Access to Urban Green Spaces and Behavioural Problems in Children: Results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus Studies

Markevych, Iana; Tiesler, Carla M. T.; Fuertes, Elaine; Romanos, Marcel; Dadvand, Payam; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; Berdel, Dietrich; Koletzko, Sibylle; Heinrich, Joachim

doi:10.1289/isee.2014.s-057

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“…Several mechanisms through which greenness influences mental health have been postulated, including the enhancement of health and well-being [ 15 ], promotion of physical activity [ 9 , 45 ], provision of healthy environment and better air quality [ 46 ], and facilitation of social contact [ 8 ]. While consistent with prevailing hypotheses and some recent literature [ 7 , 9 , 40 , 47 , 48 ], our findings are in contrast with other studies that found little or no mediation by physical activity [ 18 , 40 , 49 ]. Possible explanations for the conflicting findings include difference in geographic area coverage, where more localized geographic area (e.g., Chicago) may result in lower variation in exposure in some studies [ 18 , 40 ], and in the examination of recreational walking in the English study as compared to rigorous physical activity (e.g., sports, exercise classes or heavy housework) in the current study [ 49 ].…”

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Association of neighborhood greenness with self-perceived stress, depression and anxiety symptoms in older U.S adults

2018

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BackgroundNeighborhood environment, such as green vegetation, has been shown to play a role in coping with stress and mental ill health. Yet, epidemiological evidence of the association between greenness and mental health is inconsistent.MethodsWe examined whether living in green space is associated with self-perceived stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms in a nationally representative, longitudinal sample of community-dwelling older adults (N = 4118; aged 57–85 years) in the United States. We evaluated perceived stress, depression and anxiety symptoms using the Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale, the Center for Epidemiological Studies – Depression, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale − anxiety subscale, respectively. Greenness was assessed for each participant using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index at 250-m resolution, as well as a buffer of 1000-m. We conducted longitudinal analyses to assess the associations between greenness and mental health upon adjusting for confounders (e.g., education), and to examine potential mediation and effect modification.ResultsAn interquartile range (0.25 point) increase in contemporaneous greenness was significantly associated with 0.238 unit (95% CI: − 0.346, − 0.130) and 0.162 unit (95% CI: − 0.271, − 0.054) decrease in the perceived stress in base and multivariable models, respectively. The magnitude of the association was similar or even stronger when examining summer (− 0.161; 95% CI: − 0.295, − 0.027) and annual average of greenness (− 0.188; 95% CI: − 0.337, − 0.038), as well as greenness buffer of 1000-m. The greenness-stress association was partially mediated by physical activity (15.1% mediated), where increased greenness led to increased physical activity and less stress, and by history of respiratory diseases (− 3.8% mediated), where increased greenness led to increased respiratory disease and more stress. The association was also significantly modified by race, social support, physical function, socioeconomic status, and region. While greenness was not significantly associated with anxiety and depressive scores across all participants, significant inverse associations were found for Whites participants, and for individuals with higher socioeconomic status, who were physically active, as compared to their counterparts.ConclusionWe found a direct association of greenness with perceived stress among older adults, and an indirect association mediated through physical activity and respiratory disease history. Our study findings warrant further examination of the mediation and modification of the greenness-mental health association.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12940-018-0381-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Association of neighborhood greenness with self-perceived stress, depression and anxiety symptoms in older U.S adults

2018

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“…Logistics infrastructure plays a significant part in economic growth and fossil fuel emits heavy carbon emissions, which increase the public health expenditure. On the other hand, green energy use and green practices implementation in business and logistical operations enhance the environmental sustainability and reduce the health expenditure without compromising economic growth (Markevych et al, 2014).…”

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The Role of Renewable Energy, Public Health Expenditure, Logistics and Environmental Performance in Economic Growth: An Evidence from Structural Equation Modelling

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2019

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We do this research to investigate the relationship between renewable energy, public health expenditure, logistics performance indices, and economic and environmental sustainability in the ASEAN member states, through the analysis of a panel data from 2007 to 2017. The study used secondary data, which is downloaded from the World Bank Website and employs SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) model for testing hypothesis. The results show that the usage of renewable energy in logistical operations would enhance the environmental and economic performance in terms of mitigating carbon emissions and greenhouse gas emissions. While, public health expenditure and environmental performance is negatively correlated, which confirms that greater environmental sustainability with lower carbon emissions and greenhouse gases will improve human health and economic growth. Moreover, greater public health expenditure and poor environmental performance has negative effect on economic growth, inefficiency and low productivity of labor slowdown to the economic activities. For another side, the usage of renewable energy and the adoption of green practices in international logistics will develop the environmental sustainability, establish better image of a country and attract foreign direct investment inflows, and also minimize carbon emissions and public health expenditure, spurring sustainable economic growth with better export opportunities in pro-environmental countries.

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“…Specifically, greater exposure to plants affects birth outcomes by altering increasing maternal levels of physical activity, reducing maternal stress, enhancing social contacts among mothers, reducing maternal noise and air pollution exposure, and moderating ambient temperatures (Dadvand et al 2012a). Studies that used birth registries to link the mother's address at birth to a measure of greenness (most commonly, the normalized difference vegetation index or NDVI), found consistent positive associations between greenness and birth weight (Agay-Shay et al 2014, Dadvand et al 2012a, Dadvand et al 2014a, Hystad et al 2014, Markevych et al 2014.…”

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An Update of the Literature Supporting the Well-Being Benefits of Plants: Part 2 Physiological Health Benefits

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Knuth

2019

Journal of Environmental Horticulture

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This paper focused on providing evidence from the literature regarding the physiological health benefits associated with plants, thereby influencing the physiological, psychological, and cognitive well-being constructs affecting quality of life. These benefits are segmented and discussed using the following categories: better sleep, increased birthweights, decreased diabetes, decreased ocular discomfort, enhanced immunity, improved circadian functioning, improved rehabilitation, decreased cardiovascular and respiratory disease, decreased mortality, improved digestion, decreased allergies, increased physical activity, and improved cognitive development. This research should be strategically incorporated into both industry-wide and firm-specific marketing messages that highlight the quality of life value proposition in order to maintain the industry's sense of value and relevance to residential landscape consumers of the future. These findings also present evidence that municipal leaders and policymakers can use in justifying green infrastructure-related funding decisions, as well as grounds for the construction industry using biophilic design principles in ensuring the built environment offers opportunities for green space interactions. The green industry can play a pivotal role not only in providing plants of high quality for these applications but educating stakeholders regarding the benefits discussed herein. Index words: benefits of plants, emotional health, mental health

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Access to Urban Green Spaces and Behavioural Problems in Children: Results from the Giniplus and Lisaplus Studies

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Association of neighborhood greenness with self-perceived stress, depression and anxiety symptoms in older U.S adults

Association of neighborhood greenness with self-perceived stress, depression and anxiety symptoms in older U.S adults

The Role of Renewable Energy, Public Health Expenditure, Logistics and Environmental Performance in Economic Growth: An Evidence from Structural Equation Modelling

An Update of the Literature Supporting the Well-Being Benefits of Plants: Part 2 Physiological Health Benefits

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