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Is level of neighbourhood green space associated with physical activity in green space? [PDF]

, 2013
Background There is accumulating evidence that greater availability of green space in a neighbourhood is associated with health benefits for the local population.
Mitchell, R., Ord, K., Pearce, J.
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Structural analysis modeling of participatory stakeholder management for green space improvement: evidence from Tehran Metropolis

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023
Encouraging stakeholder participation is now considered an appropriate approach to green space improvement. The main question is how to have people participate in the improvement process.
H. Daneshyar, S. M. Mirdamadi, M. Niknami, F. Lashgarara   +3 more
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The association between green space and cause-specific mortality in urban New Zealand: an ecological analysis of green space utility [PDF]

, 2010
<b>Background:</b> There is mounting international evidence that exposure to green environments is associated with health benefits, including lower mortality rates.
A Comber, A Ellaway, A Loram, AL Bedimo-Rung, C Gidlow, C Salmond, CM Friedenreich, Elizabeth Richardson, Health Council of the Netherlands, RMNO, J Maas, J Maas, J Maas, J Maas, J Pearce, J Pearce, J Pretty, Jamie Pearce, JW Lynch, K Witten, M Nocon, MJ Annear, N Humpel, P Estabrooks, Peter Day, R Kaplan, R Mathieu, R Mitchell, R Mitchell, R Mitchell, Richard Mitchell, RS Ulrich, RS Ulrich, S de Vries, S Kingham, SE Taylor, Simon Kingham, Statistics New Zealand, Statistics New Zealand, T Hartig, T Hartig, T Sugiyama, T Takano, US Surgeon General, WHO   +43 more
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Sonoma County Complex Fires of 2017: Remote sensing data and modeling to support ecosystem and community resiliency

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2020
In the western U.S., long-term fire suppression has led to a buildup of surface and ladder fuels, increasing the severity of fires. Coupled with increased home building in the wildland urban interface and global climate change, much of the western U.S ...
Kass Green, Mark Tukman, Dylan Loudon, Allison Schichtel, Karen Gaffney, Matthew Clark   +5 more
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Spatial Green Space Accessibility in Hongkou District of Shanghai Based on Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method

Buildings, 2023
Green space in urban areas is one of the most critical infrastructures for the well-being of residents, and its spatial accessibility configuration is a key indicator of urban planning layout and ecological civilization construction.
Yao Sun, Dongwei Tian, Man Zhang, Yue Hou   +3 more
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Deciphering the Link Between Mental Health and Green Space in Shenzhen, China: The Mediating Impact of Residents' Satisfaction

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Rapid urbanization and increasing urban density in China threaten residents' mental health. As a vital component of built environments, green space plays a key role in individuals' psychological well-being; however, the mediating effect of residents ...
Yuhan Qiao, Zini Chen, Yuqing Chen, Tianxiang Zheng   +3 more
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Natural environments and suicide mortality in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional, ecological study [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Natural outdoor environments, such as green spaces (ie, grass, forests, or parks), blue spaces (ie, visible bodies of fresh or salt water), and coastal proximity, have been increasingly shown to promote mental health.
de Beurs, Derek, Groenewegen, Peter P., Helbich, Marco, Kwan, Mei-Po, O'Connor, Rory C.   +4 more
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Analisis Zonasi Hijau di Jakarta

Tataloka, 2021
Rapid development and increasing population causes the green open space in Jakarta is decreasing in size every year. Green open space is one of the keys to the sustainability of a city.
Retno Setiowati, Hayati Sari Hasibuan, Raldi Hendro Koestoer   +2 more
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Urban Green Space Arrangement for an Optimal Landscape Planning Strategy for Runoff Reduction

Land, 2021
Increased impervious surfaces due to urbanization have reduced evaporation and infiltration into the soil compared with existing natural water cycle systems, which causes various problems, such as urban floods, landslides, and deterioration of water ...
Byungsun Yang, Dongkun Lee
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A comparison of green space indicators for epidemiological research [PDF]

, 2011
<p><b>Background</b> The potential for natural environments to be salutogenic has received growing interest from epidemiologists, but there has been no critical examination of the extent to which associations between green space and ...
Astell-Burt, T., Mitchell, R., Richardson, E.A.   +2 more
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