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

Cole, Helen; Garcia Lamarca, Melisa; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Connolly, James; Anguelovski, Isabelle

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.02.001

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

Citació

Cole HVS, Triguero-Mas M, Connolly JJT, Anguelovski I. Determining the health benefits of green space: does gentrification matter?. Health Place. 2019 May;57:1-11. DOI 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.02.001

Resum

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.