Advancing sustainability through urban green space: Cultural ecosystem services, equity, and social determinants of health

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Jennings, Viniece ^a   Larson, Lincoln ^b   Yun, Jessica ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Green space; Nature; Parks; Public health; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GREENSPACE; HEALTH IMPACT; PARK DESIGN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUSTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UNITED STATES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NATURAL SCIENCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URBAN HEALTH;

UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84957549161     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13020196     Document Type: Article

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