Mapping the emotional landscapes of parks in post-industrial communities enduring environmental injustices: Potential implications for biophilic city planning

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275124009065" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275124009065</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105692" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.cities.2024.105692</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Mapping the emotional landscapes of parks in post-industrial communities enduring environmental injustices: Potential implications for biophilic city planning

Original language description

The conceptual basis for urban greening often lies in the biophilic urbanism paradigm, which emphasizes the importance of people&apos;s innate emotional connections to nature for their well-being. This study aims to analyze and map emotional landscapes within urban parks in post-industrial communities facing environmental injustices, using Camden, New Jersey, USA, as the empirical context. Camden is dealing with past environmental injustices and insufficient greenspace, while also striving to avoid future green gentrification. Based on park user surveys and GIS data and a mixed-methods approach, the study explores users&apos; emotional experiences, the factors influencing these emotions, the mapping of sentiment patterns, and perceptions of park attributes. Four key insights emerge: First, the legacy of environmental injustice affects emotional experiences in Camden parks, potentially limiting biophilic benefits. Second, emotional responses to parks are highly case-specific, challenging the idea that parks are uniformly positive or negative. Third, most larger parks near water bodies receive more investment and positive feedback. Finally, users&apos; locations have a greater influence on emotional responses than race, ethnicity, or income. We highlight the importance of understanding emotional landscapes in urban parks and incorporating public sentiments into park planning and decision-making.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50702 - Urban studies (planning and development)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

CITIES

ISSN

0264-2751

e-ISSN

1873-6084

Volume of the periodical

158

Issue of the periodical within the volume

MAR

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

"105692-1"-"105692-14"

UT code for WoS article

001397471400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85214495280