--- _id: '12830' abstract: - lang: eng text: Exploring the influence of green space characteristics and proximity on health via air pollution mitigation, our study analysed data from 1,365 participants across Porto, Nantes, Sofia, and H & oslash;je-Taastrup. Utilizing OpenStreetMap and the AID-PRIGSHARE tool, we generated nine green space indicators around residential addresses at 15 distances, ranging from 100m to 1500m. We performed a mediation analysis for these 135 green space variables and revealed significant associations between self-rated air pollution and self-rated health for specific green space characteristics. In our study, indirect positive effects on health via air pollution were mainly associated with green corridors in intermediate Euclidean distances (800-1,000m) and the amount of accessible green spaces in larger network distances (1,400-1,500m). Our results suggest that the amount of connected green spaces measured in intermediate surroundings seems to be a prime green space characteristic that could drive the air pollution mitigation pathway to health. article_number: '103300' author: - first_name: Marcel full_name: Cardinali, Marcel id: '58462' last_name: Cardinali orcid: 0000-0002-8841-9345 - first_name: Mariëlle A. full_name: Beenackers, Mariëlle A. last_name: Beenackers - first_name: Arjan van full_name: Timmeren, Arjan van last_name: Timmeren - first_name: Uta full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta id: '27166' last_name: Pottgiesser orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168 citation: ama: 'Cardinali M, Beenackers MA, Timmeren A van, Pottgiesser U. Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities.   Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication. 2024;89. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103300' apa: 'Cardinali, M., Beenackers, M. A., Timmeren, A. van, & Pottgiesser, U. (2024). Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities.   Health & Place : An International Journal ; a Social Science & Medicine Publication, 89, Article 103300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103300' bjps: 'Cardinali M et al. (2024) Urban Green Spaces, Self-Rated Air Pollution and Health: A Sensitivity Analysis of Green Space Characteristics and Proximity in Four European Cities.   Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication 89.' chicago: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Arjan van Timmeren, and Uta Pottgiesser. “Urban Green Spaces, Self-Rated Air Pollution and Health: A Sensitivity Analysis of Green Space Characteristics and Proximity in Four European Cities.”   Health & Place : An International Journal ; a Social Science & Medicine Publication 89 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103300.' chicago-de: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Arjan van Timmeren und Uta Pottgiesser. 2024. Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities.   Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication 89. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103300, .' din1505-2-1: 'Cardinali, Marcel ; Beenackers, Mariëlle A. ; Timmeren, Arjan van ; Pottgiesser, Uta: Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities. In:   Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication Bd. 89. Amsterdam [u.a.], Elsevier BV (2024)' havard: 'M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser, Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities,   Health & Place : An International Journal ; a Social Science & Medicine Publication. 89 (2024).' ieee: 'M. Cardinali, M. A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, and U. Pottgiesser, “Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities,”   Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication, vol. 89, Art. no. 103300, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103300.' mla: 'Cardinali, Marcel, et al. “Urban Green Spaces, Self-Rated Air Pollution and Health: A Sensitivity Analysis of Green Space Characteristics and Proximity in Four European Cities.”   Health & Place : An International Journal ; a Social Science & Medicine Publication, vol. 89, 103300, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103300.' short: 'M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser,   Health & Place : An International Journal ; a Social Science & Medicine Publication 89 (2024).' ufg: 'Cardinali, Marcel u. a.: Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities, in:   Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication 89 (2024).' van: 'Cardinali M, Beenackers MA, Timmeren A van, Pottgiesser U. Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities.   Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication. 2024;89.' date_created: 2025-04-22T14:21:00Z date_updated: 2025-06-26T08:48:00Z department: - _id: DEP1055 - _id: DEP1620 doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103300 external_id: isi: - '001260448200001' pmid: - '38924920' intvolume: ' 89' isi: '1' keyword: - Greenspace - Mitigation - Air quality - Public health - Structural equation modelling language: - iso: eng place: Amsterdam [u.a.] pmid: '1' publication: ' Health & place : an international journal ; a social science & medicine publication' publication_identifier: eissn: - 1873-2054 issn: - 1353-8292 publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier BV status: public title: 'Urban green spaces, self-rated air pollution and health: A sensitivity analysis of green space characteristics and proximity in four European cities' type: scientific_journal_article user_id: '83781' volume: 89 year: '2024' ... --- _id: '13013' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'The relationship between green spaces and health is attracting more and more societal and research interest. The research field is however still suffering from its differing monodisciplinary origins. Now in a multidisciplinary environment on its way to a truly interdisciplinary field, there is a need for a common understanding, precision in green space indicators, and coherent assessment of the complexity of daily living environments. In several reviews, common protocols and open-source scripts are considered a high priority to advance the field. Realizing these issues, we developed PRIGSHARE (Preferred Reporting Items in Greenspace Health Research). It is accompanied by an open-source script that supports non-spatial disciplines in assessing greenness and green space on different scales and types. The PRIGSHARE checklist contains 21 items