Green spaces and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

D Rojas-Rueda, MJ Nieuwenhuijsen… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Green spaces have been proposed to be a health determinant, improving
health and wellbeing through different mechanisms. We aimed to systematically review the …

Green space and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis

XX Liu, XL Ma, WZ Huang, YN Luo, CJ He… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposure to green space has been proposed to be beneficially associated with
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Many studies have explored this topic, but the results …

Residential green spaces and mortality: a systematic review

M Gascon, M Triguero-Mas, D Martínez… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A number of studies have associated natural outdoor environments with
reduced mortality but there is no systematic review synthesizing the evidence. Objectives …

A review of the health benefits of greenness

P James, RF Banay, JE Hart, F Laden - Current epidemiology reports, 2015 - Springer
Researchers are increasingly exploring how neighborhood greenness, or vegetation, may
affect health behaviors and outcomes. Greenness may influence health by promoting …

Exposure to greenness and mortality in a nationwide prospective cohort study of women

P James, JE Hart, RF Banay… - Environmental health …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Green, natural environments may ameliorate adverse environmental
exposures (eg, air pollution, noise, and extreme heat), increase physical activity and social …

Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies

M Van den Berg, W Wendel-Vos, M van Poppel… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The objective was to systematically review the literature examining the
relationship between quantity and quality of green spaces in the living environment and …

Value of urban green spaces in promoting healthy living and wellbeing: prospects for planning

ACK Lee, HC Jordan, J Horsley - Risk management and healthcare …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There has been considerable work done in recent years exploring the value of urban green
space for health and wellbeing. Urban green spaces provide environmental benefits through …

The health benefits of urban nature: how much do we need?

DF Shanahan, RA Fuller, R Bush, BB Lin… - BioScience, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Over 30 years of research has shown that urban nature is a promising tool for enhancing the
physical, psychological, and social well-being of the world's growing urban population …

Residential exposure to visible blue space (but not green space) associated with lower psychological distress in a capital city

D Nutsford, AL Pearson, S Kingham, F Reitsma - Health & place, 2016 - Elsevier
As urbanisation escalates globally, urban neighbourhood features which may improve
physical and mental health are of growing importance. Using a cross-sectional survey of …