Research Note: Residential distance and recreational visits to coastal and inland blue spaces in eighteen countries

• DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103800
• Publication Date: 2020-03-18T23:31:40Z
• Authors: Lewis R. Elliott; Mathew P. White; James Grellier; Joanne K. Garrett; Marta Cirach; Benedict W. Wheeler; Gregory N. Bratman; Matilda A. van de...; Ann Ojala; Anne Roiko; Maria L. Lima; Aisling O'Connor; Mireia Gascon; Mark Nieuwenhuijsen; Lora E. Fleming
• Keywords: Distance decay

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 applicable future research where assumed underlying mechanism a space outcome is direct contact.