Urban Forestry & Urban Greening最新文献

{"title":"Advancing urban shade mapping for planning: Integrating shade demand and greening potential","authors":"Bin Chen ,&nbsp;Fanhua Kong ,&nbsp;Haiwei Yin ,&nbsp;Ariane Middel ,&nbsp;Kejing Zhou ,&nbsp;Zhenya Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128888","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128888","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shade is an effective measure for reducing outdoor heat exposure. More infrastructure is needed to protect urban populations from direct sunlight during outdoor travels in hot weather, but shade is often overlooked in planning. This research uses the metropolitan area of Nanjing, China, as a case study to explore the spatiotemporal dynamics of population movement and shade, utilizing data from mobile phones and airborne LiDAR. The results reveal a dynamic spatial correlation between shade coverage and outdoor population density: positive in the morning and late afternoon and negative at midday, which indicates a spatial mismatch during high solar elevation angles. This study assesses the potential for developing green spaces to provide shade infrastructure, recognizing the community as the fundamental planning unit for human activities. We found that only 17 % of communities in Nanjing possess a high potential for greening. The greening potential of most communities does not meet their shade demand. We introduce the concept of shade-optimized zoning and develop shade infrastructure optimization strategies based on the “necessity-feasibility” framework. This urban shade planning analysis framework includes shade mapping, shade infrastructure demand classification, an assessment of shade potential, shade optimization zoning, and a solution proposal to promote climate-resilient cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128888"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144166332","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":"Impact of environmental attractiveness and socio-economic status on residents’ green space visitation in northeastern China","authors":"Xin Yang,&nbsp;Jinchen Wang,&nbsp;Yinsheng Zhang,&nbsp;Ruying Fang,&nbsp;Yifan Sun,&nbsp;Sen Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the rapid development of green tourism in China, Jilin Province, a key forest area, is facing significant pressures related to green space utilisation and ecological preservation. These pressures arise from eco-tourism development amidst challenges such as a low economic level, high population density and limited land resources. This study explored the individual-environment interaction model for green space activities among residents with diverse economic and social backgrounds. Additionally, the study attempts to explain how residents’ negative tourism experiences affect their behaviors, thereby offering theoretical and empirical support for the forecasting of green space usage and the conservation of its value. An extensive online survey was conducted to assess residents’ green space activity patterns in three notable tourist cities in Jilin Province, and employed structural equation modeling to examine a series of hypothetical causal relationships among residents’ tourism frequency, visitation duration, socio-economic status, environmental attractiveness, and negative tourism experiences. The study revealed that the environmental attractiveness of the destinations exerted a greater impact on residents’ tourism behavior than their socio-economic status, with the influence of negative tourism experience being comparatively limited. Ownership of a private car and the choice to use it for tourism emerged as the most important variables within the socio-economic status. The type of green space was deemed an insignificant environmental variable. Tourism frequency exhibited a strong positive impact on visitation duration. These results enrich the empirical evidence for comprehending residents’ tourism decision-making processes, which is essential for the development of targeted adaptive policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128885"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144166331","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":"Determinants of green space visits in urban areas: The role of personal, situational and physical characteristics. A cross-sectional study in Zurich, Switzerland","authors":"Javier Dopico ,&nbsp;Jean Marc Wunderli ,&nbsp;Claudia Kawai ,&nbsp;Martin Röösli ,&nbsp;Danielle Vienneau ,&nbsp;Mark Brink ,&nbsp;Silvia Tobias ,&nbsp;Beat Schäffer","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128872","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128872","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The continued growth and densification of urban areas leads to increased road traffic noise exposure for residents and associated health impacts. Green spaces can alleviate these adverse effects by serving as restorative environments and thus promoting well-being. In a cross-sectional study in Zurich, Switzerland, we used an online survey with a participatory mapping approach and explored the associationbetween (i) frequency of individuals' visits to green spaces and their residential environment, individual factors, and the characteristics of green spaces, as well as (ii) number of visitors to specific green spaces and the properties of green spaces. We found that individuals visit green spaces more frequently with increasing road traffic noise annoyance at home (but not the actual noise exposure), more vegetation in their residential areas, greater availability of perceived free time, shorter distances from home to green spaces and with a more eventful perceived soundscape within the green spaces. Further, green spaces attract more visitors with increasing size and when have water bodies. This study showed that, beside visual aspects, soundscape characteristics should be taken into account in urban green space planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128872"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144166329","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":"Motivations and barriers to integrated management of annual bluegrass in sports fields: US survey findings","authors":"David E. Ervin ,&nbsp;George B. Frisvold ,&nbsp;Jennifer H. Allen ,&nbsp;Aaron J. Patton ,&nbsp;James T. Brosnan ,&nbsp;Rebecca Grubbs Bowling ,&nbsp;Mathew T. Elmore ,&nbsp;Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan ,&nbsp;James D. McCurdy ,&nbsp;Travis W. Gannon ,&nbsp;John E. Kaminski ,&nbsp;Alec R. Kowaleski ,&nbsp;J. Scott McElroy ,&nbsp;Patrick McCullough ,&nbsp;Bryan Unruh ,&nbsp;Shawn Askew ,&nbsp;Lambert McCarty","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128877","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128877","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Maintaining turfgrass quality is key to deriving ecological, social, and cultural ecosystem services from urban sports fields. Annual bluegrass, the most troublesome weed in U.S. turfgrass systems and a problematic weed in Australasia and Europe, poses serious risks to sustaining these services. Recent U.S. focus groups have documented turfgrass professionals’ concerns about annual