Green infrastructure and health

MJ Nieuwenhuijsen - Annual Review of Public Health, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The health benefits of green space are well known, but the health effects of green
infrastructure less so. Green infrastructure goes well beyond the presence of green space …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing urban greenery by harvesting street view data: A review

Y Lu, EJS Ferranti, L Chapman, C Pfrang - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban greenery is of great significance for sustainable urban development due to the
diverse ecosystem services it provides. Assessing urban greenery can reveal its impact on …

Street-level neighborhood greenery linked to active transportation: A case study in Milwaukee and Green Bay, WI, USA

WL Tsai, L Yngve, Y Zhou, KMM Beyer, A Bersch… - Landscape and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sedentary lifestyles contribute to many adverse health outcomes and pose concerns for
public health worldwide. Studies show that road network design and greenery are critical …

The greenspace-academic performance link varies by remote sensing measure and urbanicity around Maryland public schools

MHEM Browning, DH Locke - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2020 - Elsevier
Greenspace is increasingly examined as a low-cost way to increase standardized test
scores in public schools. However, the evidence for this intervention is mixed. One potential …

Street view greenness is associated with lower risk of obesity in adults: findings from the 33 Chinese community health study

X **ao, R Wang, LD Knibbs, B Jalaludin… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Urban greenness may protect against obesity, but very few studies have
assessed 'street view'(SV) greenness metrics, which may better capture people's actual …

[HTML][HTML] Association of outdoor artificial light at night with metabolic syndrome and the modifying effect of tree and grass cover

W Yi, W Wang, Z Xu, L Liu, N Wei, R Pan… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Epidemiological studies show that outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN) is
linked to metabolic hazards, but its association with metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains …

The PAD-US-AR dataset: Measuring accessible and recreational parks in the contiguous United States

MHEM Browning, A Rigolon, S Ogletree, R Wang… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
Most spatial epidemiological studies of nature-health relationships use generalized
greenspace measures. For instance, coarse-resolution spatial data containing normalized …

Association of redlining and natural environment with depressive symptoms in women in the sister study

WL Tsai, MS Nash, DJ Rosenbaum… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Improving mental health is recognized as an important factor for achieving
global development goals. Despite strong evidence that neighborhood greenery promotes …

GPS-derived environmental exposures during pregnancy and early postpartum–evidence from the madres cohort

L Yi, Y Xu, S O'Connor, J Cabison, M Rosales… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The built and natural environment factors (eg, greenspace, walkability) are associated with
maternal and infant health during and after pregnancy. Most pregnancy studies assess …

[HTML][HTML] Street trees for bicyclists, pedestrians, and vehicle drivers: A systematic multimodal review

TS Eisenman, AF Coleman, G LaBombard - Urban Science, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multimodal Complete Streets have emerged as a prominent aspiration of urban planning to
ensure safe access for all users of streets including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and …