The contribution of local parks to neighbourhood social ties.

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Outcome-focused national park experience management: transforming participants, promoting social well-being, and fostering place attachment (2015, background): “Ka zmierczak (2013), for example, noted that seniors visited public green spaces in the UK for the shortest time, because public spaces evoked feelings of insecurity and concern for personal safety.”
Benefits of restoring ecosystem services in urban areas (2015, background): “Cognitive development in urban green areas includes the development and transmission of local ecological knowledge [52,54,55].”
Nature and health. (2014, background): “Arguably, local parks must be well maintained and provide attractive recreational facilities to realize their full potential in developing social ties (71).”
Mitigating and adapting to climate change: multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban infrastructure. (2014, background): “Opportunities to socialize in green areas may be particularly important for more vulnerable societal groups, e.g. the elderly, those in poor health, or those with young children that tend to have limited access to social networks (Kazmierczak, 2013).”