Residential Surrounding Greenness, Self-Rated Health and Interrelations with Aspects of Neighborhood Environment and Social Relations

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 158-169

  Orban, Ester ^a   Sutcliffe, Robynne ^a   Dragano, Nico ^b   Jöckel, Karl Heinz ^a   Moebus, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

NDVI; Neighborhood satisfaction; Self rated health; Social capital; Surrounding greenness

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN HEALTH;

AGED; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PLANTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 85010988814     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-016-0112-3     Document Type: Article

References (60)

1. Yen IH, Michael YL, Perdue L. Neighborhood environment in studies of health of older adults. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37(5): 455–463. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2009.06.022.
2. World Health Organization. Environment and health risks: a review of the influence and effects of social inequalities. 2010. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/78069/E93670.pdf. Accessed 28 Oct 2016.
3. Maas J. Green space, urbanity, and health: how strong is the relation? J Epidemiol Community Health. 2006; 60(7): 587–592. doi:10.1136/jech.2005.043125.
4. de Vries S, Verheij RA, Groenewegen PP, Spreeuwenberg P. Natural environments—healthy environments? An exploratory analysis of the relationship between greenspace and health. Environ Plan A. 2003; 35(10): 1717–1731. doi:10.1068/a35111.
5. Mitchell R, Popham F. Greenspace, urbanity and health: relationships in England. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007; 61(8): 681–683. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.053553.
6. Lee ACK, Maheswaran R. The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence. J Public Health. 2011; 33(2): 212–222. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdq068.
7. Braubach M. Residential conditions and their impact on residential environment satisfaction and health: results of the WHO large analysis and review of European housing and health status (LARES) study. Int J Environ Pollut. 2007; 30(3/4): 384–403.
8. Hartig T, Mitchell R, de Vries S, Frumkin H. Nature and health. Annu Rev Public Health. 2014; 35(1): 207–228. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182443.
9. Gascon M, Triguero-Mas M, Martínez D, et al. Residential green spaces and mortality: a systematic review. Environ Int. 2016; 86: 60–67. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2015.10.013.
10. Wolch JR, Byrne J, Newell JP. Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: the challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’. Landsc Urban Plan. 2014; 125: 234–244. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.01.017.
11. Poortinga W, Dunstan FD, Fone DL. Perceptions of the neighbourhood environment and self rated health: a multilevel analysis of the Caerphilly Health and Social Needs Study. BMC Public Health. 2007; 7(1): 285. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-285.
12. Lee J, Park J, Kim M. Social and physical environments and self-rated health in urban and rural communities in Korea. IJERPH. 2015; 12(11): 14329–14341. doi:10.3390/ijerph121114329.
13. Chuang Y, Chuang K, Yang T. Social cohesion matters in health. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2013;12(87). http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/12/1/87. Accessed 28 Oct 2016.
14. Reblin M, Uchino BN. Social and emotional support and its implication for health. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2008; 21(2): 201–205. doi:10.1097/YCO.0b013e3282f3ad89.
15. Umberson D, Montez JK. Social relationships and health: a flashpoint for health policy. J Health Soc Behav. 2010; 51(1 Suppl): S54. doi:10.1177/0022146510383501.
16. Coleman JS. Social capital in the creation of human capital. Am J Sociol. 1988; 94: S95–S120.
17. Macintyre S, Ellaway A, Cummins S. Place effects on health: how can we conceptualise, operationalise and measure them? Soc Sci Med. 2002; 55(1): 125–139. doi:10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00214-3.
18. Groenewegen PP, van den Berg AE, Maas J, Verheij RA, de Vries S. Is a green residential environment better for health? If so, why? Ann Assoc Am Geogr. 2012; 102(5): 996–1003.
19. Maas J, van Dillen SM, Verheij RA, Groenewegen PP. Social contacts as a possible mechanism behind the relation between green space and health. Health Place. 2009; 15(2): 586–595. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.09.006.
