Value of urban green spaces in promoting healthy living and wellbeing: Prospects for planning

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-137

  Lee, Andrew Chee Keng ^a   Jordan, Hannah C ^a   Horsley, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public health; Public open space; Urban green space; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

STORM WATER;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CITY PLANNING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EXERCISE; FLOODING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN GREEN SPACE; URBAN HEAD ISLAND; WELLBEING;

EID: 84940978562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S61654     Document Type: Review

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