Background: At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the
potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has …

This article reviews the growing environmental justice literature documenting access to
urban parks across socioeconomic and ethnic groups. The extensive public health and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both physical and mental health. This
study aimed to understand whether exposure to green space buffered against stress and …

A growing body of research shows affluent White neighborhoods have more acres of parks
and more park facilities than low-income ethnic minority communities in many Global North …

Urban green spaces provide an array of benefits, or ecosystem services, that support our
physical, psychological, and social health. In many cases, however, these benefits are not …

Background: The provision of green spaces is an important health promotion strategy to
encourage physical activity and to improve population health. Green space provision has to …

In the context of rapid urban expansion and population growth, the spatial inequity of park
green spaces'(PGSs) supply and demand has become a research focus. However, few …

Recent reports suggest that the rapid growth in youth obesity seen in the 1980s and 1990s
has plateaued. We examine changes in obesity among US adolescents aged 12–17 y by …

Recent environmental justice studies have focused on measuring access to parks for young
people due to the decreasing contact with nature for outdoor activities in most developed …

An increasing number of studies have sought to identify disparities or inequalities in the
distribution of urban parks and green spaces. Results of these analyses have diverged …