Health

Green and blue spaces and behavioral development in Barcelona schoolchildren: The BREATHE Project

Green spaces have been associated with improved mental health in children; however, available epidemiological evidence on their impact on child behavioral development is scarce. The objective of the study was to investigate the impact of contact with green spaces and blue spaces (beaches) on indicators of behavioral development and symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in schoolchildren.

Publication Date: 
18/09/2014
Elmira Amoly, Payam Dadvand, Joan Forns & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-33
Tags:
Green Spaces, Child Health, Mental Health, Spain, Beaches, Lifestyles
Water Resources

Green infrastructure guide for water management: ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

A new Green Infrastructure (GI) guide, launched at World Water Week, is set to raise much needed awareness of the benefits of GI solutions for water resources management, says the UNEP.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
UNEP
Tags:
Water Management, Water Resources, Water Supply, Water Quality, Extreme Weather Events, Ecosystem Services, Wetland Conservation, Afforestation, Green Spaces, Water Harvesting, India, Global
Environment

Green spaces under threat from planning system and funding crisis

Coalition of UK's leading environmental groups warn there may be "little or no money" left for the upkeep of Britain's green spaces and parks by 2020 due to funding cuts

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Telegraph (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Environment, Green Spaces, Wildlife, Forests, United Kingdom (UK), Europe, Energy Efficiency
Environment

UK political parties urged to include green pledges in election manifestos

Campaigners including National Trust and Greenpeace ask politicians to demonstrate their commitment to the environment.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Edie (UK)
Tags:
Environment, Politics, United Kingdom (UK), Europe, Economy, Wildlife, Green Spaces, Greenpeace, European Union (EU)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Clean up your local park and get a council tax rebate, suggests thinktank

Policy Exchange says 'green guardians' could help stem deterioration of green spaces under threat from spending cuts

Publication Date: 
21/08/2014
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Green Spaces, United Kingdom (UK), Sanitation, Habitat And Urbanisation, European Union (EU)
Health

Evaluation of the impact of a school gardening intervention on children’s fruit and vegetable intake: a randomised controlled trial

Current academic literature suggests that school gardening programmes can provide an interactive environment with the potential to change children’s fruit and vegetable intake. This is the first cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) designed to evaluate whether a school gardening programme can have an effect on children’s fruit and vegetable intake.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2014
Meaghan S Christian, Charlotte EL Evans, Camilla Nykjaer & et al
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
1-15
Tags:
Green Spaces, Education, Child Health, Nutrition, Vegetables, Consumption Patterns, United Kingdom (UK)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding green trees in the area in and around Uday Shankar Park, Delhi are being cut indiscriminately and without permission for the purpose of raising constructions on the same, 11/08/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Greater Kailash - II Welfare Association V/s South Delhi Municipal Corporation dated 11/08/2014 regarding green trees in the area in and around Uday Shankar Park, Delhi are being cut indiscriminately and without permission for the purpose of raising constructions on the same.

Previous Orders .

Judgement Date: 
11/08/2014
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Green Spaces, Trees, Delhi, Municipal Corporation, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Deforestation
Forests

Sequential restoration of urban green space in tropical dry forest region: Kulish Smriti Van, Jaipur Rajasthan, India

Creating functional urban green spaces is necessary for ecological, economic and social sustainability of urban systems. Full range of benefits of urban green spaces, however, can only be realized with the developing or enriching the vegetation with native pool of species. Yet, this reality has seldom been achieved.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Deep Narayan Pandey, Neha Pandey Prakash
Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Green Spaces, Tropical Forests, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Ecology, Urbanisation
Forests

Sydney and Melbourne have least tree cover of biggest Australian cities

Hobart is 59% covered by tree canopies but building demand means the big two are bottom with 15% and 13%

Publication Date: 
17/07/2014
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Forests, Australia, Trees, Green Spaces
Forests

Guidelines for conservation, development and management of urban greens

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has prepared a draft guidelines for conservation, development and management of urban greens. Cities and towns are emerging as centres of domestic and international investments where most of the commercial activities take place.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Ministry of Environment, Forests and CIimate Change
Tags:
Green Spaces, Forests, India, Trees, Urban Environment

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