Within what distance does “greenness” best predict physical health? A systematic review of articles with gis buffer analyses across the lifespan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Browning, Matthew ^a   Lee, Kangjae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffers; Geographic Information System (GIS); Green space; Greenness; Health outcomes; Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI); Park; Physical health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PROSPECT; GIS; GREENSPACE; GUIDELINE; HEALTH STATUS; NDVI; VEGETATION COVER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GREENNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; PREDICTION; RECREATIONAL PARK; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETATION; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; RECREATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOUSING; HUMANS; RECREATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85021453783     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14070675     Document Type: Review

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