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Supplementary Information: Defining and measuring the social-ecological quality of urban greenspace: a semi-systematic review.
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Table S1. Social-ecological research mapping exercise showing full citations (summarised in Table 4, main text). White areas indicate research gaps.
Social – ecological link / PsychologicalWellbeing / Management / Attitudes,
meanings,
values / Preference / Physical
Health / Behaviour / Social
Inquiry / Knowledge / Socio-cultural
statistic / Total (mixed)
Human Perceptual / (Francis, Wood, Knuiman, & Giles-Corti, 2012; Grahn & Stigsdotter, 2010; Lafortezza, Carrus, Sanesi, & Davies, 2009; Nordh & Ostby, 2013; O’Brien, Townsend, & Ebden, 2010; Stigsdotter & Grahn, 2011) / (Dallimer et al., 2011) / (Gill, Waitt, & Head, 2009; Gobster, 2001; Özgüner, Eraslan, & Yilmaz, 2012; Özgüner & Kendle, 2006) / (Grahn & Stigsdotter, 2010; Özgüner et al., 2012; Özgüner & Kendle, 2006; Stigsdotter & Grahn, 2011) / (Gill et al., 2009; Nordh & Ostby, 2013; Stigsdotter & Grahn, 2011) / (Beilin & Hunter, 2011) / 19 (6)
Area / distance / (Maas, Verheij, Groenewegen, de Vries, & Spreeuwenberg, 2006; Mitchell & Popham, 2007; Ward Thompson et al., 2012) / (Colding, Lundberg, & Folke, 2006; Dallimer et al., 2011) / (Maas et al., 2006; Michell & Popham, 2007; Richardson, Pearce, Mitchell, Day, & Kingham, 2010; Richardson et al, 2012; Richardson & Mitchell, 2010; Villeneuve et al., 2012; Ward Thompson et al., 2012) / (Boone-Heinonen, Casanova, Richardson, & Gordon-Larsen, 2010) / (Hunter & Brown, 2012) / (Barbosa et al., 2007; Fuller & Gaston., 2009; Koohsari, 2011) / 17 (3)
Biodiversity / (Dallimer et al., 2012; Fuller, Irvine, Devine-Wright, Warren, & Gaston., 2007; Luck, Davidson, Boxall, & Smallbone, 2011) / (Bertoncini, Machon, Pavoine, & Muratet, 2012; Gaston, Smith, Thompson, & Warren, 2005; Wilkinson, 2006) / (van Heezik, Dickinson, & Freeman, 2012; Yli-Pelkonen, Pispa, & Helle, 2006) / (van Heezik et al., 2012) / (Luck et al., 2011; Pacheco & Vasconcelos, 2007) / (van Heezik et al., 2012; Yli-Pelkonen et al., 2006) / (Kinzig, Warren, Martin, Hope, & Katti, 2005; Luck, Smallbone, & Sheffield, 2012) / 15 (3)
Biophysical / (Nordh, Hartig, Hagerhall, & Fry, 2009; Hull & Harvey, 1989) / (Doick, Sellers, Castan-Broto, & Silverthorne, 2009) / (Bjerke, Østdahl, Thrane, & Strumse, 2006) / (Bjerke et al., 2006; Hull & Harvey, 1989; Kendal, Williams, & Williams, 2012) / (Cohen, Potchter, & Matzarakis, 2012) / 8 (2)
Inventory / (Francis, Wood, et al., 2012; Gidlöf-Gunnarsson & Öhrström, 2007) / (Summit & McPherson, 1998) / (Skeggs, 1999) / (Skeggs, 1999; Summit & McPherson, 1998) / (Francis, Giles-Corti, Wood, & Knuiman, 2012) / 7 (2)
Ecosystem Services / (Andersson, Barthel, & Ahrne, 2007; Barthel, Colding, Elmqvist, & Folke, 2005; Colding et al., 2006; Young, 2010) / (Andersson et al., 2007) / 5 (1)
Descriptive
/Narrative / (Ernstson & Sorlin, 2009) / 1
Total
(mixed) / 16
(1) / 12
(2) / 9 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 2 / 5 / n = 72
Frequency: / 0 / 1-2 / 3-4 / 5-6 / 7-8
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