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Unscripted spaces. Urban green space and terrains vagues in historical perspective: Antwerp (Belgium) c. 1900 University of Antwerp
This article studies urban green spaces and terrains vagues in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Antwerp. The research compares the perspective of citizens with the official policy on urban public green spaces. The article reveals the importance of these “unscripted spaces” for the urban population as opposed to the negative connotation that is generally assigned to them and in contrast with the official policy about open spaces at ...
Spatially explicit urban green indicators for characterizing vegetation cover and public green space proximity : a case study on Brussels, Belgium Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cities often have a substantial green infrastructure, which provides local ecosystem services that improve the quality of life of urban residents. These services should be explicitly addressed in urban development policies, and areas with insufficient vegetation and limited access to public green spaces should be identified. This paper presents two spatially explicit urban green indicators that are derived using remote sensing imagery, freely ...
Greenery in urban morphology: a comparative analysis of differences in urban green space accessibility for various urban structures across European cities Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The understanding of urban social-ecological systems requires integrated and interdisciplinary methods. This paper explores differences in the accessibility of urban green spaces (UGS) based on urban morphology. In contrast to other comparative analyses that followed simplified quantification of UGS provision and/or omitted the impact of morphological properties of urban space, this study proposes three improvements. First, it uses the share of ...
Integrating public perceptions of proximity and quality in the modelling of urban green space access Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Access to urban green space (UGS) is associated with a number of physical and social benefits. Recognizing the importance of UGS access for people’s well-being, several methods have been proposed to model UGS accessibility and highlight areas underserviced by UGS. However, existing methodologies have several limitations. Models often make use of universal, normative maximum travel distances, which may not reflect the distances people actually ...
Linking green space to health: a comparative study of two urban neighbourhoods in Ghent, Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper investigates the nature of the relationship between the greenness of the local environment and the health and well-being of its inhabitants by looking at a number of possible mediators within the same study: physical activity, perceived stress, ability to concentrate, social cohesion and neighbourhood satisfaction. Data were collected through a survey of residents in two neighbourhoods that differ objectively in green space provision, ...
Analysing urban green space accessibility and quality: A GIS-based model as spatial decision support for urban ecosystem services in Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
With the majority of people living in cities, urban green spaces are the primary source of contact with nature. Access to ecosystem services provided by urban green spaces is increasingly perceived as an important factor for quality of life, and it is a key component of sustainable urban design and planning. This paper presents a novel GIS-based tool to evaluate accessibility to - and quality of - urban green spaces. To demonstrate the tool's ...
Use-Related and Socio-Demographic Variations in Urban Green Space Preferences Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper explores use-related and socio-demographic variations in the valuation of urban green space (UGS) characteristics in the Brussels Capital Region (BCR), lending insights into the valuation of the cultural ecosystem services provided by UGS. Mismatches in the supply of and demand for UGS characteristics are also identified. Knowledge on the ways in which valuation of UGS characteristics vary and on an inadequate supply of UGS ...