A5063141597- Urban Green Space and Health
- Noise Effects and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
- Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
2021-2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
2022-2024
University of British Columbia
2016-2024
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2021-2024
Natural Resources Institute Finland
2024
Barcelona Biomedical Research Park
2021-2023
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
2023
International Union for Conservation of Nature (Guinea-Bissau)
2023
UNSW Sydney
2023
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2021-2022
Abstract Living near, recreating in, and feeling psychologically connected to, the natural world are all associated with better mental health, but many exposure-related questions remain. Using data from an 18-country survey ( n = 16,307) we explored associations between multiple measures of health (positive well-being, distress, depression/anxiety medication use) and: (a) exposures (residential/recreational visits) to different settings (green/inland-blue/coastal-blue spaces); (b) nature...
Introduction Proximity and access to water have long been central human culture accordingly deliver countless societal benefits. Over 200 million people live on Europe's coastline, aquatic environments are the top recreational destination in region. In terms of public health, interactions with ‘blue space’ (eg, coasts, rivers, lakes) often considered solely risk drowning, microbial pollution). Exposure blue space can, however, promote health well-being prevent disease, although underlying...
In this study, the aim was to develop and test an urban green space indicator for public health, as proposed by World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office Europe, in order support health environmental policies.We defined of accessibility a proportion population living within certain distance from boundary. We developed Geographic Information System (GIS)-based method tested it three case studies Malmö, Sweden; Kaunas, Lithuania; Utrecht, The Netherlands. Land use data GIS Urban Atlas...
Abstract Nature-based Solutions are recognised for their potential to address the biodiversity and climate crises, less extensively, other societal challenges. However, this nature-society relationship is becoming more important as available food water resources, income, human health, increasingly impacted by environmental changes. Here, we utilise seven major challenges addressed according International Union Conservation of Nature, identify primary themes research landscape from 1990-2021....
Urban natural spaces have gained increasing attention in the public health agenda due to their reported association with better outcomes. Improved measurement of urban and a understanding relative effects different types space socio-geographical contexts are required optimize evidence for planning. This case study Metro Vancouver examines relationships between accessibility exposure metrics, distribution land cover across an urban-rural gradient, correlation area-level marginalization. Local...
Diabetes is among the most prevalent non-communicable diseases causing significant morbidity and mortality globally. The aetiology disease development of diabetes are influenced by genetic, lifestyle, environmental factors. Due to an increasing number cases each year, it imperative improve understanding modifiable risk protective In this study we aimed analyse associations between built natural environment features prevalence; two major factors: physical activity obesity their mediation...
Rates of living alone, especially in more urbanised areas, are increasing across many industrialised countries, with associated increases feelings loneliness and poorer mental health. Recent studies have suggested that access to nature (e.g. parks green spaces) can reduce the stressors loneliness, partly through providing opportunities nurture personal relationships (relational restoration) engage normative community activities (collective restoration). Such associations might vary different...
Abstract The effects of ‘nature’ on mental health and subjective well-being have yet to be consistently integrated into ecosystem service models frameworks. To address this gap, we used data from an 18-country survey test a conceptual model integrating with services, initially proposed by Bratman et al. We analysed range individual contextual factors in the context 14,998 recreational visits blue spaces, outdoor environments which prominently feature water. Consistent model, outcomes were...
The role of neighbourhood nature in promoting good health is increasingly recognised policy and practice, but consistent evidence for the underlying mechanisms lacking. Heterogeneity exposure methods, outcome measures, population characteristics, little exploration recreational use or different types green blue space, multiple separate mediation models previous studies have limited our ability to synthesise findings draw clear conclusions. We examined pathways linking with general using a...
Abstract Exposure to natural environments is associated with a lower risk of common mental health disorders (CMDs), such as depression and anxiety, but we know little about nature-related motivations, practices experiences those already experiencing CMDs. We used data from an 18-country survey explore these issues (n = 18,838), taking self-reported doctor-prescribed medication for and/or anxiety indicator CMD ( n 2698, 14%). Intrinsic motivation visiting nature was high all, though slightly...
Green spaces are recognized for improving mental health, but what particular kind of nature is required yet not elucidated. This study explores the effect specific types recreational qualities on health. Longitudinal data (1999/2000 and 2005) from a public health survey was distributed to stratified sample (n = 24,945) Swedish population. People rural or suburban areas 9230) who had moved between baseline follow-up 1419) were studied. Individual geographic residence codes linked five...
Varied categorisations of residential distance to bluespace in population health studies make comparisons difficult. Using survey data from eighteen countries, we modelled relationships between blue spaces (coasts, lakes, and rivers), self-reported recreational visits these environments at least weekly, with penalised regression splines. We observed exponential declines visit probability increasing all three demonstrated the utility derived categorisations. These categories may be broadly...
Emerging studies have associated low greenspace and high air pollution exposure with risk of child attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Population-based are limited, however, joint effects rarely evaluated. We investigated associations ADHD incidence greenspace, pollution, noise in a population-based birth cohort. assembled cohort from administrative data births 2000 to 2001 (N ∼ 37,000) Metro Vancouver, Canada. was identified by hospital records, physician visits, prescriptions....