Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

LR Larson, LE Mullenbach, MHEM Browning… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people's psychological health.
Impacts may be particularly severe among socially vulnerable populations such as college …

Urban park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted?

LR Larson, Z Zhang, JI Oh, W Beam… - … in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic altered human behavior around the world. To maintain mental and
physical health during periods of lockdown and quarantine, people often engaged in …

A quasi-experimental analysis on the causal effects of COVID-19 on urban park visits: The role of park features and the surrounding built environment

W Zhang, J Li - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Although many studies have explored the correlations between mobility intervention policies
and park use during COVID-19, only a few have used causal inference approaches to …

Disparities in city-wide park use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Atlanta, Georgia

J Fernandez, K Melcher, Y Song, S Rezaeimalek… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Access to parks is important for a population's mental, physical, and social health. The
importance of parks became even more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic when …

A review of trends and knowledge gaps in Latinx outdoor recreation on federal and state public lands

A Thomas, J Sánchez, D Flores - Journal of Park and …, 2022 - research.fs.usda.gov
The Latinx population in the United States, estimated to compose 28% of the country's
population by 2050, has a long history of public land use. Yet while research on Latinx …

Revisiting Spatial Justice and Urban Parks in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Systematic Literature Review

MSH Swapan, S Aktar, J Maher - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban parks, integral to city life, have long contributed to the well-being of residents through
various ecosystem services. Previous studies consistently highlighted unequal park …

Strategies and inequities in balancing recreation and COVID exposure when visiting green spaces

S Dass, DT O'Brien, A Ristea - Environment and Planning B …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Green spaces are beneficial for physical and mental health, especially during and after
disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, created a trade-off: parks could be therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] A tale of two Americas: Socio-economic mobility gaps within and across American cities before and during the pandemic

A Sevtsuk, R Basu, D Halpern, A Hudson, K Ng… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
We examine differences in mobility outcomes between residents of highest and lowest socio-
economic index (SEI) at the Census block group (CBG) level in nine major US cities prior to …

Historical redlining and park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from big mobility data

Y Li, Y Huang, R Li, K Zhang - Journal of exposure science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Despite the health benefits of urban green space, disparities in its access and
use have long existed. Emerging evidence suggests an adverse impact of redlining, a …

Using Big Data to Assess Park System Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

S Li, B Yang, H Li - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parks provide essential services to urban dwellers, but the global COVID-19 pandemic
significantly disrupted park usage. Despite this, little is known about the adaptation of visiting …