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{"title":"Effects of forest bathing and the influence of exposure levels on cognitive health in the elderly: Evidence from a suburban forest recreation area","authors":"Jittakon Ramanpong, Chen Tsao, Jie Yin, Chih-Da Wu, Yu-Chih Huang, Chia-Pin Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128667","url":null,"abstract":"Using nature for cognitive enhancement has great potential. The potential effects of engagement with nature on cognitive aging have been receiving attention, particularly due to the challenges posed by an aging society. Forest bathing involves structured therapeutic recreational activities that could improve cognitive performance within a forest environment. However, the frequency, intensity, and duration of exposure to nature may hold different degrees of importance when it comes to health outcomes. In this study, a within-subjects design experiment was used to evaluate cognitive responses before and after participation among the elderly in a self-guided forest bathing program. Objective exposure metrics, including frequency of visits, walking distance, and time spent in the forest over a week, were employed to investigate subjects’ cognitive enhancement. The results revealed significant improvements in cognitive performance indicators. Through the Stroop test, participants showed reduced completion times in all sections after engaging in the self-guided forest bathing program. The Forward Digit Span Task and the Remote Associates Test scores displayed a significant increase following the self-guided forest bathing, indicating improvements in working memory and creativity, respectively. A negative correlation was observed between the change in time required to complete the Stroop task section involving color identification of neutral words and the frequency of forest bathing practices, suggesting that more frequent forest bathing practices may enhance the attentional control of the elderly. Moreover, a positive correlation was identified between the change in the backward Digit Span Task score and the frequency of self-guided forest bathing practices over a week, suggesting that regular engagement in forest bathing may have a positive impact on enhancing the working memory of the elderly.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939688","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":"Analyzing inequities in vegetation cooling services along the urban-rural gradient using the LAI-integrated InVEST urban cooling model","authors":"Hailian Lan, Yanting Zhang, Yinan Yang, Xian Zhao, Tao Yu, Xiangyun Li, Benyao Wang, Yujing Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128665","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, the urban heat island (UHI) effect and frequent heatwaves have become escalating threats to metropolises. Vegetation's cooling services and their equitable access have gained attention for mitigating extreme heat and promoting environmental justice. However, the characteristics of vegetation cooling services along the urban-rural gradient and among different population groups require further investigation. This study focuses on Shanghai to investigate cooling service exposure and equity patterns. Using the Heat Mitigation Index (HMI) from the newly LAI-integrated InVEST urban cooling model as a proxy for vegetation cooling services, as well as the Gini index as the indicator of equity, we analyzed cooling exposure and equity across the urban-rural gradient and among different population groups at multiple levels. The results indicate that: 1) Integrating Leaf Area Index (LAI) improves HMI simulation accuracy by enhancing heterogeneity within green areas and strengthening the correlation with land surface temperature (LST) by up to 67.5 %. 2) Cooling service exposure and inequity display a clear urban-rural gradient, with residents in central areas enjoying lower but more equitable cooling services, while those in peripheral areas experiencing higher but less equitable services. Specifically, the average cooling exposure, measured on a normalized range from 0 to 1, increases from 0.130 in the Inner Urban Area (IUA) to 0.211 in the Outer Suburban Area (OSA), and the Gini index rises from 0.298 to 0.486 from the inner to the outer ring, indicating greater inequality in peripheral. 3) Gaps in cooling service exposure and equity among population groups, based on age and local status, are widening along the urban-rural gradient. These findings enhance our understanding of vegetation cooling service distribution in large cities and underscore the need for targeted planning and support for vulnerable groups to promote environmental justice.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939734","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":"How can science solve forest management problems in urban forests? A case study of Bratislava Forest District","authors":"Zuzana Dobšinská, Jaroslav Šálka, Ján Matúš Urbančík, Róbert Sedmák, Ján Bahýľ, Juraj Čerňava, Rudolf Kropil","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128630","url":null,"abstract":"Forestry is a field where scientific knowledge is needed to address diverse demands that the society positions towards forests. Forest management in urban forests is subject to public attention because of the growing pressure for recreation. Ecosystem provision requires the involvement of various stakeholders to ensure the acceptance of decisions. Finding a balance between forest management for timber production and other ecosystem services provision is challenging and requires scientists’ involvement.This article uses the RIU Model to analyse the process of science-policy transfer in formulating the agreement between the State Forest Enterprise and the City of Bratislava on forest management restrictions in urban forests. The results show that scientific knowledge served as a baseline for negotiations between the State Forest Enterprise and local government. The final agreement on strengthening recreation, forest management restrictions and consequent compensations was reached after concessions on both sides, although the final compensation amount was a politicsdriven process only partly based on experts´ scientific recommendations.