“…However, green space has been associated a number of beneficial health effects (Lee and Maheswaran, 2010;Hartig et al, 2014) including decreased mortality and longevity (Mitchell and Popham, 2008;Gascon et al, 2016), decreased cardiovascular disease (Pereira et al, 2012;Tamosiunas et al, 2014), improved people's self-reported general health (Maas et al, 2006;de Vries et al, 2013) and mental health (Gascon et al, 2015), reduced behavioral problems (Amoly et al, 2014) and increased cognitive function in children, better sleep patterns (Astell-Burt et al, 2013), recovery from illness (Ulrich, 1984), social contacts (Maas et al, 2009;de Vries et al, 2013), the microbiome (Hanski et al, 2012) and improved birth outcomes (Dzhambov et al, 2014). Increased physical activity and social contacts, psychological restoration/stress reduction, and a reduction in environmental exposure such as noise and air pollution and temperature have been proposed as possible mechanisms for the health benefits of green space (Lee and Maheswaran, 2010;Hartig et al, 2014;de Vries et al, 2013).…”