Background: Over half of the world's population now lives in urban areas, and this proportion
is expected to increase. While there have been numerous reviews of empirical studies on …

Background Urban development projects can be costly and have health impacts. An
evidence-based approach to urban planning is therefore essential. However, the evidence …

Study objectives: To investigate the strength of the relation between the amount of green
space in people's living environment and their perceived general health. This relation is …

The current review aimed to explore the association between urban greenspaces and health
indicators. In particular, our aims were to analyze the association between publicly …

Greenspace in urban areas may have greater protective health effects than elsewhere.
Urban dwellers experience more environmental harmful exposures, attentional demands …

Green spaces can help preventing potential negative health outcomes from climate change
and urbanisation. Urban green spaces may reduce cardiovascular diseases exaggerated by …

Urbanization, costs of green space maintenance, and diminishing connection between
people and nature all exert pressures on urban green space. This is regrettable as green …

Natural environments, including green spaces, have been associated with improved mental
and physical health and wellbeing and are increasingly recognized as a mitigation measure …

Background Evidence is growing for the beneficial impacts of natural outdoor environments
on health. However, most of the evidence has focused on green spaces and little evidence …

Modern urban life style is associated with chronic stress, insufficient physical activity and
exposure to anthropogenic environmental hazards. Urban green spaces, such as parks …