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Green space in health research : An overview of common indicators of greenness
Vilcins, Dwan Sly, Peter D. Scarth, Peter Mavoa, Suzanne
Vilcins, Dwan
Sly, Peter D.
Scarth, Peter
Mavoa, Suzanne
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
Date
2022
Type
Journal article
Journal
Reviews on Environmental Health
Book
Volume
Issue
Page Range
1-11
Article Number
ACU Department
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Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
Notes
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/