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Synthesize scientific evidence regarding the health benefits of urban green spaces and evaluate whether observed associations reflect causal relationships.

September 10, 2010Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence

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ALAndrew LeeBroad Institute RMRavi MaheswaranUniversity of Sheffield

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Literature review reveals beneficial health effects of green space in urban populations, suggesting landscape redesign alone cannot resolve underlying health determinants.

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Synthesize scientific evidence regarding the health benefits of urban green spaces and evaluate whether observed associations reflect causal relationships.
Literature review analyzing published empirical studies on green space exposure and health outcomes in urban settings.
Most evaluated studies reported consistent associations supporting the beneficial health effects of urban green space exposure.
Definitive causal links remain difficult to establish because urban health outcomes depend on complex, multifaceted social and physical determinants.

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Lee et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dcc34e7873f5f05b133bd0 https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdq068

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Literature review reveals beneficial health effects of green space in urban populations, suggesting landscape redesign alone cannot resolve underlying health determinants.

The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence

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