Aim The social environment (SE), including social contacts, norms and support, is an
understudied element of the living environment which impacts health. We aim to …

This paper investigates the impact of urban tree canopy cover on perceived safety. The
paper extends previous research by examining this relationship in diverse neighborhoods …

Introduction Individuals living in low-income neighborhoods have disproportionately high
rates of obesity, Type-2 diabetes, and cardiometabolic conditions. Perceived safety in one's …

The migration of individuals to urban centers in the last century has coincided with a rise in
stress-related mental health issues among city dwellers compared to their rural counterparts …

Background Neighborhood characteristics serve as risk factors for metabolic syndrome
(MetS). However, the intermediary factors linking this relationship remain understudied …

Condition and care are key expressions of landscape stewardship and are especially
important in managing vacant urban lands. In this context, visible signs of stewardship have …

Background Theories of health outcomes often hypothesize that living in more socially and
economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods will lead to worse health. Multiple measures …

The purpose of the study was to examine the role of objective and subjective measures of
neighborhood crime and disorder on substance use among a nationally representative …

Background: Perceptions of neighbourhood attributes such as proximity of food retailers that
are discordant with objective measures of the same are associated with poor health …

Background: The residents' perceptions of the crime and lack of safety with their
neighborhood environment, associated with stress that confers risk for drinking. While many …