Effect of nature prescriptions on cardiometabolic and mental health, and physical activity: a systematic review

PY Nguyen, T Astell-Burt… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Nature prescriptions are gaining popularity as a form of social prescribing in support of
sustainable health care. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to synthesise …

Social determinants of health and diabetes: a scientific review

F Hill-Briggs, NE Adler, SA Berkowitz, MH Chin… - Diabetes …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Decades of research have demonstrated that diabetes affects racial and ethnic minority and
low-income adult populations in the US disproportionately, with relatively intractable …

Associations between nature exposure and health: a review of the evidence

MP Jimenez, NV DeVille, EG Elliott, JE Schiff… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is extensive empirical literature on the association between exposure to nature and
health. In this narrative review, we discuss the strength of evidence from recent (ie, the last …

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on urban park visitation: a global analysis

D Geng, J Innes, W Wu, G Wang - Journal of forestry research, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 33 million confirmed cases and over 1 million
deaths globally, as of 1 October 2020. During the lockdown and restrictions placed on public …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] The economics of biodiversity

P Dasgupta - 2024 - books.google.com
We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Back to nature: Norwegians sustain increased recreational use of urban green space months after the COVID-19 outbreak

ZS Venter, DN Barton, V Gundersen, H Figari… - Landscape and urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
In Oslo, as elsewhere, the COVID-19 outbreak and the following lockdown measures during
spring 2020 led to increased use of urban green infrastructure. Whether this has led to more …

Greenery as a mitigation and adaptation strategy to urban heat

NH Wong, CL Tan, DD Kolokotsa… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
The absence of vegetation in urban areas contributes to the establishment of the urban heat
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …

Green space and health equity: a systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities

A Rigolon, MHEM Browning, O McAnirlin… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disadvantaged groups worldwide, such as low-income and racially/ethnically minoritized
people, experience worse health outcomes than more privileged groups, including wealthier …

Greenspace and human health: An umbrella review

BY Yang, T Zhao, LX Hu, MHEM Browning, J Heinrich… - The innovation, 2021 - cell.com
Multiple systematic reviews on greenspace and health outcomes exist, but the overall
evidence base remains unclear. Therefore, we performed an umbrella review to collect and …