| Title: | Examining how greenspace works: which factors deliver the best health and wellbeing |
| Lead Institution: | University of Queensland |
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Evidence has suggested that exposure to greenspace may offer beneficial effects on a range of health outcomes. However, limited information is known about its influence on pathological mechanisms. One plausible pathway in which greenspace may exert its positive effect on health is via increased sun exposure, and consequent vitamin D increases with possible benefits for human health and wellbeing. Therefore, we aim to understand how greenspace works by looking at a) the relationship between a specific type of greenspace and i) physical activity; ii) residential air pollution; iii) residential noise pollution iv) social support, and v) psychosocial factors; b) spatial variation of vitamin D levels across the UK; c) the association between residential greenness and vitamin D concentrations; d) the link between greenspace exposure, vitamin D levels and risk of cardiorespiratory diseases, diabetes and obesity using system dynamic models. The UK biobank study was designed to progress the prevention, management, and treatment of several life-threatening diseases, and our proposed research closely aligns with this goal. Given the limited information on which markers and exposures linked to greenspace are dominant and the pathological pathways through which greenspace impacts a range of health outcomes, a large dataset like this one will provide a unique opportunity to better understand this relationship and trial sophisticated modelling approaches (spatial and system dynamic models) while taking into account a range of risk/ confounding factors. The research will include the full UK Biobank cohort. Information gotten from our findings will aid policymakers and urban planning in designing greenspace in the future as well as facilitate the usefulness of green prescriptions by healthcare practitioners.1 Publication
| Pub ID | Title | Author(s) | Year | Journal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11884 | Greenspace and risk of obesity-related cancer in the UK Biobank cohort: An analysis of private residential gardens and other greenspace types | Chinonso Christian Odebeatu (+5) | 2024 | The Science of The Total Environment |
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