Landscape structure and fragmentation have important effects on ecosystem services, with a
common assumption being that fragmentation reduces service provision. This is based on …

Abstract The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) can
obtain information on park users and their physical activity using momentary time sampling …

Understanding why some parks are used more regularly or intensely than others can inform
ways in which urban parkland is developed and managed to meet the needs of a rapidly …

Background: The provision of green spaces is an important health promotion strategy to
encourage physical activity and to improve population health. Green space provision has to …

Background Exposure to green space has beneficial effects on several cognitive and
behavioral aspects. However, to our knowledge, no study addressed intelligence as …

Background Urban parks have received attention in recent years as a possible
environmental factor that could encourage physical activity, prevent obesity, and reduce the …

The objective of this systematic review was to provide insight into the specific characteristics
of public open spaces (POS) associated with adolescents' POS visitation and physical …

This article reports the outcomes of a systematic review of observational park-based
physical activity (PA) studies. Five electronic databases and the Active Living Research …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization recommends strategies to improve
urban design, public transportation, and recreation facilities to facilitate physical activity for …

Background With an increase in the evidence for the associations between park-based
physical activity (PA) and physical environments (especially park and neighborhood …