. In order to mimic the above-mentioned communities, after introducing the ornamental plants, the multi-layer plant landscape was constructed in the experimental area. Within the Community III we observed the highest mean coverage rate reaching to 71.4 %, whereas the <em>Erigeron canadensis</em> in Community I have the highest important value (0.35). Based on average importance value, and taking into account the factors affecting plant diversity and landscaping, Community II can be used as a priority for urban slope landscape design. Our study proposed a nature-based solution to alleviate the loss of urban vegetation and improve the entire slope ecosystem by incorporating spontaneous plants into landscape design strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128805"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143791008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the recreational value and preferences in the city forest of Freiburg, Germany","authors":"Sophie Buckwitz ,&nbsp;Marc Djahangard ,&nbsp;Rasoul Yousefpour","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128804","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128804","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban forests provide important cultural ecosystem services to the population of cities. In this study, we assessed the recreational value of the urban forest of the city Freiburg and the forest visitors’ preferences for recreation. Both economic and non-economic valuation techniques were employed, and potential conflicts and synergies with other forest ecosystem services considered. We conducted an on-site survey applying contingent valuation (CV) and a preference study of forest stand characteristics for recreation. The CV method showed that the estimated annual willingness-to-pay (WTP) by visitors for improving the forest for recreation was 14.42€ per person, or 2.52€ per trip, while WTP to the forest management for climate change adaptation was 17.39€ per person, or 2.74€ per trip. Extrapolated to the annual number of visits to the forest (4 million), the total recreational value can be estimated at as much as 10–11 million € per year. The preference study revealed that recreationists prefer tree stands that are diverse in species and tree size composition with medium amounts of ground vegetation and undergrowth as well as high amounts of deadwood. While deadwood was traditionally removed for forest recreation, our results indicate a different perception of deadwood. Given that structurally diverse forests are preferred and most people perceive no conflict between timber production and recreation, our study supports the current forest governance system following a multifunctional forest management approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128804"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143800701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"R'WOT-based strategic planning and management for urban forests: Lessons from Istanbul's Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Forest","authors":"Murat Köse ,&nbsp;Simay Kırca Flores","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128803","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128803","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid population growth, accelerating urbanization, and ongoing climate crisis have intensified the need for optimizing urban forest functions. Istanbul, with its high demand for recreational areas, hosts the largest number of urban forests in Turkey, presenting complex challenges. This study focuses on the Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Forest, established in 2012 as Turkey's largest urban forest. We employ the R′WOT methodology to assess the current state of this forest, contribute to the development of existing and future urban forests, and formulate strategies for conflict resolution in planning and management processes. The research seeks to balance urban residents' recreational needs with ecological sustainability. A participatory approach was adopted, involving academicians, NGOs, and representatives from relevant forestry institutions. The R′WOT technique, which incorporates Ranking and Linear Combination Techniques into traditional SWOT analysis, was used to quantify SWOT groups and their internal factors. Based on 201 samples, results indicate that all stakeholder groups identified \"Weaknesses\" as the highest priority SWOT group, assigning greater weights to factors within this category. This finding underscores the prominence of weaknesses in urban forest planning and management in Turkey. This comprehensive analysis provides measurable insights into enhancing the efficacy of urban forest management while addressing the multifaceted demands of an expanding metropolitan area in the context of environmental challenges. The quantitative approach of R′WOT offers a solid foundation for strategic improvements in urban forestry practices, contributing to more effective urban forest management strategies in Turkey and similar contexts globally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128803"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Governance of urban green spaces: Insights from three top-down urban gardening programs","authors":"Slavica Čepić ,&nbsp;Jelena Tomićević-Dubljević ,&nbsp;Marijana Pantić ,&nbsp;Boris Radić","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128802","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128802","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban gardens have attracted the attention of scholars, local organisations, and policymakers as they provide a valuable ground for meeting the interests of different urban actors. As a component of green infrastructure, these gardens present a challenge for managing open green spaces. This study examines urban gardening governance through case studies of three top-down programs in Malmö and Zagreb, focusing on how governance structures impact citizen participation. Using qualitative methods, including document analysis and semi-structured key informant interviews, the study provides insights into the participatory governance of these spaces, particularly from the perspective of city officers. The findings demonstrate that while cities aim to foster engagement, governance mechanisms often remain hierarchical, limiting long-term gardener participation. Local governments do assume different roles, ranging from \"leading\" to \"enabling,\" with the latter fostering more participatory governance, as seen in Malmö’s community gardens. The study also suggests that top-down programs like Zagreb’s, with dominantly leading municipal role, can evolve towards more participatory approaches over time. Additionally, it identifies challenges such as balancing enforcement of regulations with granting gardeners more autonomy and managing resource-intensive communication between local authorities and gardeners. The study suggests that urban green space governance should offer diverse models to accommodate varying citizen needs and engagement levels, from individual plot maintenance to active participation in community management. It also offers considerations on how local authorities could support citizen self-organization and involvement in top-down programs, particularly by adapting the role of green space managers to include a focus on communication and collaboration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128802"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beneficial