The manner in which features of the built environment, such as walkability and greenness,
impact participation in recreational activities and health are complex. We analyzed survey …

Recent research suggests that urban greenness has important beneficial effects on health.
While some epidemiological studies have investigated associations between measures of …

Growing evidence suggests that exposure to greenness benefits health, but studies assess
greenness differently. We hypothesize greenness-health associations vary by exposure …

Urban greenspaces have been demonstrated to have associations with physical activity and
health. Yet empirical studies have almost exclusively focused on parks rather than street …

Background: The existing environment literature separately emphasizes the importance of
neighborhood walkability and greenness in enhancing health and wellbeing. Thus, a …

Association between green space and physical activity has ignored housing type, despite
people in houses often having access to private green space, whereas their counterparts in …

Accumulating evidence shows that urban greenspaces have great health benefits, but
establishing a causal relationship is difficult. It is often hypothesized that walking and …

Introduction This research builds upon recent interest in the associations between
neighborhood greenness and public health to further examine the linkage between green …

Sedentary lifestyles contribute to many adverse health outcomes and pose concerns for
public health worldwide. Studies show that road network design and greenery are critical …

Background Lack of physical activity (PA) is a growing public health concern. There is a
growing body of literature that suggests a positive relationship may exist between the …