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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.
Pearce, Jamie; id_orcid, Jamie Pearce, Ord, K., Mitchell, R., Mitchell, Richard, Richard Mitchell, Katherine Ord, Ord, Katherine, Pearce, J.   +8 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.
Mitchell Richard, Jamie Pearce, Mitchell, R., Day, P., Elizabeth Richardson, Kingham Simon, Richardson, E., Pearce, J.; id_orcid, Pearce Jamie, Richard Mitchell, Day Peter, Mitchell, R.J., Kingham, S., Simon Kingham, Richardson Elizabeth, Richardson, E.A., Peter Day, Pearce, J.   +17 more
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Managing Urban Green Areas: The Benefits of Collaborative Governance for Green Spaces

, 2023
Urbanisation has had an impact on people’s livelihoods, and on social infrastructures as well as on the consumption of resources. In the last century, we have witnessed many transformations at the urban scale that in many cases led to the ...
Alessandra Oppio, Giulia Rossi, Danny Casprini, Irene Bengo   +3 more
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Accessibility of green areas for local residents [PDF]

, 2021
Green spaces play an important role in urban areas. We study the accessibility of green urban areas by combining open data sets about green with population size data.
Piersma, Nanda, Laan, Corine, Laan, C.M. (Corine), Laan, Corine M., Piersma, N. (Nanda)   +4 more
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Urban areas, human health and technosols for the green deal [PDF]

Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021
Authors aim to carry out a bibliographic review as an initial approach to state of the art related to the quality of urban soils, as well as its possible link with human health. This concern arises from the need to highlight the consequences that soil could face, derived from the growth and aging of the population, as well as its predicted preference ...
T. Rodríguez-Espinosa, J. Navarro-Pedreño, I. Gómez-Lucas, M. M. Jordán-Vidal, J. Bech-Borras, A. A. Zorpas   +5 more
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Scenario Analysis for Resilient Urban Green Infrastructure

Land, 2022
With the advancement of urbanization, the stress on the green infrastructure around the urban agglomeration has intensified, which causes severe ecological problems.
Bo Li, Yue Wang, Tong Wang, Xiaoman He, Jan K. Kazak   +4 more
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Morbidity is related to a green living environment [PDF]

, 2009
Background: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported ...
Vries, S., de, de Vries, S.T., Schellevis, F.G., Vries, S. de, R A Verheij, de Vries, S., Verheij, R.A., Vries, S.T. de, Groenewegen, P.P., J Maas, P P Groenewegen, Spreeuwenberg, P., Maas, J., P Spreeuwenberg, Verheij, R., S de Vries, F G Schellevis   +16 more
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Perceptions of spatial patterns of visitors in urban green spaces for the sustainability of smart city

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2021
Urban green spaces are really vital for the well-being of human in urban areas. In urban planning for green space site selection, the study of the bond among the usage of green spaces and their categories that really influence their use can provide ...
Qi Liu, Li Hou, Sana Shaukat, Usman Tariq, Rabia Riaz, Sanam Shahla Rizvi   +5 more
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Impact of scientific and technological innovation on green use efficiency of urban land: A case study of 48 districts and counties in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area [PDF]

Ziyuan Kexue, 2023
[Objective] The aim of this study was to explore the direction and mechanism of impact of scientific and technological innovation on urban land use efficiency, and to examine the influence of the spatial spillover effect of scientific and technological ...
ZHANG Rui, WEN LanJiao, WANG NingKe, MOU ShanShan
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Socio-Psychological Effects of Urban Green Areas: Case of Kirklareli City Center

Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 2020
Urban open green spaces have an important role in today's health problems and the necessity for urban health to create green areas that have high accessibility for all citizens.
Ezgi Tok, Merve Guroglu Agdas, Mete Korhan Ozkok, Azem Kuru   +3 more
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