Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Papers
(The median citation count of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Book Review163
UAV leaf-on, leaf-off and ALS-aided tree height: A case study on the trees in the vicinity of roads152
Branching Out: The under examined role of urban tree giveaway programs and urban greening in Florida113
Climate change threatens carbon storage in Europe’s urban trees94
City walk or nature walk? Evidence-based psychological and physiological outcomes – A systematic review and meta-analysis91
Review on the multi-scale interactions of urban forests and atmospheric particles: Affecting factors are scale-dependent among tree, stand and region91
Identifying causal changes in landscape greenness with very high-resolution airborne multispectral imagery and a panel data model86
Does intensive cutting regime maintain lowland dry heathlands habitat? The case study of Milano Malpensa airport (Northern Italy)78
Editorial Board77
The advantage of mobile technologies in crowdsourcing landscape preferences: Testing a mobile app to inform planning decisions76
A generative optimization framework for pocket parks supported by mature plant carbon sequestration data75
Vegetation complexity and greenspace diversity in urban schools74
Visible greenery as my resource? The connection between passive green space exposure and relative deprivation from a self-determination perspective73
Forest type and stand structure influence soil microbial network composition and stability in urban forests: Insights from Beijing, China70
Demographic, social, and environmental factors predicting Danish children’s greenspace use70
Urbanization weakens mutualisms without affecting antagonisms of a hawkmoth-pollinated plant species70
Eight recommendations to improve the reporting of qualitative social research in urban nature studies69
An approach to prioritize urban tree planting to mitigate heat and advance equity in New Haven67
Structure of an urban green space indirectly affects the distribution of airborne particulate matter: A study based on structural equation modelling67
Renaturing cities: from utopias to contested realities and futures66
Does user-generated content increase the valuation of urban green space? Evidence from China65
A three-layer evapotranspiration model considering the vertical structure of urban green spaces64
The role of greenspace deprivation in children’s decision-making64
Bridging the land use gap: Examining tree canopy cover and connectivity by land use in 10 U.S. cities63
Machine learning-based prediction of tree crown development in competitive urban environments62
Turning a new leaf: Social and land use drivers of urban tree canopy change in the Chicago Metropolitan Area 2010–201761
Urban green space preferences for various health-related psychological benefits of adolescent pupils, university students and adults60
New morphological features for urban tree species identification using LiDAR point clouds59
Coarse-to-fine segmentation of individual street trees from side-view point clouds59
Estimating aboveground biomass of tropical urban forests with UAV-borne hyperspectral and LiDAR data57
Greening streets, gaining insights: Unpacking resident perceptions of urban greening57
Assessing ecological interactions in urban areas using citizen science data: Insights from hummingbird–plant meta-networks in a tropical megacity56
Soil water stress at young urban street-tree sites in response to meteorology and site parameters55
The influence of greening management and landscape patterns on plant diversity in urban green spaces in Danzhou, China55
Climate change-induced heat reduces urban green space use: Insights from mobile phone location big data54
A systematic review of the relationship between urban forest quality and socioeconomic status or race53
Multi-level barriers and opportunities for urban greening and depaving initiatives as climate change adaptation measures: Quebec City case study53
Quasi-individual-level analysis of urban green space accessibility: Disparities, determinants, and equity across neighborhoods53
Rediscovering circularity in productive urban landscapes53
Parks Please! Implementing the 3–30-300 green space rule in developing countries − The case of Surakarta, Indonesia52
The synergistic mechanism of urban green space on physical activity density and emotional experience: Evidence from the Pearl River Delta52
Sniff the urban park: Unveiling odor features and landscape effect on smellscape in Guangzhou, China51
Dependence of urban park visits on thermal environment and air quality51
Non-native plants and illegitimate interactions are highly relevant for supporting hummingbird pollinators in the urban environment50
The relationship between urban green space and social health of individuals: A scoping review49
Urban greenery distribution and its link to social vulnerability49
Small but powerful? The seasonal and diurnal cooling potential of urban green spaces in Munich, Germany, is moderated by size and vegetation complexity49
Diversity and structure in California’s urban forest: What over six million data points tell us about one of the world's largest urban forests48
Characteristics and influencing factors of taxonomic and functional diversity of butterflies in urban green spaces47
Spatio-temporal monitoring of urban street-side vegetation greenery using Baidu Street View images47
Assessing tree canopy cooling efficiency in different local climate zones: A cost-benefit analysis47