bluegrass, particularly the evolution of herbicide resistance and opportunities for improved management. However, comprehensive scientific data have been lacking to test the scale and depth of the concerns and identify significant factors affecting turfgrass manager decisions to adopt remedies. The purpose of this study is to help fill those gaps in scientific knowledge with findings from the first national survey of U.S. sports and recreation turfgrass professionals. Integrated weed management (IWM), a holistic weed management approach that blends chemical and non-chemical practices, is key to slowing the evolution of herbicide resistance, but it meets stiff challenges in practical application. A multivariate regression model tested for factors hypothesized to affect the count of diverse practices used by U.S. sports turfgrass managers. Significant positive influences on practice adoption include the number of employees in a sports field operation, degree of concern about herbicide resistance, Extension educational program attendance, and length of tenure in the sports sector. Insufficient time, a perceived lack of non-chemical options, and a higher education level decrease the total count of practices. The findings support three actions to advance IWM for sports turfgrass: (1) credible and consistent information programs on herbicide resistance risks; (2) development of more non-chemical practices and new herbicide MOAs, and (3) public/private transdisciplinary collaborations to integrate the experiential knowledge of turfgrass professionals with frontier science.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 128877"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169575","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":"Temporal and spatial dynamics of peak-time urban park visitation: Investigating influencing factors across scales in post-pandemic detroit","authors":"Qiuyi Yang ,&nbsp;Xiayuanshan Gao ,&nbsp;Mark Lindquist ,&nbsp;Yang Song ,&nbsp;Xiwei Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128871","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128871","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban parks are vital to sustainable cities, supporting recreation, social interaction, and ecosystem services. While access and usage are linked to health, cohesion, and equity, research often overlooks temporal patterns and scale-based variations in park use and visitation. This research examines seasonal, temporal, and scale-based variations in urban park peak-time visitation in post-pandemic Detroit, along with their influencing factors. We conducted a longitudinal seasonal analysis of peak-time visitation in Detroit parks from 2021 to 2023, using Dynamic Time Warping and Linear Mixed-Effects Models. The analysis incorporated demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, spatial attributes, and park attributes to examine the drivers of peak-time visitation across multiple scales of urban parks from morning to evening. Results revealed significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity: demographic, socioeconomic, and spatial factors such as African American population percentage, car dependency, and education negatively impacted peak-time visitation, while park attributes such as monuments positively influenced visitation. The significance of these factors varied by multiple park scales and time of day, with unique trends such as tree canopy being more influential in the afternoon and evening. The findings underscore the need for scale- and time-sensitive park management strategies to promote equitable usage, emphasizing the importance of aligning programming and infrastructure with user behaviors throughout the day.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 128871"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144263504","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 greenspace to support social integration of immigrants? Case studies across Sweden","authors":"Marine Elbakidze ,&nbsp;Sara Teitelbaum ,&nbsp;Lucas Dawson","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128868","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128868","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The successful integration of immigrants into European societies has become a crucial policy issue in the past decade. Urban greenspace (UGS) provides social spaces for people with different ethnic backgrounds; however, the relationships between the social integration of immigrants with the reciving society and UGS have attracted relatively little research interest. This study aims to explore the role of UGS in enhancing the social integration of first-generation immigrants in Sweden (“new- Swedes”) by focusing on four forms of social integration: structural, interactive, cultural, and identificational. We draw on a sample of 280 interviews with new-Swedes from nine urban settlements in Sweden. Our results show that UGS in Sweden provides multiple opportunities for interactive integration among people from diverse cultures, including the receiving society, and that the accessibility, quality, and availability of UGS are crucial for structural integration. Although UGS do not primarily serve as venues for developing new relationships between new and native Swedes, they do facilitate social interactions within families and cultural communities. Additionally, UGS expose new Swedes to Swedish cultural norms regarding outdoor recreation. Our findings underscore the importance of critical infrastructure in promoting social interaction and integration. Active roles of immigrants in UGS planning and management will ensure that their needs and interests are considered in UGS design and offer important opportunities to be better connected to the receiving society. Finally, understanding the potential contribution of UGS also requires understanding the extent and depth of such integration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128868"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146807","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":"Evaluating the therapeutic qualities of community parks: An elderly-centric perspective","authors":"Xinyu Lin ,&nbsp;Wardah Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff ,&nbsp;Mohd Khairul Azhar Mat Sulaiman","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128874","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128874","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the context of the demands of an ageing society, community parks serve as the most proximal outdoor spaces for elderly residents and play significant roles in both physical and mental well-being. However, despite their potential, there remains a research gap in the exploration of the therapeutic qualities that community parks provide for elderly individuals. This study analyses the therapeutic quality of community parks on Xiamen Island from the perspective of elderly individuals. The analysis is conducted in three dimensions: the physical environment, the social/activity environment and the cultural/symbolic environment. The pilot study employs a modified Community Park Audit Tool (CPAT), which is reclassified and synthesized based on therapeutic dimensions. On-site questionnaire surveys of 15 community