A5043727373- Urban Green Space and Health
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Heavy metals in environment
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Forest ecology and management
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Noise Effects and Management
- Persona Design and Applications
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
Queensland University of Technology
2023-2025
University of Gloucestershire
2019-2024
University of Siena
2019
Far Eastern Federal University
2016-2018
Polo d’Innovazione di Genomica
2018
Université Paris 8
2018
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
2018
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
2014-2016
The modern compact city is identified as a high-density and mixed-use pattern. Its features are believed to contribute form of functional urban design that supports sustainability and, restresses, the importance ecosystem services. Urban green space (UGS) plays vital role in impact on how cities have developed triggered scientific discord amount greenery individuals require what extent contemporary approaches address question. Research points at least 9 m² per individual with an ideal UGS...
Recent climate change, environmental design, and ecological conservation policies require new existing urban developments to mitigate offset carbon dioxide emissions for cities become neutral. Some North American models tools are available can be used quantify the function of trees. But, little information on tree storage sequestration exists from European Southern Alps. Also, use these in Europe has never been assessed. This study developed a protocol aboveground (C) using subsample trees...
The main objective of this essay is to illustrate the state-of-the-art on ‘mental health-sensitive’ open space design in built environment. Urban Green Blue Infrastructure can contribute urbanites’ mental health and wellbeing as well healthy aging, while providing co-benefits balancing negative impacts climate change, through provision integrated ecosystem services. There are a number ways that exposure affiliation with Nature have shown support health, but we still missing necessary...
Several studies have indicated that children who grow up in green environments enjoy beneficial impacts on their development. However, to date, very little attention has been paid the types and characteristics of dedicated public open space for children. In addition, biophilic design could help landscape architects spaces are limited. order fill this gap, perspective examines scientific literature relationship between The authors specifically discuss analyze following points: (1) pathways...
This perspective examines renaturing cities, the strategic reintroduction of nature, as a potential solution to negative health impacts rapid urbanisation. By utilising nature-based solutions maximise ecosystem services and reintegrate human natural systems, offers access high-quality, accessible green spaces. Studies suggest such is associated with reduced depression, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease risk. Renaturing also presents opportunities for physical activity daily...
Abstract Urban forest ecosystems confer multiple ecosystem services. There is therefore a need to quantify ecological characteristics in terms of community structure and composition so that benefits can be better understood service models. Efficient sampling monitoring methods are crucial this process. Full tree inventories scarce due time financial constraints, thus variety exist. Modern vegetation surveys increasingly use stratified‐random plot‐based reduce the bias associated with...
Abstract Urban and peri-urban agriculture can have negative effects (i.e., ecosystem disservices) to the city ecosystem. In last two decades, urbanists landscape planners promoted urban food systems with little attention disservices. At present, increased urbanisation, environmental degradation, population growth changes in require a novel concept that considers trade-offs between services Considering Sustainable Development Goal 2 of ending hunger all forms malnutrition by 2030, as well...
Ten identified edible green infrastructure (EGI)-related urban regeneration case studies within the Campania region, Italy, are explored in relation to local community development, involvement, and education. Urban space agriculture promoted as sustainably planned networks for food components structures. Within an ecosystem, city planners actively promoting after increase availability of unused land. Advantages public health include stress reduction physical activity, well sustainability...
This essay considers the rural-to-urban transition and correlates it with urban energy demands. Three distinct themes are inspected interrelated to develop awareness for an urbanizing world: internal design innovation, technical transition, geopolitical change. Data were collected on use of in cities and, by extension, nation states over last 30 years. The population boom continues pressure dimension heavily weighted impacts less developed regions. Sustainable will need reduce resource...
Societal Impact Statement Globally, cities are planning for resilience through urban greening initiatives as governments understand the importance of forests in improving quality life and mitigating climate change. However, persistence ecosystem benefits they provide threatened by change, systematic assessments causes tree dieback mortality environments rare. Long‐term monitoring studies adaptive management needed to identify prevent change‐driven failures mortality. Research when coupled...
Economic, social and environmental sustainability are becoming more important in urban territorial development policies Europe internationally. Recently, the United States have put forth green deals proposing programmatic provisions for achieving through redevelopment of brownfield land into Sustainable Industrial Areas (SIAs). This opinion paper presents benefits European Green Deal (EGD) as support redevelopment, SIA implementation regeneration light experiences many countries Union (EU)....
Rewilding is increasingly viewed as a process-driven approach to land management that offers an alternative traditional nature conservation, supports recovery, and responds climate change. However, implementing rewilding in British local authorities can be challenging. This qualitative study explores the challenges opportunities of authority setting, focusing on Hampshire. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with professional officers councillors who influence council, understand their...
Edible urban commons can aid recovery from the pandemic-induced crises, and build resilience to future disruptions.
More communities around the world are recognizing benefits of green infrastructure (GI) and planting millions trees to improve air quality overall well-being in cities. However, there is a need for accurate tools that can measure value these whilst also informing community city managers. In recent years, several online have been developed assess ecosystem services. reliability such depends on incorporation local or regional data site-specific inputs. this communication, we reviewed two...
Green spaces unquestionably improve both physical and mental health, but there is little information on how they affect quality of life. This study investigates whether the public perception local green their impact life have altered as a result restrictions imposed by U.K.’s SARS-CoV-2 pandemic containment strategy. Qualitative data were collected using an online questionnaire distributed via social media platforms postal flyers. The results clearly demonstrate that 90% participants believe...
Brownfield regeneration using a rewilding approach could provide an opportunity to create new green spaces in our cities. However, studies on public perceptions of projects are limited. Thus, the purpose this study was better understand public’s perspective brownfield and perceived advantages that these regenerations may give if regenerated as urban areas part projects. An online survey containing 21 dichotomous multiple-choice items created learn about people’s preferences for regeneration,...
Despite the increasing volume of research exploring impact various characteristics urban green spaces (UGS) on land surface temperature (LST), findings remain inconsistent, particularly in arid climatic zones. In this research, we examined UGS change and their analyzed relationship between pertinent variables vegetation biomass, area, shape patches LST Karaj city, an Iranian semi-arid area 2000 2020. Linear regressions were used to model patches’ LST. The results showed that biomass was more...