Can the presence of green space in urban environments reduce the frequency of violent
crime? To ascertain the evidence on this topic, we conducted an in-depth literature review …

Purpose: To determine the state of evidence on relationships among urban green space,
violence, and crime in the United States. Methods and Results: Major bibliographic …

Greenspace enhances quality of life for urban residents in many ways, but it may also
produce unexpected and undesired consequences. For example, a growing literature is …

Assumptions about the link between green space and crime mitigation are informed by
literature that overwhelmingly originates in the Global North. Little is known about the …

Objectives: There is a growing interest in the relationship between greenspace and crime,
yet how particular greenspace types encourage or inhibit the timing and types of …

The past 35 years has seen an accumulation of empirical evidence suggesting a positive
association between greenspace and mental health. Existing reviews of evidence are …

Exposure to violence has been deemed as a public health epidemic due to its negative
impact on mental health outcomes, especially for residents of neighborhoods where violent …

This study explores whether general specification or specific types of green spaces are
associated with mental and general health. A sample of 5,148 respondents from the …

Although vegetation has been positively linked to fear of crime and crime in a number of
settings, recent findings in urban residential areas have hinted at a possible negative …

Green space matters for mental health but is under constant pressure in an increasingly
urbanising world. Often there is little space available in cities for green areas, so it is vital to …