20. Dadvand P, Bartoll X, Basagaña X, et al. Green spaces and general health: roles of mental health status, social support, and physical activity. Environ Int. 2016; 91: 161–167. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.029.
21. Sugiyama T, Leslie E, Giles-Corti B, Owen N. Associations of neighbourhood greenness with physical and mental health: do walking, social coherence and local social interaction explain the relationships? J Epidemiol Community Health. 2008; 62(5): e9. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.064287.
22. Ulrich RS. View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. Science. 1984; 224(4647): 420–421.
23. Kaplan R. Nature of the view from home: psychological benefits. Environ Behav. 2001; 33(4): 507–542.
24. Honold J, Lakes T, Beyer R, van der Meer E. Restoration in urban spaces: nature views from home, greenways, and public parks. Environ Behav. 2016; 48(6): 796–825. doi:10.1177/0013916514568556.
25. Ulrich RS, Simons RF, Losito BD, Fiorito E, Miles MA, Zelson M. Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments. J Environ Psychol. 1991; 11(3): 201–230. doi:10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80184-7.
26. Schmermund A, Möhlenkamp S, Stang A, et al. Assessment of clinically silent atherosclerotic disease and established and novel risk factors for predicting myocardial infarction and cardiac death in healthy middle-aged subjects: rationale and design of the Heinz Nixdorf RECALL Study. Am Heart J. 2002; 144(2): 212–218. doi:10.1067/mhj.2002.123579.
27. Stang A, Moebus S, Dragano N, et al. Baseline recruitment and analyses of nonresponse of the Heinz Nixdorf recall study: identifiability of phone numbers as the major determinant of response. Eur J Epidemiol. 2005; 20(6): 489–496. doi:10.1007/s10654-005-5529-z.
28. Rhew IC, Vander Stoep A, Kearney A, Smith NL, Dunbar MD. Validation of the normalized difference vegetation index as a measure of neighborhood greenness. Ann Epidemiol. 2011; 21(12): 946–952. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.09.001.
29. Weier J, Herring D. Measuring Vegetation (NDVI & EVI). http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ MeasuringVegetation/printall.php. Accessed 28 Oct 2016.
30. Hystad P, Davies HW, Frank L, et al. Residential greenness and birth outcomes: evaluating the influence of spatially correlated built-environment factors. Environ Health Perspect. 2014. doi:10.1289/ehp.1308049.
31. Manor O, Matthews S, Power C. Dichotomous or categorical response? Analysing self-rated health and lifetime social class. Int J Epidemiol. 2000; 29(1): 149–157. doi:10.1093/ije/29.1.149.
32. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. International standard classification of education ISCED 1997. English edition.—Re-edition. Montreal, QC: UNESCO-UIS; 2006.
33. Dragano N, Hoffmann B, Stang A, et al. Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and neighbourhood deprivation in an urban region. Eur J Epidemiol. 2009; 24(1): 25–35. doi:10.1007/s10654-008-9292-9.
34. Dadvand P, Sunyer J, Basagaña X, et al. Surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in four Spanish birth cohorts. Environ Health Perspect. 2012; 120(10): 1481–1487. doi:10.1289/ehp.1205244.
35. James P, Banay RF, Hart JE, Laden F. A review of the health benefits of greenness. Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2015; 2(2): 131–142. doi:10.1007/s40471-015-0043-7.
36. Jorgensen A, Gobster PH. Shades of green: measuring the ecology of urban green space in the context of human health and well-being. Nature and Culture. 2010;5(3). doi:10.3167/nc.2010.050307.
37. van den Berg M, van Poppel M, van Kamp I, et al. Visiting green space is associated with mental health and vitality: a cross-sectional study in four European cities. Health Place. 2016; 38: 8–15. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.01.003.
38. Maas J, Verheij RA, Spreeuwenberg P, Groenewegen PP. Physical activity as a possible mechanism behind the relationship between green space and health: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health. 2008; 8(1): 206. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-206.
39. Triguero-Mas M, Dadvand P, Cirach M, et al. Natural outdoor environments and mental and physical health: relationships and mechanisms. Environ Int. 2015; 77: 35–41. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2015.01.012.
