Green space and health equity: a systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities

A Rigolon, MHEM Browning, O McAnirlin… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disadvantaged groups worldwide, such as low-income and racially/ethnically minoritized
people, experience worse health outcomes than more privileged groups, including wealthier …

Spatial dimensions of the influence of urban green-blue spaces on human health: A systematic review

SM Labib, S Lindley, JJ Huck - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is an increasing volume of literature investigating the links between
urban environments and human health, much of which involves spatial conceptualisations …

Do sex and gender modify the association between green space and physical health? A systematic review

D Sillman, A Rigolon, MHEM Browning… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Analytical approaches to testing pathways linking greenspace to health: A scoping review of the empirical literature

AM Dzhambov, MHEM Browning, I Markevych… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Inadequate translation from theoretical to statistical models of the greenspace–
health relationship may lead to incorrect conclusions about the importance of some …

Association of long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants with risk factors for cardiovascular disease in China

BY Yang, Y Guo, I Markevych, ZM Qian… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Which cardiometabolic risk factors (eg, hypertension, type 2 diabetes,
overweight or obesity, and dyslipidemia) are more sensitive to long-term exposure to …

Urban green space, tree canopy and prevention of cardiometabolic diseases: a multilevel longitudinal study of 46 786 Australians

T Astell-Burt, X Feng - International journal of epidemiology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Cross-sectional studies suggest that more green space may lower the odds of
prevalent diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in cities. We assess if …

Association between greenspace and blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zhao, WW Bao, BY Yang, JH Liang, ZH Gui… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many studies have investigated the association between greenspaces and blood pressure
(BP), but the results remain mixed. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

[HTML][HTML] Residential green is associated with reduced annoyance to road traffic and railway noise but increased annoyance to aircraft noise exposure

B Schäffer, M Brink, F Schlatter, D Vienneau… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, residential green and availability of neighbourhood green
spaces came into focus as a potential means to reduce transportation noise annoyance …

Effects of forest bathing on pre-hypertensive and hypertensive adults: a review of the literature

KKY Yau, AY Loke - Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2020 - Springer
The aim in this literature review was (1) to explore the physiologically and psychologically
therapeutic benefits of forest bathing on adults suffering from pre-hypertension or …

[HTML][HTML] Community greenness, blood pressure, and hypertension in urban dwellers: The 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

BY Yang, I Markevych, MS Bloom, J Heinrich… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Living in greener areas has many health benefits, but evidence concerning the
effects on blood pressure remains mixed. We sought to assess associations between …