The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future

M Romanello, A McGushin, C Di Napoli, P Drummond… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The Lancet Countdown is an international collaboration that
independently monitors the health consequences of a changing climate. Publishing …

Associations between nature exposure and health: a review of the evidence

MP Jimenez, NV DeVille, EG Elliott, JE Schiff… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is extensive empirical literature on the association between exposure to nature and
health. In this narrative review, we discuss the strength of evidence from recent (ie, the last …

[HTML][HTML] Blue space, health and well-being: A narrative overview and synthesis of potential benefits

MP White, LR Elliott, M Gascon, B Roberts… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research into the potential health and well-being benefits from exposure to green spaces
such as parks and woodlands has led to the development of several frameworks linking the …

[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 …

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 …

Effects of urban parks on residents' expressed happiness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Cheng, J Zhang, W Wei, B Zhao - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted human health worldwide. In these unprecedented
times, the benefits of urban parks for residents have gained attention. However, few studies …

Analysis of urban green space accessibility and distribution inequity in the City of Chicago

D Liu, MP Kwan, Z Kan - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) has positive impacts on people's physical and mental health.
Equal access to UGS for all people, regardless of their individual characteristics, is key to the …

Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance

I Markevych, J Schoierer, T Hartig, A Chudnovsky… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background In a rapidly urbanizing world, many people have little contact with natural
environments, which may affect health and well-being. Existing reviews generally conclude …

Nearby green space and human health: Evaluating accessibility metrics

ED Ekkel, S de Vries - Landscape and urban planning, 2017 - Elsevier
There is growing scientific recognition that contact with nature in general, and contact with
urban green more specific, have the potential to positively contribute to human health. For …

Do sex and gender modify the association between green space and physical health? A systematic review

D Sillman, A Rigolon, MHEM Browning… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
A growing literature shows that green space can have protective effects on human health. As
a marginalized group, women often have worse life outcomes than men, including …