The relationship between urban green space and social health of individuals: A scoping review

Huang, Wenwen; Lin, Guanyang

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127969

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“…A key motivator and a frequently cited preference for greenspace use is to appreciate its beauty. 161 A growing body of work posits that appreciating the beauty of natural spaces is vital in deriving the well-being benefits associated with connecting to nature, 147 and that spending time in nature outside residential neighborhoods may have salutary effects on cardiovascular health.…”

Section: Compendium On Environmental Impacts On Cardiovascular Health...mentioning

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Greenspaces And Cardiovascular Health

Keith,

Hart,

Bhatnagar

2024

Circulation Research

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Accumulating evidence suggests that living in areas of high surrounding greenness or even brief exposures to areas of high greenery is conducive to cardiovascular health, which may be related to the environmental, social, psychological, and physiological benefits of greenspaces. Recent data from multiple cross-sectional, longitudinal, and cohort studies suggest that living in areas of high surrounding greenness is associated with a lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. High levels of neighborhood greenery have been linked also to a decrease in the burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors as reflected by lower rates of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes. Those who live in greener environments report better mental health and more frequent social interactions, which can benefit cardiovascular health as well. In this narrative review, we discuss evidence linking greenspaces to cardiovascular health as well as the potential mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of greenspaces, including the impact of vegetation on air, noise and light pollution, ambient temperature, physical activity, mental health, and biodiversity. We review literature on the beneficial effects of acute and chronic exposure to nature on cardiovascular disease risk factors, inflammation and immune function, and we highlight the potential cardiovascular effects of biogenic volatile organic compounds that are emitted by trees and shrubs. We identify current knowledge gaps in this area and underscore the need for additional population studies to understand more clearly and precisely the link between greenness and health. Such understanding is urgently needed to fully redeem the promise of greenspaces in preventing adverse environmental exposures, mitigating the effects of climate change, and creating healthier living environments.

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Section: Compendium On Environmental Impacts On Cardiovascular Health...mentioning

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Greenspaces And Cardiovascular Health

Keith,

Hart,

Bhatnagar

2024

Circulation Research

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“…A systematic review highlighted that enhancing residents' perception of urban green spaces boosts their usage, thereby increasing social interaction opportunities. Despite inconsistencies in the findings of some studies regarding physical characteristics, amenities, maintenance, safety, accessibility, aesthetics, and usage patterns consistently have a significant impact on social health [55]. This perspective was reinforced by a recent review, affirming that physical features, perceptions, and usage of green spaces directly influence social interactions, with factors like perceived greenness, proximity, and safety being more indicative than objective environmental measures [56].…”

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The Role of Urban Parks in Promoting Social Interaction of Older Adults in China

Cui,

Maliki,

Wang

2024

Sustainability

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Urban parks play a crucial role in enhancing the social interactions of older adults. However, despite the broad recognition of urban parks’ benefits, there is a notable gap in research focusing on their role in promoting social interactions, particularly in Asia. This study explores the effects of personal, social, and physical factors and park use patterns on older adults’ social interactions. Survey data from 589 older adults aged 50 years or older were collected through face-to-face and online questionnaires and were analyzed using a hierarchical multiple regression model. The results showed that personal factors, social factors, physical factors, and park use patterns explained 10.8%, 8.2%, 9.4%, and 2.3% of the total variance in park social interactions, respectively. Key factors like gender, health status, social cohesion, features, conditions, accessibility, and park use patterns were found to significantly influence these interactions. This study provides empirical evidence to support the important role of urban parks in facilitating social interactions among older adults and contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex factors affecting these interactions. To meet the needs of older adults and maximize the social health benefits, these prominent factors should be emphasized in policy development and interventions, integrating older adults’ perceptions and personal experiences.

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“…People's sensory organs, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin, etc., obtain different experiences through receiving stimulation from the physical environment, thus generating a subjective understanding of the physical environment and different psychological feelings [38][39][40][41].UGBS can help with residents' well-being and promote their physical and mental health; the physical environment plays an important role, especially natural landscape elements such as vegetation and water, which can significantly improve residents' satisfaction [42,43]. However, as an increasing number of people are concentrated in cities or metropolitan areas, urban landscapes are filled with artificial elements, such as construction and transportation; people have increasingly lower contact with nature in daily life, and work stress in urban life has also contributed to a high incidence of public health events, including some psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety [44][45][46]. A lack of long-term outdoor exercise also increases the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, obesity, dementia, and some cancers.…”

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“…Currently, NLP is widely used in many fields, such as machine translation, spam detection, and medical information extraction [45,86,87]. However, little research has been conducted on public opinions on the UGBS.…”

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Sustainable Urban Green Blue Space (UGBS) and Public Participation: Integrating Multisensory Landscape Perception from Online Reviews

Zhang

Ning³

et al. 2023

Land

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The integration of multisensory-based public subjective perception into planning, management, and policymaking is of great significance for the sustainable development and protection of UGBS. Online reviews are a suitable data source for this issue, which includes information about public sentiment, perception of the physical environment, and sensory description. This study adopts the deep learning method to obtain effective information from online reviews and found that in 105 major sites of Tokyo (23 districts), the public overall perception level is not balanced. Rich multi-sense will promote the perception level, especially hearing and somatosensory senses that have a higher positive prediction effect than vision, and overall perception can start improving by optimizing these two senses. Even if only one adverse sense exists, it will seriously affect the perception level, such as bad smell and noise. Optimizing the physical environment by adding natural elements for different senses is conducive to overall perception. Sensory maps can help to quickly find areas that require improvement. This study provides a new method for rapid multisensory analysis and complementary public participation for specific situations, which helps to increase the well-being of UGBS and give play to its multi-functionality.

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The relationship between urban green space and social health of individuals: A scoping review

Cited by 16 publications

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Greenspaces And Cardiovascular Health

Greenspaces And Cardiovascular Health

The Role of Urban Parks in Promoting Social Interaction of Older Adults in China

Sustainable Urban Green Blue Space (UGBS) and Public Participation: Integrating Multisensory Landscape Perception from Online Reviews

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