Multiple pathways link urban green- and bluespace to mental health in young adults

Environmental Research

Volumn 166, Issue , 2018, Pages 223-233

  Dzhambov, Angel M ^a   Markevych, Iana ^b,c   Hartig, Terry ^d   Tilov, Boris ^a,e   Arabadzhiev, Zlatoslav ^f   Stoyanov, Drozdstoj ^f   Gatseva, Penka ^a   Dimitrova, Donka D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e University of Agribusiness and Rural Development   (Bulgaria)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Annoyance; Greenness; Physical activity; Restoration; Social cohesion; Traffic noise; Water

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; GREENSPACE; MENTAL HEALTH; NDVI; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH WORK; SAMPLING; VEGETATION COVER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; YOUNG ADULT; BULGARIA; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HOUSING;

BULGARIA; PLOVDIV;

BULGARIA; CITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85048100200     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.004     Document Type: Article

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