Associations between parks and mental health have typically been investigated in relation to
the presence or absence of mental illness. This study uses a validated measure of positive …

Objectives This study aims to find whether proximity to urban green spaces is associated
with human mental health. Study design A cross-sectional examination of the relationship …

Background With urbanisation increasing, it is important to understand how to design
changing environments to promote mental wellbeing. Evidence suggests that local-area …

Background Psychological distress (PD)(mental ill-health) has a frequency between 5 and
25% in urban populations, and there is mounting evidence that access to green space might …

Maintaining mental well-being in highly urbanised locations, especially large cities, is
challenging but exposure to green-space can promote well-being. We address three poorly …

Access and exposure to public green space might be critical to health promotion and
prevention of mental ill health. However, it is uncertain if differential health and mental health …

This study explores whether general specification or specific types of green spaces are
associated with mental and general health. A sample of 5,148 respondents from the …

The past 35 years has seen an accumulation of empirical evidence suggesting a positive
association between greenspace and mental health. Existing reviews of evidence are …

Background Our planet is currently experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history,
with 55% of the world's population (4.2 billion people) currently living in urban areas, a …

Many epidemiological studies have found that people living in environments with more
green space report better physical and mental health than those with less green space …