Can interaction with informal urban green space reduce depression levels? An analysis of potted street gardens in Tangier, Morocco

Afrad, Abdellah; Kawazoe, Yoshimasa

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.034

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“…Several authors have reported results contrary to the general literature including that interacting with nature was not associated with wellbeing [ 137 ], depressive symptoms [ 138 ], quality of life [ 139 ], and cognition [ 140 ]; and was associated with worse mental health [ 141 , 142 ], greater depression [ 143 ], and greater stress [ 115 , 144 ]. It has also been reported that there are no differences in mental health status between gardeners and non-gardeners [ 145 ].…”

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Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review

Stott,

Forde,

Sharma

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Interacting with nature may promote mental and physical health. There are multiple ways to interact with nature: indirectly, incidentally, and intentionally. How these types of interactions with nature may be associated with mental and physical health status and health behaviors is unclear. The purpose of this narrative review is to (1) describe the relationship between interactions with nature (indirect, incidental, and intentional) and mental and physical health outcomes and behaviors, (2) identify gaps in the literature, and (3) provide recommendations for future research. Considerable evidence suggests that interacting with nature, indirectly and intentionally, is associated with improvements in mental health and physical exhibitions of mental status. Furthermore, intentionally interacting with nature is associated with engagement in physical activity and gardening is associated with fruit and vegetable consumption. Research suggests that incidentally interacting with nature may be associated with positive mental health status. More research is needed to understand the relationships between incidental interactions with nature and physical health status and behaviors; as well as among all types of interactions with nature and physical health disorders, sleep, and dietary behaviors.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review

Stott,

Forde,

Sharma

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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“…[55][56][57][58] have since shifted towards examining the various ecosystem services offered by urban vegetation [59][60][61][62][63]. Presently, there is a significant emphasis on investigating how these green spaces contribute to enhancing the public health and well-being of urban residents, indicating a noteworthy evolution in research trends within this field [64][65][66][67][68][69]. As illustrated in Figure 6, over the last half-decade, there has been a notable transformation in the focus of studies concerning UGS within African cities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A network analysis of keyword co-occurrences, which can help to reveal research focuses from bibliometric data, was performed and revealed four main keyword clusters centered on ecosystem services, biodiversity, urbanization, and vegetation. The ecosystem services viewpoint shows that the health benefits provided by public green spaces and urban forests to residents, in terms of green infrastructures, were at the center of most of the studies [60,66,68,82]. The regulation of micro-climates by urban vegetation, with a particular emphasis on urban trees, is a significant focal point identified through keyword analysis.…”

Section: Research Focus Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Green Spaces in Africa: A Bibliometric Analysis

Muhoza,

Zhou

2024

Environments

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Africa has a lower proportion of urban areas compared to other continents, yet it is experiencing rapid urbanization, which is posing a significant threat to the urban ecosystem. This study presents the results of a bibliometric analysis from publications on urban green spaces (UGS) research in African cities. From the Web of Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases, 264 articles on UGS research in Africa were included in this study. This research topic experienced rapid growth, as more than 68% of all the articles were produced in the past five years, where about 63% of the studies included in this analysis were carried out in only four countries. Most of the studies were carried out at the intracity scale, with the main focus being on the ecosystem services provided by UGS. Change detection and overall UGS mapping studies show that high-income cities have a high percentage of UGS, while many African cities exhibited lower green coverage. We commend the work from researchers; however, there is still a gap to fill both in terms of high-quality datasets and state-of-the-art technology usage, and there is also a need for more comparative studies among cities and countries at the continental scale.

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“…HIRS also accounts for the use/presence of biophilic design elements. The components of a biophilic design that have been included in HIRS as advanced physical design features are as follows: Green street: a stormwater management technique that involves using permeable pavement vegetation to capture rainwater instead of directing into sewer systems [35]. Urban trees: planting trees on the side of the streets [36].…”

Section: Physical Design Featuresmentioning

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A Holistic Intersection Rating System (HIRS)—A Novel Methodology to Measure the Holistic Operational Performance of Signalized Urban Intersections

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Signalized urban intersections are key components of urban transportation networks. They are traditionally viewed and designed as primarily motorized traffic facilities, and thus their physical and operational designs have traditionally aimed at maximizing traffic throughput subject to constraints dictated by vehicular safety requirements and pedestrian crossing needs. Seen from a holistic viewpoint, urban intersections are hubs or effective centers of community activities of which traffic flow is only one. Those hubs have direct and indirect impacts on the overlapping traffic functionalities, the environment, public health, community wellbeing, and the local economy. This study proposes a new rating system, the Holistic Intersection Rating System (HIRS), aimed at appraising signalized intersections from a more inclusive viewpoint. This appraisal covers traffic functionality, sustainability, and public health and community wellbeing. This rating system can be used as a guide to conceive, plan, or design new intersections or revamp existing ones. HIRS rates signalized urban intersections based on the level of use of relevant enabling technologies, and the physical and operational designs that allow those intersections to operate holistically, thus leading to a more human-centric and sustainable operational performance. HIRS was validated using a panel of experts in construction, transportation, and public health. The Relative Importance Index (RII) method was used to weigh the HIRS features. The rating system was piloted on a sample of 20 intersections in different cities in the UAE. The results revealed glaring gaps in services to or the consideration of pedestrians, cyclists, and nearby households. The sample intersections scored a mean of 32% on the public health and community wellbeing section, 37% on the pedestrian subsection, and 15% on the cyclist subsection. Such relatively low scores serve as indicators of areas for improvements, and if mapped to their specific features and their relative weights, specific physical and operations designs and technology integration can be identified as actionable items for inclusion in plans and/or designs.

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Can interaction with informal urban green space reduce depression levels? An analysis of potted street gardens in Tangier, Morocco

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review

Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review

Urban Green Spaces in Africa: A Bibliometric Analysis

A Holistic Intersection Rating System (HIRS)—A Novel Methodology to Measure the Holistic Operational Performance of Signalized Urban Intersections

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