Progress and prospects in planning: A bibliometric review of literature in Urban Studies and Regional and Urban Planning, 1956–2022

A Sharifi, AR Khavarian-Garmsir, Z Allam… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global population has rapidly urbanized over the past century, and the urbanization rate
is projected to reach about 70% by 2050. In line with these trends and the increasing …

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 …

Urban green space alone is not enough: A landscape analysis linking the spatial distribution of urban green space to mental health in the city of Chicago

J Ha, HJ Kim, KA With - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on the association between urban green space and mental health has largely
focused on the presence or quantity of green space, rather than on the spatial distribution of …

Ranking the importance of demographic, socioeconomic, and underlying health factors on US COVID-19 deaths: A geographical random forest approach

G Grekousis, Z Feng, I Marakakis, Y Lu, R Wang - Health & Place, 2022 - Elsevier
A growing number of studies show that the uneven spatial distribution of COVID-19 deaths is
related to demographic and socioeconomic disparities across space. However, most studies …

The pathways linking objectively-measured greenspace exposure and mental health: A systematic review of observational studies

R Zhang, CQ Zhang, RE Rhodes - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background With an increasing volume of research exploring the pathways linking
greenspace exposure to mental health, there is a need to synthesise the strength of …

Exploring the linkage between greenness exposure and depression among Chinese people: Mediating roles of physical activity, stress and social cohesion and …

Y Liu, R Wang, Y Xiao, B Huang, H Chen, Z Li - Health & place, 2019 - Elsevier
Although a plethora of studies have investigated the association between green exposure
and mental health in developed countries, it is only recently that academics and …

Green spaces, quality of life, and citizen perception in European cities

V Giannico, G Spano, M Elia, M D'Este, G Sanesi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces generate a number of perceived benefits toward human health and
well-being, including an overall improvement in the quality of life. To date, processes …

Objective and perceived built environment, sense of community, and mental wellbeing in older adults in Hong Kong: A multilevel structural equation study

Y Guo, Y Liu, S Lu, OF Chan, CHK Chui… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies have indicated that a sense of community may be shaped by the built environment
and has potential mental wellbeing implications. However, few studies have explored this …

Natural outdoor environment, neighbourhood social cohesion and mental health: Using multilevel structural equation modelling, streetscape and remote-sensing …

Y Liu, R Wang, Y Lu, Z Li, H Chen, M Cao… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although a growing body of research has explored the relationship between neighbourhood
natural outdoor environments and mental health, most studies have measured …

Dynamic greenspace exposure and residents' mental health in Guangzhou, China: From over-head to eye-level perspective, from quantity to quality

R Wang, Z Feng, J Pearce, S Zhou, L Zhang… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural environments especially greenspace may play an important role in enhancing
people's mental health. However, the existing literature mainly assesses greenspace …