The role of urban parks in affecting health outcomes and the differences between vulnerable groups: Evidence from the central city of Beijing46
The impact of crime on urban park visitation patterns: a longitudinal analysis in Austin, Texas46
Editorial Board45
Spatial pattern of urban forest diversity and its potential drivers in a snow climate city, Northeast China45
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Exploration of the functions and potentials of urban forest gardens in Sweden44
Mental restorative effects of streetscape vegetation: Assessment of various design strategies using virtual environments44
Forest growth dynamics can be revealed using dual-temporal Terrestrial Laser Scanning — A case from plantation forests in northeastern China43
Seasonal variation in chlorophyll fluorescence of mosses under urban heat islands in Japanese gardens43
Remote sensing of urban greenspace exposure and equality: Scaling effects from greenspace and population mapping43
Establishing a "dynamic two-step floating catchment area method" to assess the accessibility of urban green space in Shenyang based on dynamic population data and multiple modes of transportation43
Drone-based assessment of urban green space structure and cooling capacity43
Improving urban tree species classification by deep-learning based fusion of digital aerial images and LiDAR43
Increasing demand for urban community gardening before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic42
Characterizing BVOC emissions of common plant species in northern China using real world measurements: Towards strategic species selection to minimize ozone forming potential of urban greening42
Blue-green infrastructure and biodiversity: Urbanization and forestation have an important influence on bird diversity in water habitats42
Average height of surrounding buildings and district age are the main predictors of tree failure on the streets of São Paulo/Brazil41
Optimizing urban green space patterns to improve spatial equity using location-allocation model: A case study in Wuhan41
Similar spaces, different usage : A comparative study on how residents in the capitals of Finland and Denmark use cemeteries as recreational landscapes41
Exploring preferences for biodiversity and wild parks in Chinese cities: A conjoint analysis study in Hangzhou41
Urban soil respiration patterns: An analysis of Quercus robur vs. Quercus rubra in parks and streets of Karlsruhe, Germany40
Research on the horizontal reduction effect of urban roadside green belt on atmospheric particulate matter in a semi-arid area40
Exploring climate-adaptive green-space designs for hot and humid climates: Lessons from Japanese dry gardens39
Relationship between visitor characteristics, physical activity levels and park environment in subtropical areas’ urban parks39
Potential of hyperspectral LiDAR in individual tree segmentation: A comparative study with multispectral LiDAR39
Spatially analysed expansion of individual street tree crowns enables species-specific crown expansion predictions in different rainfall zones39
Strategic planning to integrate urban agriculture in Palestinian urban development under conditions of political instability39
Assessing accessibility and environmental equity in the context of sustained aging: Pathways for age-friendly urban park planning39
Unravelling leaf hydraulic responses to urbanization and the coordination with economic strategies of subtropical urban forests38
Greenbelt's impact on urban forest habitat: Insights from morphological analysis in quantifying conservation effects38
How good is your basket of parks? A combined index of park quality and accessibility for youth38
The influence of neighborhood competition on the morphological traits of urban individual tree landscape in Beijing38
Advancing urban forest and ecosystem service assessment through the integration of remote sensing and i-Tree Eco: A systematic review38
The importance of university campuses for the avian diversity of cities38
Bacterial communities are poorer at urban park entrances in Finland than Russian Tatarstan – Testing the core presumption of the biodiversity hypothesis38
Exploring the association between campus environment of higher education and student health: A systematic review of findings and measures38
Carbon sinks in urban public green spaces under carbon neutrality: A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review38
The influence of plant morphological structure characteristics on PM2.5 retention of leaves under different wind speeds38
Integrating landscape ecology in urban green infrastructure planning: A multi-scale approach for sustainable development37
Landscape and soundscape quality promote stress recovery in nearby urban nature: A multisensory field experiment37
Impact of blue spaces on the urban microclimate in different climate zones, daytimes and seasons – A systematic review37
The nose cooperates with the eyes: The independent and interactive effects of vision and olfaction on the perceived restorativeness of a Metasequoia walkway37
Mapping the urban landscape at multiple ecological scales36
Enhancing bird conservation in tropical urban parks through land sparing and sharing strategies: Evidence from occupancy data36
The pathways linking green spaces to reduced climate change anxiety36
“Unfenced” parks and residents’ visit patterns: A regression discontinuity design in Shanghai35
Editorial Board35
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Road traffic noise annoyance mitigation by green window view: Optimizing green quantity and quality35
