Entries tagged with 'greenspace'

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  1. Morbidity is related to a green living environment

    Due to increasing urbanisation people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health. This study investigates whether physician assessed morbidity is also related to green space in people's living environment. Jolanda Maas et al., J Epidemiol Community Health. Published Online First: 15 October 2009.

    from SHEBA on 15 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this

  2. Enhancing urban green space

    The existence of high quality urban green space contributes to wider Government objectives such as improved health, more sustainable neighbourhood renewal and better community cohesion, especially in more deprived communities.

    from National Audit Office on 02 March 2006 | Direct link | Comment on this