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Research note : Residential distance and recreational visits to coastal and inland blue spaces in eighteen countries
Elliott, Lewis R. White, Mathew P. Grellier, James Garrett, Joanne K. Cirach, Marta Wheeler, Benedict W. Bratman, Gregory N. van den Bosch, Matilda A. Ojala, Ann Roiko, Anne
Elliott, Lewis R.
White, Mathew P.
Grellier, James
Garrett, Joanne K.
Cirach, Marta
Wheeler, Benedict W.
Bratman, Gregory N.
van den Bosch, Matilda A.
Ojala, Ann
Roiko, Anne
Abstract
Varied categorisations of residential distance to bluespace in population health studies make comparisons difficult. Using survey data from eighteen countries, we modelled relationships between residential distance to blue spaces (coasts, lakes, and rivers), and self-reported recreational visits to these environments at least weekly, with penalised regression splines. We observed exponential declines in visit probability with increasing distance to all three environments and demonstrated the utility of derived categorisations. These categories may be broadly applicable in future research where the assumed underlying mechanism between residential distance to a blue space and a health outcome is direct recreational contact.
Keywords
proximity, water, coast, lake, river, spline
Date
2020
Type
Journal article
Journal
Landscape and Urban Planning
Book
Volume
198
Issue
Page Range
1-6
Article Number
ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Open