Evaluating the risk of accessing green spaces in COVID-19 pandemic: A model for public urban green spaces (PUGS) in London35
Tree and shrub instance segmentation by boundary-aware ecological structural probability analysis35
Inequalities in residential nature and nature-based recreation are not universal: A country-level analysis in Austria34
To exclude or not to exclude? The effect of protest responses on the economic value of an iconic urban heritage tree34
Urban parks, value uplift and green gentrification: An application of the spatial hedonic model in the city of Brisbane34
Estimating and projecting the effects of urbanization on the forest habitat quality in a highly urbanized area34
Planning for cooler cities: A multimodal AI framework for hyperlocal spatio-temporal urban heat stress prediction and mitigation34
Auditing an urban park deck with 3D geovisualization—A comparison of in-situ and VR walk-along interviews33
Detecting patches of invasive shrubs using high-density airborne LiDAR data and spectral imagery33
Climate drivers of dieback in Mediterranean urban pine forests33
A new approach to monitor the life cycle of urban street tree canopies33
Incorporating pruning into the carbon footprint of tree production based on terrestrial laser scanning33
Validity of online street view imagery in urban studies: Evidence from on-site mobile acquisition32
First report of the occurrence of Phytophthora honggalleglyana in an urban green space in Poland32
Effects of blue space exposure in urban and natural environments on psychological and physiological responses: A within-subject experiment32
Editorial Board32
Effects of urban green space types and historical Land Use/ Land Cover on soil health: Implications for sustainable management32
Quantification of the environmental effectiveness of nature-based solutions for increasing the resilience of cities under climate change31
Urban tree canopies drive human heat stress mitigation31
Exploring Floridians' perceptions of pollinator-friendly gardening to identify critical adoption barriers and strategies31
The association between plant diversity and perceived emotions for visitors in urban forests: A pilot study across 49 parks in China31
Stakeholder perceptions of the socio-ecological role of nature-based solutions in the Les Glòries Park, Barcelona31
Urban green space disparities: Implications of environmental injustice for public health31
“A living street and not just green”: Exploring public preferences and concerns regarding nature-based solution implementation in urban streetscapes31
Greening urban landscapes: A systematic literature review of planting design for resilient and livable cities31
Efficient cooling of cities at global scale using urban green space to mitigate urban heat island effects in different climatic regions30
Beating around the bush: A scoping review of trade-offs for just planning and governance of urban nature-based solutions29
Multiple ecosystem services of informal green spaces: A literature review29
Effects of pavements on diversity and activity of mycorrhizal symbionts associated with urban trees29
Valuation of urban nature-based solutions in Latin American and European cities29
Consistent generalization of plant-hummingbird networks despite increasing vegetation cover across a tropical urban landscape29
Evaluating the therapeutic qualities of community parks: An elderly-centric perspective29
Economic value of the hot-day cooling provided by urban green and blue space29
Evaluating The Role of Community-Led Urban Greenspace Programming in Advancing Belonging, Social Connection, and Health Equity: A Mixed Methods Study of [Redacted] Toronto Program29
Corrigendum to “Species and season affect response of container-grown shade trees to pre-plant root modifications” [Urban For. Urban Greening 63 (2021) 127184]29
Study on smellscape perception and landscape application of fragrant plants28
Public attitudes to urban trees in Great Britain in the early 2020s28
Assessing distributional justice around Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) provided by urban green areas: The case of Bologna28
Urbanization-induced vegetation phenological changes: Variability across vegetation types and zones in China28
Urban vegetation productivity under climate change and increasing urbanization: Insights from both urban-rural comparison and trend analysis for global cities28
Significant carbon storage and sequestration by urban greenery in Beijing city during 2010–202028
Loss of street trees predicted to cause 6000 L/tree increase in leaf-on stormwater runoff for Great Lakes urban sewershed28
The boreal soil microbiome of different urban green spaces – Do city residents meet different microbes?28
Modelling the optimal green roof type for carbon capture in an urbanised university campus28
Phenological description of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle using the BBCH-scale: Groundwork for developing strategies to control invasive species and mitigate potential allergy risks27
Urban epiphytes: Bromeliad diversity in a green cover gradient across a Neotropical streetscape27
Engagement in sustainable horticulture is associated with greater perceived health benefits amongst gardeners27
Anthropogenic factors explain urban plant diversity across three tropical cities in China27
Spatial distribution, determinants, and implementation barriers of green-blue-grey infrastructure-based urban heat island mitigation strategies in Budapest, Hungary27
