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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1002/pan3.10529 |
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| Title (Primary) | How do different types and characteristics of green space impact mental health? A scoping review |
| Author | Beute, F.; Marselle, M.R.; Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Andreucci, M.B.; Lammel, A.; Davies, Z.G.; Glanville, J.; Keune, H.; O'Brien, L.; Remmen, R.; Russo, A.; de Vries, S. |
| Source Titel | People and Nature |
| Year | 2023 |
| Department | ESS |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Page From | 1839 |
| Page To | 1876 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Data and Software links | https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2CEAH |
| Supplements | https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10529 |
| Keywords | biodiversity; gardens; green space quality; green space types; mental wellbeing; parks; trees |
| Abstract | 1. Green space matters for mental health but is under constant pressure in an in-creasingly urbanising world. Often there is little space available in cities for green areas, so it is vital to optimise the design and usage of these available green spaces. To achieve this, experts in planning, design and nature conservation need to know which types and characteristics of green spaces are most beneficial for residents' mental health. 2. A scoping review of studies that compare different green space types and char-acteristics on mental health was conducted. A total of 215 (experimental, obser-vational and qualitative) papers were included in the scoping review. 3. This review highlights a high level of heterogeneity in study design, geographi-cal locations, mental health outcomes and green space measures. Few of the in-cluded studies were specifically designed to enable direct comparisons between green space types and characteristics (e.g. between parks and forests). The in-cluded studies have predominantly experimental research designs looking at the effects of short-term exposure to green space on short-term mental health out-comes (e.g. affect and physiological stress). More studies enabled only indirect comparisons, either within the same study or between different studies. 4. Analysis of the direction of the mental health outcomes (positive, neutral, nega-tive) from exposure to various types and characteristics of green space found positive (i.e. beneficial) effects across all green space types. However, green space characteristics did appear to render more diverse effects on mental health, which is especially the case for vegetation characteristics (e.g. higher vegetation density can be negative for mental health). 5. The scoping review reveals gaps in the present evidence base, with a specific need for more studies directly comparing green space types and characteristics within the same study. Proposed future research directions include the use of longitudinal research designs focusing on green space characteristics, considering actual exposure and systematically addressing heterogeneity in factors influenc-ing the relation between green spaces and mental health (e.g. type of interaction, user experience). |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=27895 |
| Beute, F., Marselle, M.R., Olszewska-Guizzo, A., Andreucci, M.B., Lammel, A., Davies, Z.G., Glanville, J., Keune, H., O'Brien, L., Remmen, R., Russo, A., de Vries, S. (2023): How do different types and characteristics of green space impact mental health? A scoping review People Nat. 5 (6), 1839 - 1876 10.1002/pan3.10529 |
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