Åsa Ode Sang

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of naturalness, gender, and age on the activities, aesthetics, and self-reported well-being associated with urban green spaces were investigated based on a postal survey of residents living in close proximity to six different green spaces in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden.

TL;DR: A framework for integrated assessments of ecosystem service (ES) benefits and values provided by urban greenery, based on the ecosystem service cascade model, is developed and appears to have potential utility in the existing spatial planning processes.

TL;DR: It was shown that participants estimated a stronger attachment/closeness/belonging, and more remembrance and thinking about and mental travel in relation to high vs. low perceived naturalness, indicating that the naturalness-wellbeing connection can be partly accounted for by the psychological mechanisms of people-place bonding.

TL;DR: The paper shows how the purpose of the analysis must be decisive when defining recreational landscapes and choosing methods for measuring access to recreational landscape, in order to provide valuable input to planners and policy-makers aiming at enhancing the possibility for outdoor recreation for people.

TL;DR: In this paper, the general impacts and direct consequences climate change is likely to have on urban areas in Europe and how nature-based solutions (NBS) could increase our adaptive capacity and reduce the negative effects of a changing climate.