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Autor:
Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Lorien Nesbitt, Sophie A. Nitoslawski, Zhaohua Cheng, Cynthia Girling
Publikováno v:
Environmental Science & Policy. 122:14-24
While being major greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters, cities also suffer some of the most severe climate change impacts. Urban forests have gained increasing recognition as nature-based solutions to climate change via the various benefits they provide, su
Autor:
K. Witherspoon, Sophie A. Nitoslawski, K. Wong-Stevens, J. W. N. Steenberg, C. C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Lorien Nesbitt
Publikováno v:
Earth's Future, Vol 9, Iss 8, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Forest ecosystem resilience is of considerable interest worldwide, particularly given the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and recent instances of zoonotic diseases linked to deforestation and forest loss. Novel, digital‐based technologies are al
Publikováno v:
The Anthropocene Review. 6:279-287
Many of our cities are going digital. From self-driving cars to smart grids to intelligent traffic signals, these smart cities put data and digital technology to work to drive efficiency and improve the quality of life for citizens. Yet, the natural
Autor:
Marian Weber, Irena F. Creed, Sophie A. Nitoslawski, John R. Parkins, Alistair Chan, Andrew T.M. Chin, James W. Fyles
Publikováno v:
Environmental Reviews. 27:377-392
The boreal zone, a vast region with abundant natural resources and related industries, has both provisioning and nonprovisioning ecosystem services that draw some people, while warding off others. It is an area that arguably affects many Canadians in
Publikováno v:
Landscape and Urban Planning. 186:24-35
The concept of ecosystem-based management (EBM) emerged from growing concern around adverse environmental impacts associated with resource management in the late twentieth century. Despite inconsistencies and ambiguities in both definition and implem
Publikováno v:
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 90:101705
With the near-ubiquitous presence of smartphones among urban dwellers in many parts of the world, we are living in an age where the public can act as continuous sensors of urban spaces. As such, data collected from GPS sensors in phones are particula
Mapping the diversity of street tree inventories across eight cities internationally using open data
Autor:
Francesco Pilla, Dylan Halpern, Nadina J. Galle, Carlo Ratti, Fábio Duarte, Sophie A. Nitoslawski
Publikováno v:
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 61:127099
Tree diversity, on a species-, genus-, and family-level, is an important factor in securing healthy urban forests and providing ecosystem services for billions of city dwellers. Using open-source data on global tree inventories, this study examines (
Publikováno v:
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 27:187-195
Determining how suburbanization shapes tree-species composition and diversity is vital in Canadian and most nations’ cities, as suburban and peri-urban areas continue to grow faster than any other region. These areas, characterized by various land
Publikováno v:
Environmental Reviews. 24:471-483
Tree diversity is crucial to urban forest management. More diverse urban forests provide habitat for a wider range of organisms, increase resilience to pests and disease and, in cases where native tree species are well represented, contribute to loca
Autor:
Sara Barron, Kathleen L. Wolf, Sophie A. Nitoslawski, Erin Desautels, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Angie Woo
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 21, p 4241 (2019)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 21, p 4241 (2019)
It is increasingly evident that exposure to green landscape elements benefits human health. Urban green space in cities is also recognized as a crucial adaptation response to changes in climate and its subsequent effects. The exploration of conceptua