Health benefits of physical activity related to an urban riverside regeneration
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- dc.contributor.author Vert Roca, Cristina, 1991-
- dc.contributor.author Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
- dc.contributor.author Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-
- dc.contributor.author Grellier, James
- dc.contributor.author Fleming, Lora E.
- dc.contributor.author White, Mathew P.
- dc.contributor.author Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-02-07T08:58:34Z
- dc.date.available 2020-02-07T08:58:34Z
- dc.date.issued 2019
- dc.description.abstract The promotion of physical activity through better urban design is one pathway by which health and well-being improvements can be achieved. This study aimed to quantify health and health-related economic impacts associated with physical activity in an urban riverside park regeneration project in Barcelona, Spain. We used data from Barcelona local authorities and meta-analysis assessing physical activity and health outcomes to develop and apply the "Blue Active Tool". We estimated park user health impacts in terms of all-cause mortality, morbidity (ischemic heart disease; ischemic stroke; type 2 diabetes; cancers of the colon and breast; and dementia), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and health-related economic impacts. We estimated that 5753 adult users visited the riverside park daily and performed different types of physical activity (walking for leisure or to/from work, cycling, and running). Related to the physical activity conducted on the riverside park, we estimated an annual reduction of 7.3 deaths (95% CI: 5.4; 10.2), and 6.2 cases of diseases (95% CI: 2.0; 11.6). This corresponds to 11.9 DALYs (95% CI: 3.4; 20.5) and an annual health-economic impact of 23.4 million euros (95% CI: 17.2 million; 32.8 million). The urban regeneration intervention of this riverside park provides health and health-related economic benefits to the population using the infrastructure.
- dc.description.sponsorship This work, which has been conducted within the BlueHealth Project (https://bluehealth2020.eu/), was supported by funding received from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 666773. This work reflects only the authors’ views and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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- dc.identifier.citation Vert C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Gascon M, Grellier J, Fleming LE, White MP et al. Health benefits of physical activity related to an urban riverside regeneration. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(3):462. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16030462
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16030462
- dc.identifier.issn 1661-7827
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43520
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher MDPI
- dc.relation.ispartof International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019;16(3):462
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/666773
- dc.rights © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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- dc.subject.keyword Blue spaces
- dc.subject.keyword Health impacts
- dc.subject.keyword Physical activity
- dc.subject.keyword Urban health
- dc.subject.keyword Urban regeneration
- dc.title Health benefits of physical activity related to an urban riverside regeneration
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