[HTML][HTML] Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing

MP White, I Alcock, J Grellier, BW Wheeler, T Hartig… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Spending time in natural environments can benefit health and well-being, but exposure-
response relationships are under-researched. We examined associations between …

Who benefits from urban green spaces during times of crisis? Perception and use of urban green spaces in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Lopez, C Kennedy, C Field, T McPhearson - Urban forestry & urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Association between physical activity and vitamin D: A narrative literature review

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 …

Global synthesis reveals heterogeneous changes in connection of humans to nature

M Soga, KJ Gaston - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
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 …

Time for 'green'during COVID-19? Inequities in green and blue space access, visitation and felt benefits

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 …

Restructuring the built environment to change adult health behaviors: a scoping review integrated with behavior change frameworks

S Wilkie, T Townshend, E Thompson, J Ling - Cities & health, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Built environment restructuring can improve public health through increased opportunity for
healthy behaviors. Behavioral science targets individual health behaviors within place …

[HTML][HTML] Green space definition affects associations of green space with overweight and physical activity

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of nature in mediating social and psychological benefits associated with visits to freshwater blue space

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 …

Impact of changed use of greenspace during COVID-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety

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 …

Usage and perception of urban green space of older adults in the high-density city of Hong Kong

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 …