Using a socially-engaged arts approach to exploring how diverse socio-cultural groups accessed, valued, engaged with and benefited from an urban treescape during the COVID-19 Pandemic27
Sustainability in urban agriculture: The role of biochar in enhancing the productive capacity of compost-based growing media for rooftop farming27
Land use-based stakeholders mapping for natural heritage preservation – Case study: Hampstead Heath Ponds, London27
Citizens’ use of public urban green spaces at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy27
Social licence to eradicate invasive pests of trees in urban landscapes: A review to prepare for the next incursion27
Two-step carbon storage estimation in urban human settlements using airborne LiDAR and Sentinel-2 data based on machine learning27
Urban forest biotope mapping: A new approach for sustainable forest management planning in Mexico City26
Overwintering in a megacity: Urban green areas and migratory birds in Mexico City26
Association between urban greenspace, tree canopy cover and intentional deaths: An exploratory geospatial analysis26
Park features that encourage park visitation among older adults: A qualitative study26
Assessment of joint soil ecosystem services supply in urban green spaces: A case study in Northern Italy26
Explorations on cooling effect of small urban linear park design in low-rise, high-density district: The case of Gyeongui line forest park in Seoul26
The value of pocket parks in preserving urban butterfly diversity26
Inequities in urban tree care based on socioeconomic status26
Evaluating naturalness and functioning of urban green infrastructure26
Values and beliefs about urban forests from diverse urban contexts and populations in the Greater Toronto area26
Urban green space classification using Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) and LiDAR fusion: Accuracy evaluation and landscape metrics assessment26
Urban Green infrastructures: How much did they affect property prices in Singapore?26
Development of an artificial intelligence model for CFD data augmentation and improvement of thermal environment in urban areas using nature-based solutions26
Does street canyon morphology shape particulate matter reduction capacity by street trees in real urban environments?26
Stakeholder entanglements around diversifying schoolyards in Brussels and Barcelona26
One size does not fit all: The complex relationship between biodiversity and psychological well-being25
Spatiotemporal analysis of interactions between building configuration and urban green space on outdoor air temperature during heat waves: IoT sensor-based insights from Seoul, South Korea25
Does perceived biophilic design contribute to human well-being in urban green spaces? A study of perceived naturalness, biodiversity, perceived restorativeness, and subjective vitality25
Assessment of green space benefits and burdens for urban health with spatial modeling25
Assessing urban greenery by harvesting street view data: A review25
Investigating ecological emotion differences in urban waterlogged forests: The role of blue-green space exposure25
How does enclosed private residential green space impact accessibility equity in urban regions? A case study in Shenzhen, China25
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How does Recreation Involvement in Urban Parks Promote Restorative Effects?25
Green relief: An exploration into the restorative effects of urban green spaces on eyestrain24
The relationships between an historic neighborhood classification grade and tree canopy and impervious surface in Washington, DC, USA24
Relationships between urbanization, tree morphology, and carbon density: An integration of remote sensing, allometric models, and field survey24
Remote sensing for the assessment of ecosystem services provided by urban vegetation: A review of the methods applied24
People with the least positive attitudes to green exercise derive most anxiolytic benefit from walking in green space24
Enhancing the carbon sequestration potential of urban green space: A water–energy–carbon fluxes perspective24
From private yards to public benefits: How human dimensions shape the urban forest in a small city24
Rethinking the traditional American lawn: Perspectives of U.S. households in a nationwide survey24
“Restorative-Repressive” perception on post-industrial parks based on artificial and natural scenarios: Difference and mediating effect24
The aesthetic value of natural vegetation remnants, city parks and vacant lots: The role of ecosystem features and observer characteristics24
Urban trees through a functional traits’ lens: Exploring the interplay between tree functional groups and social-ecological factors24
The protection of ash trees against ash dieback by tree injections24
Effects of designed species diversity on community resilience to weed invasion24
The personality traits of agreeableness: hindrance or aid to restorative forest experiences?24
Urban environment and green spaces as factors influencing sedentary behaviour in school-aged children24
Modelling the environmental implications of phytoremediation in urban settings: A review of the integration of life cycle assessment and ecosystem services approaches24
Recognitional and distributive justice in urban park access: The importance of subjective views23
Interactive mapping of allergenic urban street trees in Australia23
The impact and future of edible landscapes on sustainable urban development: A systematic review of the literature23
Nitrogen enrichment decrease green roof multifunctionality23
