Urban green spaces (UGS) provide health benefits to city dwellers, which may be even more important during times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. However, lack of access to …
MR Fernandes, WR Barreto - Revista da Associação Médica …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
This narrative review of the medical literature assessed whether outdoor and indoor physical activity would increase the plasma levels of vitamin D. Synthesis of this liposoluble vitamin is …
The connection that individuals have with nature impacts their well-being and their support for pro-nature policies. While it is generally believed that the connection between humans …
T Astell-Burt, X Feng - International journal of environmental research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
We hypothesized that visits to green and blue spaces may have enabled respite, connection and exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic, but such benefits might have been inequitably …
Built environment restructuring can improve public health through increased opportunity for healthy behaviors. Behavioral science targets individual health behaviors within place …
JO Klompmaker, G Hoek, LD Bloemsma… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction In epidemiological studies, exposure to green space is inconsistently associated with being overweight and physical activity, possibly because studies differ …
S De Bell, H Graham, S Jarvis, P White - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2017 - Elsevier
There is increasing appreciation of the benefits associated with exposure to natural environments. However, most of the evidence relates to green space with much less on blue …
S Heo, MU Desai, SR Lowe, ML Bell - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for health, social, and economic domains, but what has received far less focus is the effect on people's relationship …
KKL Lau, CCY Yung, Z Tan - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) is critical to both physical and mental health of older adults. While older adults tend to live in cities rather in rural areas for better social support, their usage …