While local-area greenspace is associated with reduced symptoms of mental distress and greater life satisfaction, most previous research has measured the amount of local-area greenspace within administrative boundaries, and found mixed results for associations between greenspace and multidimensional mental wellbeing.
[2] The study was designed to examine whether the amount of greenspace within a radius of individuals’ homes was associated with mental wellbeing, testing the government guideline that greenspace should be available within 300 m of homes.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/spatial-analysis-proximate-greenspace-and-mental-wellbeing-london
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/proximate-greenspace-mental-health.pdf
[3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622818312384?via%3Dihub
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/victoria-houlden
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jo%C3%A3o-porto-de-albuquerque
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/scott-weich-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/applied-geography
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-spaces
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-habitat
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/london
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