Exploring the paradox of densification and greening in China’ s old cities23
Stakeholder exposure to and knowledge of tree pests and diseases and their management in urban areas23
Resistance of urban trees to drought shaped by family and site in a semi-arid city23
Neighbourhood green space and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health in China23
The effects of tree planting on allergenic pollen production in New York City23
Arboricultural cut type and pruning severity can alter the arboreal invertebrate community for at least two years23
Biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emission profiles from native Atlantic Forest trees: Seasonal variation and atmospheric implications in southeastern Brazil23
Woody plant biodiversity explains arthropod pest management interventions in residential landscapes23
Estimating aboveground carbon stocks of urban trees by synergizing ICESat-2 LiDAR with GF-2 data23
Artificial developed habitats can sustain plant communities similar to remnant ecosystems in the Tokyo megacity22
Combining the preferences of residents for neighborhood green spaces and conservation of avian diversity: Case study from Beijing22
Global urban green spaces in the functional urban areas: Spatial pattern, drivers and size hierarchy22
Well-being of park users in a tropical city may be more influenced by their nature connectedness and exposure than bird diversity22
Lawn management promoting tall herbs, flowering species and urban park attributes enhance insect biodiversity in urban green areas22
How does Blue-Green Infrastructure affect the urban thermal environment across various functional zones?22
Urban green spaces and variation in cooling in the humid tropics: The case of Paramaribo22
Associations between green space, air pollution and birthweight in Sydney Metropolitan Area, Australia22
The effects of urban greenway environment on recreational activities in tropical high-density Singapore: A computer vision approach21
Elevating street trees to infrastructure status: A comparison of street tree spacing guidelines in Los Angeles with U.S. peer cities21
Analysing urban trees on verges and slopes along a highway using machine learning methods21
Editorial: Green infrastructure: Evolution and current state21
Nature for the people, by the people: Negotiating values, attitudes and behaviours for implementing urban nature-based solutions in social housing21
The uncertain geographic context problem (UGCoP) in measuring people’s exposure to green space using the integrated 3S approach21
Crown structure, growth, and drought tolerance of true service tree (Sorbus domestica L.) in forests and urban environments21
A nation-wide urban trial network of tree and shrub climate resilience21
Towards a greening city: How does regional cooperation promote urban green space in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area?21
Spatial and temporal dynamics of the leaf area index (LAI) of selected tree species in urban environments21
Science fiction blockbuster movies – A problem or a path to urban greenery?21
Demand-side effects of urban green spaces: How attractiveness helps overcome subjective barriers to health behaviours21
Relevant landscape components in a large urban green space in Oporto (Portugal)21
Adolescent visit patterns of urban green spaces and socio-demographic variations in a large high-density city20
Supporting decision-making for nature recovery through urban development – A map of sustainable spatial development tools20
Public satisfaction with urban trees and their management in Australia: The roles of values, beliefs, knowledge, and trust20
Estimating aboveground volume of diverse urban tree species: Developing allometric equations for higher taxonomic levels20
Urban forest management in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A policy policy Arrangement Approach20
Exploring trust and communication between insurers, arborists, and homeowners20
Perceptions of Detroit vacant lot greening designs related to depressive symptoms and household flooding20
Greening urban road verges highlights diverse views of multiple stakeholders on ecosystem service provision, challenges and preferred form20
Urbanisation and specifically impervious cover alter riparian plant communities in a rapidly urbanising landscape in the Himalayas20
Particle resuspension from leaf surfaces: Effect of species, leaf traits and wind speed19
Locally contextualized psycho-physiological wellbeing effects of environmental exposures: An experimental-based evidence19
Impact of green and blue spaces on physical activity: An umbrella review19
Effects of vegetation structure and environmental characteristics on pollinator diversity in urban green spaces19
Values of urban greening – Voices of residents on highly intensive densification (HID) in a Swedish case study19
Urban park use and self-reported physical, mental, and social health during the COVID-19 pandemic: An on-site survey in Beijing, China19
Design knowledge of urban agriculture providing ecosystem services. A systematic literature review19
Private trees contribute uniquely to urban forest diversity, structure and service-based traits19
Urban park attributes as predictors for the diversity and composition of spontaneous plants − A case in Beijing, China19
A bibliometric review of urban sprawl and urban green spaces research, 1996–202419
Effects of urban greenspaces on public health and wellbeing: Serial mediation model of objective and subjective measures19
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