| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Gunnersbury Park | |
| Posted by: | Michael Fletcher | |
| Date/Time: | 08/11/08 23:11:00 |
| Hi Bela I think today's issue of the Lancet may be of interest to you. This article examines the connection between green space and health with respect to income inequality. It finds that living near green space improves mortality experience for all income groups. In particular it reduces mortality rates between least and most deprived. This is a very large study - 366,000 people in England between 2001-2005. I have referred to the article in a posting today Green Space and Health on brentfordtw8. There have been many previous studies of the relationship between health and green space - For quick summaries see:- http://www.themedguru.com/articles/green_spaces_bridge_health_gap_scottish_researchers-86116540.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7714950.stm There are many green articles which support the Gunjnersbury Park case from a people's health perspective:- "Health Evidence Base for the Mayor's Draft Cultural Strategy" Ben Case, Adam Coutts 2002 "Healthy Sustainable Communities What Works?" Ben Cave, Peter Molyneux, Adam Coutts 2004 (Ben Cave Associates) "Healthy Parks Healthy People A Review of Current Literature" Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Melbourne 2002 |