or impactful management? Life Cycle Assessment and i-Tree Canopy to evaluate the net environmental benefits of Mediterranean urban forests","authors":"Eduardo Antenucci ,&nbsp;Elena Di Pirro ,&nbsp;Marco di Cristofaro ,&nbsp;Vittorio Garfì ,&nbsp;Marco Marchetti ,&nbsp;Bruno Lasserre","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128800","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128800","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Several tree-planting initiatives have been launched globally to face challenges related to air pollution and climate change in urban areas. However, different management activities could potentially increase emissions and hence reduce net benefits provided by urban forests, and research on this is still scarce in the literature. This study aims to evaluate the net environmental benefits of different management and planting strategies of an urban forest, comparing the Ecosystem Services (ES) supply assessed by i-Tree Canopy tool and potential implementation impacts assessed by Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA). The main assumption is that the higher the Tree Canopy Cover (TCC), the higher the ES supply, particularly in terms of air pollutants removal (PM_2.5 and SO₂) and CO₂eq sequestration. The urban forest implementation and growth over time were simulated on a 1-hectare plot, proposing three Mediterranean oak species plantations. Three alternative scenarios were designed, reflecting three strategies to achieve 100 %TCC across three-time targets (i.e., 2030, 2050, 2100) increasing the intensity of management. Findings evidenced how CO₂ net balance values are mainly affected by plant density contrary to the net balance for pollutants, strongly influenced by management activities. Accordingly, high management intensity is not sustainable in terms of pollutants, especially to reach short-term targets. The combination of the LCA-ES model supports the planning and management of new urban forests, maximizing net benefits and integrating time growth as a crucial variable. This methodological approach can help model the contribution of single and multiple trees to offset pollutants and CO₂ emissions in different urban and climatic contexts. The study stands as an innovative attempt to optimize the net environmental benefits of alternative management strategies according to policy goals over time targets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128800"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating urban green infrastructure for runoff reduction: A flow-based approach","authors":"Xueying Zhuang ,&nbsp;Fanhua Kong ,&nbsp;Kejing Zhou ,&nbsp;Haiwei Yin ,&nbsp;Yulong Ban","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128799","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128799","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban green infrastructure (UGI) is widely recognized as an effective strategy for mitigating urban flood risk by reducing rainfall runoff. However, the influence of UGI configurations on surface runoff reduction, especially concerning flow paths in two- and three-dimensional (2D/3D) environments, remains underexplored. Taking Kunshan City, China, as a case, this research developed a flow-based approach to estimate the runoff reduction performance of UGI. The airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) point cloud data were used to measure the 3D built environment indicators, including terrain characteristics and vertical vegetation structures. The Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) model and the Arc-Malstrøm tool were employed to simulate surface runoff and spillover volumes along flow paths at a high spatial resolution. Additionally, the XGBoost machine learning model and interpretability methods, including SHapely Additive exPlanations (SHAP) and Partial Dependence Plots (PDP), were applied to elucidate the relationships between various 2D/3D configurations and UGI’s runoff reduction performance during specific rainfall events. The findings indicate that UGI (including forests, open spaces, orchards, and croplands) can reduce total runoff by up to 28.2 % and spillover volume by up to 48.9 %. UGI coverage had the most significant positive impact on reducing runoff (22.74%), while impervious surfaces exerted the strongest negative influence on spillover mitigation (21.63%). 3D vegetation structure, green volume and canopy coverage, also impacted runoff reduction, contributing 16.3 % and 4.4 %, respectively. Optimal runoff reduction performance was observed when UGI coverage ≥ 35 % and green volume ≥ 0.4 m³/m². This study proposes a novel approach to evaluate the influence of 2D/3D environmental factors on runoff reduction and flow paths, offering valuable insights for urban planning and guiding the implementation of UGI to enhance urban stormwater management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128799"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143791007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strategic green roof placement in Toronto to maximize benefits while incorporating citizen preferences","authors":"Matthew Jung ,&nbsp;Sharlene L. Gomes ,&nbsp;Roy P. Remme","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128798","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128798","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Green roofs provide a broad range of ecosystem services, including air quality regulation, temperature regulation, flood regulation, and habitat provision. Through strategic placement they can address multiple urban challenges. However, city governments often do not engage in strategic spatial and fail to consider citizen preferences. To address this, we developed an approach for strategic placement of green roofs, based on the four mentioned ecosystem services for Toronto, Canada. We designed an approach based on biophysical information, which we further enriched with data on citizen preferences for different ecosystem services. We used literature-derived criteria and spatial analysis to identify optimal green roof placement locations for each ecosystem service separately, and the four services combined. A citizen survey was conducted (n = 402) to rank ecosystem services based on preferences. Mean rankings were used for a citizen-weighted model for strategic green roof placements. Our approach identified key priority areas for Toronto, while also highlighting that a significant portion of the city’s rooftops are sub-optimal for maximizing the benefits of all four ecosystem. However, by focusing on turning roofs in hotspot areas (0.2–1.2 % of total roof space) into green roofs, the four ecosystem services could be enhanced simultaneously. Results showed large spatial variations in priority areas between individual ecosystem services. However, comparing results across the biophysical and citizen weighted approach for all ecosystem services combined indicated similar priority areas, suggesting citizen support for prioritisation related to biophysical needs. Moreover, citizen involvement in governance practices can foster transparency, inclusivity, and satisfaction in strategic planning of green roofs. The methods employed in this study can be adapted to other cities worldwide, enabling more strategic, participatory approaches to implementing green roofs to enhance multiple ecosystem services where they are valued most.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 128798"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}