Background: At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the
potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has …

The urban forest is a green infrastructure system that delivers multiple environmental,
economic, social and health services, and functions in cities. Environmental benefits of …

Cities are expanding green infrastructure to enhance resilience and ecosystem services.
Although green infrastructure is promoted for its multifunctionality, projects are typically sited …

Many features of the environment have been found to exert an important influence on
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, progression, and severity. Changes in the environment …

Urban greenspaces have been demonstrated to have associations with physical activity and
health. Yet empirical studies have almost exclusively focused on parks rather than street …

Urban tree planting initiatives are being actively promoted as a planning tool to enable
urban areas to adapt to and mitigate against climate change, enhance urban sustainability …

The health benefits of green space are well known, but the health effects of green
infrastructure less so. Green infrastructure goes well beyond the presence of green space …

Although a number of comprehensive reviews have examined global ecosystem services
(ES), few have focused on studies that assess urban ecosystem services (UES). Given that …

Accumulating evidence shows that urban greenspaces have great health benefits, but
establishing a causal relationship is difficult. It is often hypothesized that walking and …

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