Connection between urban green areas and visitors’ physical and mental well-being

Vujčić, Maja Tadić; Tomićević-Dubljević, Jelena; Živojinović, Ivana; Tošković, Oliver

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2018.01.028

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“…Increased public awareness of the impact of physical activity on the quality of life, health and psychological well-being of the individual enhances the development of active recreation and sporting activities such as running [39]. Research indicates that urban green areas are recognised as suitable settings for running and jogging [40]. In the forests of the urban agglomerations of both Warsaw and Tricity, the number of running events dominated those of cycling or walking.…”

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Organised Physical Activity in the Forests of the Warsaw and Tricity Agglomerations, Poland

Janeczko

Wójcik

Kędziora

et al. 2019

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Research Highlights: The achieved results indicate that in the period of 2010–2016, the number of sporting events (running, cycling and walking) as well as the number of participants has increased many times. Methods: A geostatistical method, i.e., kriging, was used to check the distance-based relationship between agglomerations proximity and sporting events. The questionnaire surveys were used to determine the reasons for physical activity in the forest. Results: The analysis of the impact of the scope of the urban agglomerations on the number of organised physical activities proved that, in both cases (Warsaw and Tricity), most events take place in forests located close to these cities. The larger the distance to Warsaw or Tricity, the lower the number of sporting events and the lower the number of participants. The reasons why people take up physical activity are mainly to improve their health and physical condition, reduce stress and improve wellbeing. Conclusions: The conducted research indicates a significant increase in the importance of non-productive functions of forests located in the vicinity of urban agglomerations, as well as the need for continuous monitoring of actions taken by foresters to promote active lifestyles.

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Organised Physical Activity in the Forests of the Warsaw and Tricity Agglomerations, Poland

Janeczko

Wójcik

Kędziora

et al. 2019

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“…Park usage studies also mention that it was less likely that racial minorities and people with disabilities would use green spaces. The perception of 'protection' was one reason given for these differences (Vujcic et al 2019). The relationship between socio-economic factors, gender, cast and disability, however, is multifaceted and confuses associations.…”

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Promoting Resilience and Health of Urban Citizen through Urban Green Space

Huma¹

2021

Water. Environ. Sustainability

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Urban green space (UGS) is considered as a key item of urban life. It is not only stimulating urban beauty but also help to promoting resilience and health of urban citizen. There is a debate on the role of UGS on people’s health and resilience. Therefore, this study intends to reveal the potential of UGS for promoting resilience and health of urban citizen. A PRISMA guided systematic review of literature has been conducted over the last 10 years. Finally, 29 most relevant documents have been identified from existing literatures. This study argues that UGS has a positive impact on promoting resilience and health of urban citizen. Though it is a little bit difficult to explain the extent of the relationship, but many studies support the interlink between UGS and health and resilience. This study also explores a number of resilience indicators that are directly connected with UGS promote adaptive, absorptive and transformative capacity of urban people. It recommends to set up UGS properly so that urban citizen get facilities from it and enhance their resilience.

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“…Greenspace is also associated with the reduction of mental fatigue [ 8 ], lower levels of stress [ 7 , 9 , 10 ], reduced depression and anxiety [ 11 , 12 ], lower levels of crime, violence, and aggression [ 13 , 14 , 15 ], and reduced disease-based morbidity [ 4 , 5 , 16 , 17 ]. Greenspace at, or nearby, an individual’s residential location may play a particularly important role in mental health [ 16 , 17 , 18 ], particularly for youth and disadvantaged populations, who may have limited mobility and for whom local environmental characteristics are especially important [ 4 , 10 , 16 ].…”

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Residential Greenspace and Urban Adolescent Substance Use: Exploring Interactive Effects with Peer Network Health, Sex, and Executive Function

Mennis

Meenar

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While urban greenspace is increasingly recognized as important to mental health, its role in substance use is understudied. This exploratory study investigates the interaction of greenspace with peer network health, sex, and executive function (EF) in models of substance use among a sample of disadvantaged, urban youth. Adolescents and their parents were recruited from a hospital in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. Residential greenspace at the streetscape level was derived from analysis of Google Street View imagery. Logistic regression models were used to test the moderating effect of greenspace on the association between peer network health and substance use, as well as additional moderating effects of sex and EF. The significant negative association of peer network health with substance use occurred only among youth residing in high greenspace environments, a moderating effect which was stronger among youth with high EF deficit. The moderating effect of greenspace did not differ between girls and boys. Greenspace may play an important role in moderating peer influences on substance use among disadvantaged, urban adolescents, and such moderation may differ according to an individual’s level of EF. This research provides evidence of differences in environmental susceptibility regarding contextual mechanisms of substance use among youth, and it informs the development of targeted substance use interventions that leverage social and environmental influences on adolescent substance use.

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Connection between urban green areas and visitors’ physical and mental well-being

Cited by 90 publications

References 53 publications

Organised Physical Activity in the Forests of the Warsaw and Tricity Agglomerations, Poland

Organised Physical Activity in the Forests of the Warsaw and Tricity Agglomerations, Poland

Promoting Resilience and Health of Urban Citizen through Urban Green Space

Residential Greenspace and Urban Adolescent Substance Use: Exploring Interactive Effects with Peer Network Health, Sex, and Executive Function

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