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Greenspace and Crime: An Analysis of Greenspace Types, Neighboring Composition, and the Temporal Dimensions of Crime [PDF]
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2017 Objectives: There is a growing interest in the relationship between greenspace and crime, yet how particular greenspace types encourage or inhibit the timing and types of greenspace crime remains largely unexplored.
Kimpton, Anthony +2 more
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GREENSPACE AND COGNITION: EXPLORING SPECIFIC GREENSPACE MEASURES
Innovation in Aging, 2022 Abstract Increased exposure to greenspace is potentially associated with lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD) through increased physical activity, decreased stress, cleaner air, and social cohesion. Previous studies have primarily used global measures of greenspace, thus specific aspects of different types of ...
Ajith, Aniruddh +4 more
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Mapping urban greenspace use from mobile phone GPS data [PDF]
, 2021 Urban greenspace is a valuable component of the urban form that has the potential to improve the health and well-being of residents. Most quantitative studies of relationships between health and greenspace to date have investigated associations only with
Mears, Meghann +13 more
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Capturing the Sounds of an Urban Greenspace [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018 Abstract. Acoustic data can be a source of important information about events and the environment in modern cities. To date, much of the focus has been on monitoring noise pollution, but the urban soundscape contains a rich variety of signals about both human and natural phenomena. We describe the CitySounds project, which has installed enclosed sensor
Klein, Ewan +6 more
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Environmental Health, 2022 Highlights Residential greenspace exposure was found to be associated with moderate cognitive health benefit for older U.S. adults. Dementia subtypes may be differentially impacted by exposure to residential greenspace.
Erik D. Slawsky +7 more
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Greenspace to Meet People’s Demand: A Case Study of Beijing in 2005 and 2015
Remote Sensing, 2021 Urban greenspace provides essential benefits and often depends on its distribution and spatial relationship with residents. Many cities set ambitious goals to increase the coverage of greenspace.
Zhanghao Chen, Ganlin Huang
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how the accessibility of greenspace can shift in response to social-ecological disturbance, and generated questions as to how changing dimensions of accessibility affect the ecosystem services of greenspace, such as
Megan Maurer +7 more
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The importance of greenspace for mental health [PDF]
BJPsych. International, 2017 There is an urgent global need for accessible and cost-effective pro-mental health infrastructure. Public green spaces were officially designated in the 19th century, informed by a belief that they might provide health benefits. We outline modern research evidence that greenspace can play a pivotal role in population-level mental health.
Barton, J, Rogerson, M
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Improved human greenspace exposure equality during 21st century urbanization
Nature Communications, 2023 Greenspace plays a crucial role in urban ecosystems and has been recognized as a key factor in promoting sustainable and healthy city development. Recent studies have revealed a growing concern about urban greenspace exposure inequality; however, the ...
Shengbiao Wu +4 more
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Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022 An association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and elevated body mass index (BMI) has been found in previous investigations. ACEs’ effects on BMI have been primarily considered via individual-level physiological and behavioral frameworks ...
Krista Schroeder +5 more
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