Access to Nature in a Post Covid-19 World
Opportunities for Green Infrastructure Financing, Distribution and Equitability in Urban Planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Mell (0000-0002-0544-0836, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Meredith Whitten (0000-0002-2738-0838, London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1527-1527 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18041527 |
| PMID | 33562711 |
| OpenAlex | W3128127399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 28 |
Covid-19 changed the way many people viewed and interacted with the natural environment. In the UK, a series of national lockdowns limited the number of places that individuals could use to support their mental and physical health. Parks, gardens, canals and other "green infrastructure" (GI) resources remained open and were repositioned as "essential infrastructure" supporting well-being. However, the quality, functionality and location of GI in urban areas illustrated a disparity in distribution that meant that in many cases communities with higher ethnic diversity, lower income and greater health inequality suffered from insufficient access. This paper provides commentary on these issues, reflecting on how planners, urban designers and environmental organizations are positioning GI in decision-making to address inequality. Through a discussion of access and quality in an era of austerity funding, this paper proposes potential pathways to equitable environmental planning that address historical and contemporary disenfranchisement with the natural environment in urban areas
Austerity · Business · Distribution (mathematics · Diversity (politics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Ethnic group · Geography · Green infrastructure · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Urban planning · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban Green Space and Health
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A social-ecological framework for identifying and governing informal greenspaces in cities
Exploring non-linear built environment effects on urban vibrancy under Covid-19
Planning past parks
Translating policy to place
The Potential of Blue–Green Infrastructures (BGIs) to Boost Urban Resilience
Understanding residents’ experiences of home, health, and wellbeing in new and novel low carbon homes
Mental Health of Young Australians during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Relationships between Green Space Attendance, Perceived Crowdedness, Perceived Beauty and Prosocial Behavior in Time of Health Crisis
Covid-19 Impact on Residential Preferences in the Early-Stage Outbreak in South Korea
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the importance of urban green spaces to the public
Building back healthier? The transformative potential and reality of city planning responses to Covid-19 in Melbourne, Australia
Attitudes towards urban green during the Covid-19 pandemic via Twitter
Covid-19 and urban planning
The impact of age on people's use and perception of urban green spaces and their effect on personal health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic—A case study of the metropolitan area of Vienna, Austria
A park is not just a park”
Assessing equality in neighbourhood availability of quality greenspace in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
In and out of place
Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space
Understanding green infrastructure
Who has access to urban vegetation? A spatial analysis of distributional green equity in 10 US cities
‘It's real, not fake like a park’
Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe
Green infrastructure for urban climate adaptation
The contribution of local parks to neighbourhood social ties
Why green “climate gentrification” threatens poor and vulnerable populations
Parks, Covid-19 and the impact of austerity funding on public-service provision in a time of crisis
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What Future for Green Infrastructure Planning? Evaluating the Changing Environment for Green Infrastructure Planning Following the Revocation of Regional Planning Policy in England
The Development of Green Infrastructure Policy in the North West Region of the UK 2005–2010
Understanding Relationships between Health, Ethnicity, Place and the Role of Urban Green Space in Deprived Urban Communities
Do low-income neighbourhoods have the least green space? A cross-sectional study of Australia’s most populous cities
What Shapes Uneven Access to Urban Amenities? Thick Injustice and the Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Denver’s Parks
Incommensurability, Land Use, and the Right to Space
The impact of austerity on funding green infrastructure
Knowledge transfer between stakeholders in the field of urban forestry and green infrastructure
We're not in the business of housing
Financing the future of green infrastructure planning
Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere
High-rise Living in Singapore Public Housing
Government by experiment? Global cities and the governing of climate change
Greening the urban frontier
Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas
Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice
Trends and Directions in Environmental Justice
Green Space Functionality Along an Urban Gradient in Karachi, Pakistan
| Citations per year | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |