Abstract The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) can
obtain information on park users and their physical activity using momentary time sampling …

This article reports the outcomes of a systematic review of observational park-based
physical activity (PA) studies. Five electronic databases and the Active Living Research …

Urban parks provide numerous cultural ecosystem services that are essential to the
wellbeing of residents. However, our understanding of the key variables that determine the …

Cities across the world increasingly reflect the ethno-cultural diversity of a globalized
society. How people interact with, and experience urban nature varies with the form …

While there is evidence that parks support pediatric health, there have been no national
studies looking at both physical and mental health. We assessed whether the presence of a …

Highlights•A method of crowdsourcing in urban green space using Twitter is proposed.•A
case study is presented detailing some information received using this method.•Events in …

Worldwide there has been a drastic increase in publicly available volunteered geographic
information on social media and websites (Chua et al., 2016, Goodchild, 2007, Sloan and …

Background Parks are generally an under-utilized resource in the community with great
potential to enhance levels of physical activity. If parks are to attract more visitors across a …

Rural residents are less physically active than their urban counterparts and
disproportionately affected by chronic diseases and conditions associated with insufficient …

This study examines how park use may be associated with perceived park proximity,
neighborhood-built environment and perceived social disorder in Latin American cities. The …