2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103413
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Urban blue spaces and human health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative studies

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“…The extended breadth of the study helps to better investigate the health benefits of accessible green space. Second, we focused on RCT studies, which further decreased the heterogeneity of the study design in comparison to earlier reviews [ 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ], resulting in more accurate pooled effect values. Finally, unlike previous studies, we focused on mental health in the general population rather than physical exercise and specific disorders, to generalize our findings to a large population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The extended breadth of the study helps to better investigate the health benefits of accessible green space. Second, we focused on RCT studies, which further decreased the heterogeneity of the study design in comparison to earlier reviews [ 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ], resulting in more accurate pooled effect values. Finally, unlike previous studies, we focused on mental health in the general population rather than physical exercise and specific disorders, to generalize our findings to a large population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…During the past decade, growing environmental epidemiological studies focused on the blue spaces (lakes, waterways, canals, ponds, coasts, etc. ), indicating that living near the coast or inland water bodies may serve as a protective factor for human health including CVD (4)(5)(6). In the present study, we attempted to extend the concept of traditional blue spaces and probed the potential relationship between blue sky exposure and CVD.…”
Section: Implications and Future Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Emerging evidences in recent years suggested that residential blue spaces (coast, lakes, and rivers, etc.) could be beneficial for human health and wellbeing (4)(5)(6). An equally important but barely studied blue space is blue sky, which is ubiquitous outdoor during daytime.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After decades of investments in water quality, through improved wastewater treatment and stormwater management, cities are rediscovering their urban surface water as an important functional and aesthetic asset (EEA 2016b). This is also reflected by the growing attention for 'blue space' in urban planning and public health sciences (Dall'O' 2020;Georgiou et al 2021;Smith et al 2021;Bell et al 2022). The urban surface water system includes many highly modified or manmade water bodies such as canals and canalized rivers.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%