40. Thompson Coon J, Boddy K, Stein K, Whear R, Barton J, Depledge MH. Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? A systematic review. Environ Sci Technol. 2011; 45(5): 1761–1772. doi:10.1021/es102947t.
41. Wilson EO. Biophilia. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press; 1984.
42. Grinde B, Patil GG. Biophilia: does visual contact with nature impact on health and well-being? IJERPH. 2009; 6(9): 2332–2343. doi:10.3390/ijerph6092332.
43. Gullone E. The biophilia hypothesis and life in the 21st century: increasing mental health or increasing pathology? J Happiness Stud. 2000; 1: 293–321.
44. Hur M, Nasar JL, Chun B. Neighborhood satisfaction, physical and perceived naturalness and openness. J Environ Psychol. 2010; 30(1): 52–59. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.05.005.
45. de Jong K, Albin M, Skärbäck E, Grahn P, Björk J. Perceived green qualities were associated with neighborhood satisfaction, physical activity, and general health: results from a cross-sectional study in suburban and rural Scania, southern Sweden. Health Place. 2012; 18(6): 1374–1380. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.07.001.
46. Lee S, Ellis CD, Kweon B, Hong S. Relationship between landscape structure and neighborhood satisfaction in urbanized areas. Landsc Urban Plan. 2008; 85(1): 60–70.
47. Nettle D, Colléony A, Cockerill M, Moreno Y. Variation in cooperative behaviour within a single city. PLoS One. 2011; 6(10): e26922. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026922.
48. Hill JM, Jobling R, Pollet TV, Nettle D. Social capital across urban neighborhoods: a comparison of self-report and observational data. Evol Behav Sci. 2014; 8(2): 59–69. doi:10.1037/h0099131.
49. de Vries S, van Dillen SM, Groenewegen PP, Spreeuwenberg P. Streetscape greenery and health: stress, social cohesion and physical activity as mediators. Soc Sci Med. 2013; 94: 26–33. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.030.
50. Fan Y, Das KV, Chen Q. Neighborhood green, social support, physical activity, and stress: assessing the cumulative impact. Health Place. 2011; 17(6): 1202–1211. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.008.
51. Kweon B, Sullivan WC, Wiley AR. Green common spaces and the social integration of inner-city older adults. Environ Behav. 1998; 30(6): 832–858.
52. Oshio T, Urakawa K. Neighbourhood satisfaction, self-rated health, and psychological attributes: a multilevel analysis in Japan. J Environ Psychol. 2012; 32(4): 410–417. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.07.003.
53. Collins PA, Hayes MV, Oliver LN. Neighbourhood quality and self-rated health: a survey of eight suburban neighbourhoods in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area. Health Place. 2009; 15(1): 156–164. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.03.008.
54. Siahpush M, Spittal M, Singh GK. Happiness and life satisfaction prospectively predict self-rated health, physical health, and the presence of limiting, long-term health conditions. Am J Health Promot. 2008; 23(1): 18–26. doi:10.4278/ajhp.061023137.
55. Diez-Roux AV. Neighborhoods and health: where are we and were do neighborhoods and health: where are we and where do we go from here? Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 2007; 55(1): 13–21.
56. Wu S, Wang R, Zhao Y, et al. The relationship between self-rated health and objective health status: a population-based study. BMC Public Health. 2013; 13(1): 320. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-320.
57. Wheeler BW, Lovell R, Higgins SL, et al. Beyond greenspace: an ecological study of population general health and indicators of natural environment type and quality. Int J Health Geogr. 2015; 14(1): 11. doi:10.1186/s12942-015-0009-5.
58. McCracken DS, Allen DA, Gow AJ. Associations between urban greenspace and health-related quality of life in children. Preventive Med Reports. 2016; 3: 211–221. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.01.013.
59. Ward JS, Duncan JS, Jarden A, Stewart T. The impact of children’s exposure to greenspace on physical activity, cognitive development, emotional wellbeing, and ability to appraise risk. Health Place. 2016; 40: 44–50. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.015.
60. Markevych I, Thiering E, Fuertes E, et al. A cross-sectional analysis of the effects of residential greenness on blood pressure in 10-year old children: results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies. BMC Public Health. 2014; 14(1): 4086. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-477.