BACKGROUND Previous studies indicate that the design of streets and sidewalks can influence physical activity among residents. Park features also influence park use and park-based physical activity. Although individuals can walk on streets and sidewalks, walking loops in parks offer a setting to walk in nature and to avoid interruptions from traffic. OBJECTIVES Here we describe the use of wal...

Park green space is an important part of garden space, concentrated expression the diversity urban plants. In order to explore plants in park, a typical site Zhongshan Wuhan was selected for this survey. The species importance, richness index, index and evenness were used analyze characteristics plant diversity.There are total 184 114 genera 64 families Park. Among them, there 86 40 genera, 60 ...

Abstract The article presents the results of a five-year monitoring bird population in new Zaryadye Park (Moscow) and forecast for further development their communities. basis park is, on one hand, numerous urban species, such as house sparrow Passer domesticus rock dove Columba livia , and, other single migratory including those protected Moscow. Of 50 species noted Zaryadye, 13 reliably nest,...

In urban environments, green roofs provide a number of benefits, including decreased urban heat island effects and reduced energy costs for buildings. However, little research has been done on the non-plant biota associated with green roofs, which likely affect their functionality. For the current study, we evaluated whether or not green roofs planted with two native plant communities in New Yo...

Differentiation of air temperature within urban green areas is an issue relatively rarely discussed in the literature. The aim this study was to partially fill research gap by taking our own measurements local climate inside the Polish Aviators’ Park (Park Lotników Polskich) Cracow. Measurement data regarding collected at five points located park and one park’s immediate vicinity. sample p...

Exposure of bobcats (Lynx rufus) and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) to a range of common canine and feline pathogens was assessed in urban and rural zones of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a National Park in the San Francisco Bay Area, (California, USA) from 1992 to 1995. Testing included serology for canine distemper virus, canine parvovirus (CPV), canine adenovirus, Leptospira i...

Little urban ecological research has been done in South Africa. The papers in the Ecology and Society special feature Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town make, therefore, an important contribution to the development of urban ecology locally and globally. Different approaches have been used in the study of urban ecology of different urban areas in South Afric...

Urban parks not only combine the greening of city with natural landscape but also are places for people’s daily fitness, leisure, entertainment, and activities to meet their psychological needs. At present, design our country’s northeast severe cold park is perfect, which cannot fully highlight regional characteristics show local winter landscape. Under background lagging development park, we u...