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Sociodemographic Variations in the Availability of Urban Green Spaces in an Older Swedish Population

Mattisson, Kristoffer LU orcid ; Axmon, Anna LU orcid ; Carlsson, Gunilla LU ; Malmgren Fänge, Agneta LU orcid ; Lethin, Connie LU orcid and Stroh, Emilie LU orcid (2022) In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(19).
Abstract
Urban green spaces (UGS) can have a positive impact on health and thereby potentially ease the strain on the health care system. However, the availability and benefits seem to vary between different sociodemographic groups. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between sociodemographic factors and availability to UGS among people aged 65 years or older. Data on sociodemographic variables and residential coordinates were obtained for three cross-sectional cohorts in two cities (Malmö and Kristianstad) and three years (2010, 2015, and 2019). Three measures of urban green spaces; total (UGS), public (PGS) and quiet (QGS), within 300 m were used to determine availability. The results indicated higher availability to both total... (More)
Urban green spaces (UGS) can have a positive impact on health and thereby potentially ease the strain on the health care system. However, the availability and benefits seem to vary between different sociodemographic groups. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between sociodemographic factors and availability to UGS among people aged 65 years or older. Data on sociodemographic variables and residential coordinates were obtained for three cross-sectional cohorts in two cities (Malmö and Kristianstad) and three years (2010, 2015, and 2019). Three measures of urban green spaces; total (UGS), public (PGS) and quiet (QGS), within 300 m were used to determine availability. The results indicated higher availability to both total and publicly available urban green spaces for groups with lower socioeconomic status (SES) is positive from a health perspective. However, availability to high qualitative publicly available urban green spaces, from a noise perspective, was lower, indicating the opposite. (Less)
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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12651
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1660-4601
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10.3390/ijerph191912651
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Health promoting environments for an aging population – a register and GIS study to assess effects of urban green and low-noise neighborhoods on social service and nursing home use
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English
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