Green space and subjective well-being in the Just City: A scoping review

F Sharifi, I Levin, WM Stone, A Nygaard - Environmental Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urban change, in the form of green space (GS) degradation, is exacerbating
inequalities in cities, which in turn may aggravate health and subjective well-being (SWB) …

Literature review reveals a global access inequity to urban green spaces

Y Sun, S Saha, H Tost, X Kong, C Xu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Differences in the accessibility to urban resources between different racial and
socioeconomic groups have exerted pressure on effective planning and management for …

Socioeconomic inequalities in green space quality and accessibility—Evidence from a Southern European city

E Hoffimann, H Barros, AI Ribeiro - International journal of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
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 …

Parks and young people: An environmental justice study of park proximity, acreage, and quality in Denver, Colorado

A Rigolon - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2017 - Elsevier
Young people− including children and teenagers− are spending less time playing outside in
nature than previous generations. This decrease is problematic, as parks can provide young …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the socioeconomic equity of publicly accessible greenspace distribution: The example of Sheffield, UK

M Mears, P Brindley, R Maheswaran, A Jorgensen - Geoforum, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban greenspace can improve the health of local residents by facilitating physical activity,
psychological restoration, and social contacts, as well as through amelioration of the …

Evaluating the disparities in urban green space provision in communities with diverse built environments: The case of a rapidly urbanizing Chinese city

J Zhang, Z Yu, Y Cheng, C Chen, Y Wan, B Zhao… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) is often unevenly distributed in cities, which raises the issue of
green justice. Previous studies have focused on evaluating the disparities in UGS provision …

[HTML][HTML] Green school outdoor environments, greater equity? Assessing environmental justice in green spaces around Dutch primary schools

C van Velzen, M Helbich - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Green spaces around schools contribute to children's health and wellbeing. However, only a
few studies have examined whether green space provision around schools in urban and …

[HTML][HTML] Active use and perceptions of parks as urban assets for physical activity: A mixed-methods study

M Fontán-Vela, J Rivera-Navarro, P Gullón, J Díez… - Health & place, 2021 - Elsevier
Parks are potential key urban assets for improved population health; however, their use is
not equal among all social groups. Individual and contextual factors could influence …

Spatiotemporal patterns and inequity of urban green space accessibility and its relationship with urban spatial expansion in China during rapid urbanization period

Y Huang, T Lin, G Zhang, L Jones, X Xue, H Ye… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Equitable access to urban green spaces (UGS) is an important component of social justice
and can be quantified using indices such as urban green space accessibility (UGSA) …

Do various dimensions of exposure metrics affect biopsychosocial pathways linking green spaces to mental health? A cross-sectional study in Nanjing, China

J Zhang, Y Liu, S Zhou, Y Cheng, B Zhao - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
The theoretically indicated pathways linking green space (GS) exposure to mental well-
being have been consistently examined. However, few studies have deciphered the …