parks were conducted, and 75 datasets were collected. The research revealed that the physical and cultural environments of community parks receive favourable evaluations. These environments adequately address the requirements of the elderly population. However, the social environment does not have significant effects. These results indicate that Songbai Park is widely recognized among elderly individuals for its outstanding therapeutic quality. In contrast, Huifeng Park has poor therapeutic quality. This research contributes to the evaluation of community parks that possess therapeutic qualities from the perspective of elderly individuals. By providing valuable insights for urban planners, policy-makers and other stakeholders, this study guides the optimization of community parks to enhance the well-being and quality of life of older urban residents and develop an elderly-friendly environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128874"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146809","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":"Observed street tree vitality along a climate gradient is not related to vulnerability estimated by climate envelope analysis","authors":"A. McDonald ,&nbsp;S.J. Livesley ,&nbsp;C. Szota ,&nbsp;S.K. Arndt","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128884","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128884","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Increasing heat and drought stress under climate change will likely decrease the health and vitality of some urban tree species. Methods currently used to estimate the ‘vulnerability’ of tree species to climate change are often based on climate envelopes derived from global occurrence data. However, these methods are yet to be validated against measures of tree performance, e.g. vitality. In this study we analysed street tree populations in four cities along an aridity gradient in south-eastern Australia to determine whether: i) species composition and vitality changed with increasing aridity and ii) vulnerability estimated from climate envelopes was related with tree vitality. The species composition of street tree populations differed along the gradient. Less arid cities were dominated by native, evergreen species whereas more arid cities were composed primarily of exotic, deciduous, ring-porous species. More arid cities had a higher proportion of trees originating from warmer, drier environments and mean tree vitality did not decrease with increasing aridity. These results suggest that species selection has maintained a healthy urban forest along this aridity gradient. Although there were some significant relationships between climate envelope metrics and vitality, they were weak (all R² &lt;0.12) and at times counter intuitive. Thus, there is little evidence that climate envelope methods in isolation can identify vulnerable tree species in urban forests. Assessing species composition and vitality across climate gradients may assist species selection in future urban forests.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128884"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144123249","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":"The role of nature in migrant integration: An eco-social perspective","authors":"Azadeh Fatehrad ,&nbsp;Davide Natalini ,&nbsp;Hyab Teklehaimanot Yohannes ,&nbsp;Gianluca Palombo","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128837","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128837","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the <em>local turn</em> in UK integration policy, which advocates for community-based approaches (Phillimore, 2020), the focus of academia and policy remains on the social structural dimensions of integration, neglecting the role that nature plays. In this paper we address this gap by investigating the role of nature in integration experiences. To explore this, we conducted interdisciplinary research using participatory, aesthetic and social science methods in three UK case studies—Blackburn with Darwen, the Isle of Lewis, and the London Borough of Haringey. Our findings reveal that nature engagement fosters integration through three key processes: (1) socializing within natural spaces, which facilitates new communal ties; (2) aesthetic and sensory interactions, which enhance psychological well-being and sense-making; and (3) deep ecological connections, which shape personal and collective belonging and identity. Importantly, these findings challenge traditional assimilationist paradigms by advocating for integration as a relational and multidirectional process in which both migrants and host communities negotiate belonging within shared ecological spaces. This study contributes to contemporary integration theories by foregrounding the active agency of nature within an expanded eco-social framework. Drawing on Latour (2018), we argue that nature is not a passive backdrop but an active participant in shaping integration experiences. By recognizing the entanglement of social and ecological systems, we advocate for a revised UK integration policy that embeds environmental considerations alongside social and structural factors. Future research should examine the long-term impacts of nature-based integration initiatives and explore ways to enhance equitable access to natural spaces for all community members.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128837"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144123316","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":"Sociological perspectives on urban green infrastructure: Identifying research gaps and advancing future directions","authors":"María José Andrade Suárez ,&nbsp;Manuel Docampo García ,&nbsp;Ana Leiras","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128873","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128873","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sociology provides essential insights into the complex interactions between urban green infrastructures (UGIs) and society. However, despite increasing recognition of their social impacts, UGIs still lack a systematic sociological framework to uncover key trends and critical research gaps. This paper seeks to fill this gap by analyzing influential scientific sources at the intersection of sociology and UGIs. The methodology consists of a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of 436 scientific articles published in academic journals between 2001 and 2024. Data were extracted from Scopus and examined using ASReview, a machine-learning Python-based tool, and Bibliometrix, an RStudio-based software. The results reveal that while existing studies have extensively examined governance, policy, and equity-related aspects of UGIs, other areas remain underexplored. These include the religious, spiritual, and cultural uses of UGIs (e.g., festivals, traditional events), their role in specific sectors such as tourism, and the projected and perceived image of UGIs, among others. The findings constitute a fundamental sociological guide for all UGIs’ stakeholders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 128873"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144123191","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}