Would You Be Happier Living in a Greener Urban Area? A Fixed-Effects Analysis of Panel Data

By M. White, Ian Alcock, Ben Wheeler, M. Depledge. Psychology Science, 2013

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science

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The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis (2014, background): “…from the environments in which we evolved in may be having a detrimental impact on our emotional well-being as exposure to nature is associated with increased happiness (Berman et al., 2008, 2012; Mayer et al., 2009; Nisbet and Zelenski, 2011; MacKerron and Mourato, 2013; White et al., 2013).”
Flourishing in nature: A review of the benefits of connecting with nature and its application as a wellbeing intervention (2015, background): “Moreover, in a longitudinal study that had over 10,000 U.K. residents (White et al., 2013), living in a greener urban area was associated with greater life satisfaction.”
The role of urban neighbourhood green space in children's emotional and behavioural resilience (2014, positive): “Finally, green space may impact on children via their parents (Maas, Verheij, Groenewegen, De Vries, & Spreeuwenberg, 2006; Sugiyama, Leslie, Giles-Corti, & Owen, 2008; White et al., 2013).”
Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies (2015, methodology): “3 shows seven studies reporting a significant positive association between quantity of green space in a buffer around the residence or in a small area and perceived mental health: five of them were judged as high-quality (Beyer et al., 2014; de Vries et al., 2003; Maas et al., 2009; Paquet et al., 2”
Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance (2017, background): “…studies – in which participants can be traced through greener and less green residential neighbourhoods – have already shown that moves to greener or more natural places are associated with improved mental health and wellbeing (Alcock et al., 2015; van den Bosch et al., 2015; White et al., 2013).”
Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda (2017, background): “…well-being, life satisfaction Ambrey 2016; Fleming et al. 2016; Larson et al. 2016; MacKerron and Mourato 2013; Van Herzele and de Vries 2012; White et al. 2013 5 Reduced aggression Bogar and Beyer 2016; Branas et al. 2011; Kuo and Sullivan 2001a, b; Troy et al. 2012; Younan et al. 2016 6…”
Does happiness data say urban parks are worth it? (2018, background): “Recently, scholars have become interested in the concept of individual subjective well-being, which is a comprehensive framework to address physical, psychological, and social indicators, that can be used to assess the impact of public goods, especially urban parks (Ambrey & Fleming, 2014; Loukaitou”
Mental Health Benefits of Long-Term Exposure to Residential Green and Blue Spaces: A Systematic Review (2015, background): “2013, The UK [20] Longitudinal Adults 12818 GHQ-12 Mental health and well-being Land-cover map % GS at CAU Increasing greenness ↓ risk of poor mental health ADHD/DMS-IV: ADHD symptom Criteria of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, 4th Edition; CAU level: Census area unit level; CES”