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939694","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":"Exploring the influence of the private park on spatial equity in urban parks: A case study in Seoul, South Korea","authors":"Jungseok Seo, Jeongseob Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128663","url":null,"abstract":"This research explores the spatial inequities in urban park availability and accessibility in Seoul, South Korea, with a particular focus on the role of private parks within apartment complexes. Urban parks are essential for public health, recreation, and biodiversity, yet rapid urbanization has often led to a reduced supply of public urban parks. This study investigates how private parks can complement public parks by addressing spatial inequities, and suggests the need to revisit the concept of spatial publicness. The integration of private parks within residential areas offers a new strategy to mitigate the lack of urban green infrastructure. By analyzing both the availability and accessibility of public and private parks at the neighborhood level, this study contributes to understanding how urban planning can leverage private parks to achieve greater equity in urban park provision. The findings indicate that private parks, often situated in affluent areas, potentially exacerbate spatial disparities. This suggests the need for integrated urban planning and policy interventions that promote equitable access to urban parks across all socioeconomic groups. Furthermore, the study highlights the importance of policies encouraging the inclusion of private parks in private residential developments to ensure they benefit the broader community and address environmental justice issues.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939700","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":"How well does the 3–30–300 rule mitigate urban flooding?","authors":"Gianni Vesuviano, Alice Fitch, Danial Owen, David Fletcher, Laurence Jones","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128661","url":null,"abstract":"The 3–30–300 rule is a new guideline for urban forestry and urban greening, which is rapidly gaining interest among city planners, international organizations and NGOs. However, the ecosystem service benefits of this new guideline have not been quantified and there has been no research to date on how implementing the 3–30–300 rule may mitigate urban flooding. In this study, we use a gridded implementation of the rational method, with flow attenuation included (ANaRM model), to assess the reduction in runoff that can be achieved by implementing urban land-use change to achieve 3–30–300 targets in three European cities of contrasting size and population: Aarhus Municipality (Denmark), Grad Velika Gorica (Croatia) and Paris Region (France). We find that the creation of new green spaces and tree cover can greatly reduce peak pluvial surface runoff rate at-site, and maintain peak flow reductions of several percent in sub-catchments of several square kilometres, including reductions of over 10 % in some sub-catchments of over 20 km<ce:sup loc=\"post\">2</ce:sup> in Paris. The specific interventions required to meet aspects of the 3–30–300 rule vary between study areas, and the larger the interventions, the greater the peak runoff rate reduction that can be achieved. This study highlights the importance of linking research with policy in order to quantify the benefits of urban green infrastructure targets and show the real benefits of implementing nature-based solutions.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939696","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":"Urban greenery distribution and its heat mitigation effect on outdoor jogging activities","authors":"Xinyue Gu, Zhongyu Lai, Lei Zhu, Xintao Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128655","url":null,"abstract":"As the threat of urban heat island effect on human health continues to escalate, discussions on how to use landscape vegetation to mitigate high temperatures and improve outdoor thermal comfort have become important research topics. Although existing studies have explored the relationship between urban greenery and outdoor jogging activities, they are still understudied regarding the nonlinear effect and threshold of green cooling from two-dimensional and three-dimensional perspectives. Therefore, this study uses urban remote sensing and street view images to represent multi-dimensional urban greenery. Then, the InVEST model is used to simulate and calculate the cooling effect produced by green spaces. Finally, the multi-dimensional green indicators, the temperature cooling, and a series of control variables are input into the interpretable machine learning model to explore the relationship with jogging activities. The research reveals significant disparities in urban greenery, cooling effect, and jogging vitality between the city center and suburbs. It found that areas with higher cooling effects and street-scale greenery correlate with increased jogging vitality, highlighting the importance of vertical greening and shading in urban environments. This study can further provide references for the significance of urban landscapes at different scales and help urban managers build more climate-adaptive cities.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"369 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142918033","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":"Enhancing the carbon sequestration potential of urban green space: A water–energy–carbon fluxes perspective","authors":"Yilun Qu, Yan Shi, Xu Wu, Minghui Zhu, Pengfei Zhu, Xiao Zhang, Shuangying Le, Yuan Ren, Jianyun Pan, Yixiang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128652","url":null,"abstract":"Regulating carbon emissions during landscape maintenance is crucial for increasing net carbon sequestration in urban green spaces. This research focuses on balancing water and energy resource conservation with increasing carbon sequestration. We introduced an integrated water–energy–carbon (WEC) fluxes framework to evaluate the net carbon sequestration of green spaces and a water–energy–carbon sustainability index (WECSI) was developed to assess overall sustainability, emphasizing the carbon sequestration potential (CSP). Taking five types of urban green spaces at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University as a case study, we observed significant differences in the WEC fluxes among the green space types. Specifically, mainly arbors and closed green space (AC) types had greater CSP due to scale effects, whereas mainly successional short grass and open green space (SGO) types were at risk of becoming net carbon sources. The WECSI analysis revealed the difficulties in simultaneously achieving water conservation, energy efficiency, and net carbon sequestration, with an average sustainability score of 0.57. To maximize CSP in urban green spaces, scenario analysis indicated that low-carbon irrigation practices could increase CSP by up to 25 %, whereas biomass energy from garden waste could reduce irrigation-related carbon emissions by 19 %. These findings provide a strong foundation for optimizing urban green space management to maximize CSP through WEC fluxes regulation.