Determining the health benefits of green space: does gentrification matter?

Urban green space is demonstrated to benefit human health. We evaluated whether neighborhood gentrification status matters when considering the health benefits of green space, and whether the benefits are received equitably across racial and socioeconomic groups. Greater exposure to active green spa...

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Autores: Cole, Helen, Garcia Lamarca, Melisa, Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-, Connolly, James, Anguelovski, Isabelle
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/43372
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.02.001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gentrification
Green space
New York city
Self-rated health
Socioeconomic class
Urban health
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Sumario:Urban green space is demonstrated to benefit human health. We evaluated whether neighborhood gentrification status matters when considering the health benefits of green space, and whether the benefits are received equitably across racial and socioeconomic groups. Greater exposure to active green space was significantly associated with lower odds of reporting fair or poor health, but only for those living in gentrifying neighborhoods. In gentrifying neighborhoods, only those with high education or high incomes benefited from neighborhood active green space. Structural interventions, such as new green space, should be planned and evaluated within the context of urban social inequity and change.