# Urban Green Space and Health

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/urban-green-space-and-health/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the impact of urban green space on public health, emphasizing the relationship between nature contact, biodiversity conservation, and mental wellbeing. It addresses environmental justice, ecosystem services, and the role of green spaces in promoting physical activity and stress relief. The research also delves into the community health benefits associated with access to urban green areas. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Environmental Science |
| OpenAlex ID | t10692 |
| Works | 179 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 179.

- [Tracking restoration in natural and urban field settings](https://scholariq.org/papers/tracking-restoration-in-natural-and-urban-field-settings/)
- [Mindfulness‐based stress reduction and health benefits: a meta‐analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-and-health-benefits-a-meta-analysis/)
- [Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda](https://scholariq.org/papers/nature-contact-and-human-health-a-research-agenda/)
- [The urban heat island and its impact on heat waves and human health in Shanghai](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-urban-heat-island-and-its-impact-on-heat-waves-and-human-health-in-shanghai/)
- [Nearby Nature](https://scholariq.org/papers/nearby-nature/)
- [Neighborhood Environment and Physical Activity Among Youth](https://scholariq.org/papers/neighborhood-environment-and-physical-activity-among-youth/)
- [Exposure to Neighborhood Green Space and Mental Health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin](https://scholariq.org/papers/exposure-to-neighborhood-green-space-and-mental-health-evidence-from-the-survey/)
- [Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/health-benefits-of-green-spaces-in-the-living-environment-a-systematic-review-of/)
- [Profiles of Airborne Fungi in Buildings and Outdoor Environments in the United States](https://scholariq.org/papers/profiles-of-airborne-fungi-in-buildings-and-outdoor-environments-in-the-united/)
- [Where do children usually play? A qualitative study of parents’ perceptions of influences on children's active free-play](https://scholariq.org/papers/where-do-children-usually-play-a-qualitative-study-of-parents-perceptions-of/)
- [Role of physical activity in the relationship between urban green space and health](https://scholariq.org/papers/role-of-physical-activity-in-the-relationship-between-urban-green-space-and/)
- [Green spaces and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/green-spaces-and-mortality-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-cohort/)
- [Built environment, physical activity, and obesity: What have we learned from reviewing the literature?](https://scholariq.org/papers/built-environment-physical-activity-and-obesity-what-have-we-learned-from/)
- [How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective - with implications for urban planning](https://scholariq.org/papers/how-can-vegetation-protect-us-from-air-pollution-a-critical-review-on-green/)
- [Fifty Shades of Green](https://scholariq.org/papers/fifty-shades-of-green/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 79.

- [Tracking restoration in natural and urban field settings](https://scholariq.org/papers/tracking-restoration-in-natural-and-urban-field-settings/)
- [Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda](https://scholariq.org/papers/nature-contact-and-human-health-a-research-agenda/)
- [Nearby Nature](https://scholariq.org/papers/nearby-nature/)
- [Exposure to Neighborhood Green Space and Mental Health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin](https://scholariq.org/papers/exposure-to-neighborhood-green-space-and-mental-health-evidence-from-the-survey/)
- [Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/health-benefits-of-green-spaces-in-the-living-environment-a-systematic-review-of/)
- [Where do children usually play? A qualitative study of parents’ perceptions of influences on children's active free-play](https://scholariq.org/papers/where-do-children-usually-play-a-qualitative-study-of-parents-perceptions-of/)
- [Role of physical activity in the relationship between urban green space and health](https://scholariq.org/papers/role-of-physical-activity-in-the-relationship-between-urban-green-space-and/)
- [Green spaces and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/green-spaces-and-mortality-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-cohort/)
- [How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective - with implications for urban planning](https://scholariq.org/papers/how-can-vegetation-protect-us-from-air-pollution-a-critical-review-on-green/)
- [Fifty Shades of Green](https://scholariq.org/papers/fifty-shades-of-green/)
- [The impact of interventions to promote physical activity in urban green space: A systematic review and recommendations for future research](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-impact-of-interventions-to-promote-physical-activity-in-urban-green-space-a/)
- [Neighborhood Environments and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mental Well-Being](https://scholariq.org/papers/neighborhood-environments-and-socioeconomic-inequalities-in-mental-well-being/)
- [Long-term exposure to residential green and blue spaces and anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study](https://scholariq.org/papers/long-term-exposure-to-residential-green-and-blue-spaces-and-anxiety-and/)
- [Redlines and Greenspace: The Relationship between Historical Redlining and 2010 Greenspace across the United States](https://scholariq.org/papers/redlines-and-greenspace-the-relationship-between-historical-redlining-and-2010/)
- [Slip! Slop! Slap! and SunSmart, 1980-2000: Skin Cancer Control and 20 Years of Population-Based Campaigning](https://scholariq.org/papers/slip-slop-slap-and-sunsmart-1980-2000-skin-cancer-control-and-20-years-of/)

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