Determining the health benefits of green space : does gentrification matter ?

Author

Cole, Helen

Triguero-Mas, Margarita

Connolly, James J. T.

Anguelovski, Isabelle

Publication date

2019

Abstract

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Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552


Urban green space is demonstrated to benefit human health. We evaluated whether neighborhood gentrification status matters when considering the health benefits of green space, and whether the benefits are received equitably across racial and socioeconomic groups. Greater exposure to active green space was significantly associated with lower odds of reporting fair or poor health, but only for those living in gentrifying neighborhoods. In gentrifying neighborhoods, only those with high education or high incomes benefited from neighborhood active green space. Structural interventions, such as new green space, should be planned and evaluated within the context of urban social inequity and change.

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subjects and keywords

Green space; Self-rated health; Gentrification; New York city; Socioeconomic class; Urban health

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Health & place ; (May 2019), p. 1-11

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open access

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