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 …

A growing literature shows that green space can have protective effects on human health. As
a marginalized group, women often have worse life outcomes than men, including …

Cities are constantly evolving and so are the living conditions within and between them.
Rapid urbanization and the ever-growing need for housing have turned large areas of many …

Urban green and blue spaces promote health by offering areas for physical activity, stress
relief, and social interaction, which may be considered as cultural ecosystem services. They …

Public green spaces are fundamental and indispensable to urban settlements, given the
diverse social, economic and environmental benefits that they can provide. However, the …

Several reviews have been conducted to assess the association between greenspace and
overweight or obesity, but the conclusions were inconsistent. However, an updated …

An increasing body of evidence has linked greenspace and various health outcomes in
children and adolescents, but the conclusions were inconsistent. For this review, we …

We evaluated the epidemiological evidence on the built environment and its link to
childhood obesity, focusing on environmental factors such as traffic noise and air pollution …

The built and social neighborhood environment where a child lives has been increasingly
studied as an exposure that may affect child weight long term. We conducted a systematic …

Background The urban environment presents significant health challenges for children, such
as discouraging physical exercise and increasing exposure to air pollution, excessive noise …