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dc.contributor.authorRuijsbroek, Annemarie
dc.contributor.authorDroomers, Mariël
dc.contributor.authorKruize, Hanneke
dc.contributor.authorvan Kempen, Elise
dc.contributor.authorGidlow, Christopher J
dc.contributor.authorHurst, Gemma
dc.contributor.authorAndrusaityte, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorNieuwenhuijsen, Mark J
dc.contributor.authorMaas, Jolanda
dc.contributor.authorHardyns, Wim
dc.contributor.authorStronks, Karien
dc.contributor.authorGroenewegen, Peter P
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-06T13:15:47Z
dc.date.available2018-02-06T13:15:47Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-08
dc.identifier.citationDoes the Health Impact of Exposure to Neighbourhood Green Space Differ between Population Groups? An Explorative Study in Four European Cities. 2017, 14 (6) Int J Environ Res Public Healthen
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.pmid28594390
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph14060618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10029/621308
dc.description.abstractIt has been suggested that certain residents, such as those with a low socioeconomic status, the elderly, and women, may benefit more from the presence of neighbourhood green space than others. We tested this hypothesis for age, gender, educational level, and employment status in four European cities. Data were collected in Barcelona (Spain; n = 1002), Kaunas (Lithuania; n = 989), Doetinchem (The Netherlands; n = 847), and Stoke-on-Trent (UK; n = 933) as part of the EU-funded PHENOTYPE project. Surveys were used to measure mental and general health, individual characteristics, and perceived neighbourhood green space. Additionally, we used audit data about neighbourhood green space. In Barcelona, there were positive associations between neighbourhood green space and general health among low-educated residents. In the other cities and for the other population groups, there was little evidence that the association between health and neighbourhood green space differed between population groups. Overall, our study does not support the assumption that the elderly, women, and residents who are not employed full-time benefit more from neighbourhood green space than others. Only in the highly urbanised city of Barcelona did the low-educated group benefit from neighbourhood green spaces. Perhaps neighbourhood green spaces are more important for the health of low-educated residents in particularly highly urbanised areas.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to International journal of environmental research and public healthen
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshCities
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshEnvironment Design
dc.subject.meshEthnic Groups
dc.subject.meshEurope
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshParks, Recreational
dc.subject.meshPopulation Groups
dc.subject.meshResidence Characteristics
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.meshSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.titleDoes the Health Impact of Exposure to Neighbourhood Green Space Differ between Population Groups? An Explorative Study in Four European Cities.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.journalInt J Environ Res Public Health 2017; 14(6):618en
html.description.abstractIt has been suggested that certain residents, such as those with a low socioeconomic status, the elderly, and women, may benefit more from the presence of neighbourhood green space than others. We tested this hypothesis for age, gender, educational level, and employment status in four European cities. Data were collected in Barcelona (Spain; n = 1002), Kaunas (Lithuania; n = 989), Doetinchem (The Netherlands; n = 847), and Stoke-on-Trent (UK; n = 933) as part of the EU-funded PHENOTYPE project. Surveys were used to measure mental and general health, individual characteristics, and perceived neighbourhood green space. Additionally, we used audit data about neighbourhood green space. In Barcelona, there were positive associations between neighbourhood green space and general health among low-educated residents. In the other cities and for the other population groups, there was little evidence that the association between health and neighbourhood green space differed between population groups. Overall, our study does not support the assumption that the elderly, women, and residents who are not employed full-time benefit more from neighbourhood green space than others. Only in the highly urbanised city of Barcelona did the low-educated group benefit from neighbourhood green spaces. Perhaps neighbourhood green spaces are more important for the health of low-educated residents in particularly highly urbanised areas.


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