Advances in GIS-Based Assessment of Urban Green Infrastructure: A Systematic Review (2020–2024)

Geographic Information System (GIS) assessments that are comprehensive provide factual foundations for the design, construction, and enhancement of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) to foster sustainable development. Research methodology, application sectors, trends, and issues in GIS-based urban green infrastructure assessments are integrated in this study. The literature from the Scopus and Web of Science databases was carefully reviewed from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024. The initial dataset includes 640 items from Web of Science and 952 items from Scopus. The inclusion criteria were satisfied by 20 articles after 1,572 duplicates and irrelevant studies were eliminated. Accessibility, ecological services, resilience, environmental justice, social benefits, and aesthetics comprised the scope. Artificial intelligence improved data analysis, while the integration of GIS with multiple datasets and indicators increased comprehensiveness. However, it was important to establish connections with communities in the field to facilitate inclusion. The investigation recognized a growing interdisciplinarity that covered aesthetics, sociology, urban planning, and ecology. These methods demonstrate the necessity of sustainable urban development that is integrated with ecological, social, economic, and cultural factors.