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142918034","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":"Is more always better? Evaluating accessibility to parks and forests in 33 European cities using sustainable modes of transportation","authors":"Marcin Wozniak, Adam Radzimski, Sandra Wajchman-Świtalska","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128656","url":null,"abstract":"Enhancing quality of life in contemporary cities hinges on convenient access to parks and forests, offering avenues for physical activity and social engagement, as well as benefits for mental health and opportunities for educational pursuits. This comprehensive study delves into the accessibility to parks and forests across 33 major European cities, employing an interdisciplinary framework drawing from transportation and urban planning methodologies. By analysing accessibility to urban green spaces (UGS) through sustainable modes of transportation, the research aims at unveiling patterns shaped by population density, terrain elevation, city area and transportation infrastructure. Notably, disparities in accessibility emerge both within and between cities, with urban parks, typically nestled in city centres, exhibiting more equitable accessibility compared to forests, often situated on the outskirts. Further results show that the area of UGS, road network density, public transit availability, and elevation gradients influence parks and forests accessibility with different strengths and in different configurations, unveiling the complexity of green space distribution within urban landscapes. Across transportation modes, disparities in accessibility are most pronounced for pedestrians, accentuating the need for targeted interventions to bridge the gaps. The study also emphasizes the significance of discerning qualitative distinctions among diverse green spaces, advocating for tailored strategies in UGS planning. Acknowledging the pivotal role of parks in augmenting UGS accessibility, particularly in densely populated areas and for short-distance journeys, the paper underscores the urgency of fair provision. Finally, this research furnishes insights for policymakers and urban planners committed to fostering inclusive, healthy and sustainable urban environments.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"116 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142917994","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":"Best practices for designing resilient urban ecosystems through native species restoration","authors":"Aaron N. Sexton, Kane A. Lawhorn","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128657","url":null,"abstract":"Urban ecosystems provide a range of services that will become increasingly important in the coming decades as urban populations grow and urban areas intensify. Restoration and maintenance of these ecosystems is vital to the promotion of biodiversity conservation, human-nature interactions, and buffering against the effects of climate change. It is therefore crucial we design these urban ecosystems to be resilient to both climate change and urban stressors. The novelty of urban ecosystems, and their unique constraints and stressors, means that they require unique management and design practices than those used for conventional restorations in natural environments. Additionally, these novel urban ecosystems lack an analogous ecosystem to which comparisons can be made, which makes quantifying restoration success difficult. As such, ecological resilience—the maintenance of rich communities dominated by native species—becomes a more meaningful metric of success for urban restorations. Here, we propose a suite of management strategies designed to promote urban ecological resilience. Specifically, we focus on species pool selection, genetic input, landscape connectivity, and management regimes. While these considerations are important in all ecosystem restorations, these processes play an outsized role in urban ecosystems due to their unique pressures including heightened invasion pressure, depleted native seed pools, high degrees of landscape fragmentation and socio-economic constraints. By focusing on ecosystem resiliency, urban habitat restorations can be maintained with decreased long-term costs, increased biodiversity conservation, and improved human health and well-being.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142918035","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":"Potential of hyperspectral LiDAR in individual tree segmentation: A comparative study with multispectral LiDAR","authors":"Ao Wang, Shuo Shi, Jian Yang, Bowei Zhou, Yi Luo, Xingtao Tang, Jie Du, Sifu Bi, Fangfang Qu, Chengyu Gong, Wei Gong","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128658","url":null,"abstract":"Individual tree extraction is the basis of obtaining structural parameters of individual tree which will helpful for the inventory, management and protection of urban forest. Single wavelength Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) has been widely applied for individual tree segmentation to obtain accurate structural parameters of trees, and it is difficult to segment individual tree of clumped trees. Then, multispectral and hyperspectral LiDAR was developed and used in vegetation remote sensing. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to discuss the performance of hyperspectral LiDAR on individual tree segmentation with different tree density. Due to the airborne hyperspectral LiDAR data is lack at present, then the simulated airborne hyperspectral LiDAR was used in this study. Random forest algorithm was used to extract tree point clouds. Spectral information and spatial information of simulated hyperspectral LiDAR were applied in individual tree segmentation based on spectral clustering algorithm. Experimental results showed that F1 scores of multispectral and simulated hyperspectral LiDAR in tree point clouds extraction were 89 % and 94 %, respectively. The detection rate of individual tree segmentation by using multispectral and hyperspectral point data in low (medium, high) tree density were 83.53 % (82.46 %, 66.93 %) and 87.05 % (94.74 %, 87.40 %), respectively. It can be found that integrating spectral information can better extract tree point cloud in complex environments and can efficiently improve the accuracy of individual tree segmentation. Therefore, hyperspectral LiDAR possessed the potential for the individual tree segmentation in high tree density region.","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142918036","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}