Green space in health research : An overview of common indicators of greenness
Journal article
Vilcins, Dwan, Sly, Peter D., Scarth, Peter and Mavoa, Suzanne. (2022). Green space in health research : An overview of common indicators of greenness. Reviews on Environmental Health. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2022-0083
Authors | Vilcins, Dwan, Sly, Peter D., Scarth, Peter and Mavoa, Suzanne |
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Abstract | Human environments influence human health in both positive and negative ways. Green space is considered an environmental exposure that confers benefits to human health and has attracted a high level of interest from researchers, policy makers, and increasingly clinicians. Green space has been associated with a range of health benefits, such as improvements in physical, mental, and social wellbeing. There are different sources, metrics and indicators of green space used in research, all of which measure different aspects of the environment. It is important that readers of green space research understand the terminology used in this field, and what the green space indicators used in the studies represent in the real world. This paper provides an overview of the major definitions of green space and the indicators used to assess exposure for health practitioners, public health researchers, and health policy experts who may be interested in understanding this field more clearly, either in the provision of public health-promoting services or to undertake research. |
Keywords | environmental health; fractional cover; green space; greenness; NDVI; open space; parklands; urban space |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Reviews on Environmental Health |
Journal citation | pp. 1-11 |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
ISSN | 0048-7554 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2022-0083 |
PubMed ID | 36372560 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85142420870 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2022-0083/html |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-11 |
Funder | Research Training Program Scholarship (RTP), Australian Government |
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | |
University of Melbourne | |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 14 Nov 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 29 Oct 2022 |
Deposited | 13 Sep 2023 |
Grant ID | 1121035 |
11012590 | |
Additional information |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z9w7/green-space-in-health-research-an-overview-of-common-indicators-of-greenness
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