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The association between green space and cause-specific mortality in urban New Zealand: an ecological analysis of green space utility

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Title
The association between green space and cause-specific mortality in urban New Zealand: an ecological analysis of green space utility
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BMC Public Health, May 2010
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-10-240
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Elizabeth Richardson, Jamie Pearce, Richard Mitchell, Peter Day, Simon Kingham

Abstract

There is mounting international evidence that exposure to green environments is associated with health benefits, including lower mortality rates. Consequently, it has been suggested that the uneven distribution of such environments may contribute to health inequalities. Possible causative mechanisms behind the green space and health relationship include the provision of physical activity opportunities, facilitation of social contact and the restorative effects of nature. In the New Zealand context we investigated whether there was a socioeconomic gradient in green space exposure and whether green space exposure was associated with cause-specific mortality (cardiovascular disease and lung cancer). We subsequently asked what is the mechanism(s) by which green space availability may influence mortality outcomes, by contrasting health associations for different types of green space.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 4 1%
United Kingdom 3 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Israel 1 <1%
New Zealand 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
Nigeria 1 <1%
Unknown 362 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 69 18%
Researcher 64 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 56 15%
Student > Bachelor 31 8%
Student > Postgraduate 20 5%
Other 55 15%
Unknown 80 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 64 17%
Social Sciences 59 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 40 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 15 4%
Psychology 15 4%
Other 70 19%
Unknown 112 30%
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