that have been identified as a risk of bias and are necessary for understanding and comparison of studies. The checklist is divided into the following topics: objectives (3 items), scope (3 items), spatial assessment (7 items), vegetation assessment (4 items), and context assessment (4 items). For each item, we include a pathway-specific (if relevant) rationale and explanation. The PRIGSHARE guiding principles should be helpful to support a high-quality assessment and synchronize the studies in the field while acknowledging the diversity of study designs.' article_number: '115893' author: - first_name: Marcel full_name: Cardinali, Marcel id: '58462' last_name: Cardinali orcid: 0000-0002-8841-9345 - first_name: Mariëlle A. full_name: Beenackers, Mariëlle A. last_name: Beenackers - first_name: Arjan full_name: van Timmeren, Arjan last_name: van Timmeren - first_name: Uta full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta id: '27166' last_name: Pottgiesser orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168 citation: ama: Cardinali M, Beenackers MA, van Timmeren A, Pottgiesser U. Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field. Environmental Research. 2023;228. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.115893 apa: Cardinali, M., Beenackers, M. A., van Timmeren, A., & Pottgiesser, U. (2023). Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field. Environmental Research, 228, Article 115893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115893 bjps: Cardinali M et al. (2023) Preferred Reporting Items in Green Space Health Research. Guiding Principles for an Interdisciplinary Field. Environmental Research 228. chicago: Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Arjan van Timmeren, and Uta Pottgiesser. “Preferred Reporting Items in Green Space Health Research. Guiding Principles for an Interdisciplinary Field.” Environmental Research 228 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115893. chicago-de: Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Arjan van Timmeren und Uta Pottgiesser. 2023. Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field. Environmental Research 228. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.115893, . din1505-2-1: 'Cardinali, Marcel ; Beenackers, Mariëlle A. ; van Timmeren, Arjan ; Pottgiesser, Uta: Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field. In: Environmental Research Bd. 228, Elsevier BV (2023)' havard: M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser, Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field., Environmental Research. 228 (2023). ieee: 'M. Cardinali, M. A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, and U. Pottgiesser, “Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field.,” Environmental Research, vol. 228, Art. no. 115893, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115893.' mla: Cardinali, Marcel, et al. “Preferred Reporting Items in Green Space Health Research. Guiding Principles for an Interdisciplinary Field.” Environmental Research, vol. 228, 115893, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115893. short: M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser, Environmental Research 228 (2023). ufg: 'Cardinali, Marcel u. a.: Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field., in: Environmental Research 228 (2023).' van: Cardinali M, Beenackers MA, van Timmeren A, Pottgiesser U. Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field. Environmental Research. 2023;228. date_created: 2025-06-24T13:12:20Z date_updated: 2025-06-25T13:14:05Z department: - _id: DEP1600 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115893 external_id: isi: - '000984485200001' pmid: - '37054830' intvolume: ' 228' isi: '1' keyword: - Greenspace - Well-being - Public health - Pollution - Behavior - Stress language: - iso: eng pmid: '1' publication: Environmental Research publication_identifier: eissn: - 1096-0953 issn: - 0013-9351 publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier BV quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field. type: scientific_journal_article user_id: '83781' volume: 228 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '11284' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Introduction: Non-communicable diseases are the global disease burden of our time, with physical inactivity identified as one major risk factor. Green spaces are associated with increased physical activity of nearby residents. But there are still gaps in understanding which proximity and what characteristics of green spaces can trigger physical activity. This study aims to unveil these differences with a rigorous sensitivity analysis. Methods: We gathered data on self-reported health and physical activity from 1365 participants in selected neighbourhoods in Porto, Nantes, Sofia, and Hoje-Taastrup. Spatial data were retrieved from OpenStreetMap. We followed the PRIGSHARE guidelines to control for bias. Around the residential addresses, we generated seven different green space indicators for 15 distances (100-1500 m) using the AID-PRIGSHARE tool. We then analysed each of these 105 green space indicators together with physical activity and health in 105 adjusted structural equation models. Results: Green space accessibility and green space uses indicators showed a pattern of significant positive associations to physical activity and indirect to health at distances of 1100 m or less, with a peak at 600 m for most indicators. Greenness in close proximity (100 m) had significant positive effects on physical activity and indirect effects on health. Surrounding greenness showed positive direct effects on health at 500-1100 m and so do green corridors in 800 m network distance. In contrast, a high quantity of green space uses, and surrounding greenness measured in a larger radius (1100-1500 m) showed a negative relationship with physical activity and indirect health effects. Conclusions: Our results provide insight into how green space characteristics can influence health at different scales, with important implications for urban planners on how to integrate accessible green spaces into urban structures and public health decision-makers on the ability of green spaces to combat physical inactivity.' article_number: '117605' author: - first_name: Marcel full_name: Cardinali, Marcel id: '58462' last_name: Cardinali orcid: 0000-0002-8841-9345 - first_name: Mariëlle A. full_name: Beenackers, Mariëlle A. last_name: Beenackers - first_name: Arjan full_name: van Timmeren, Arjan last_name: van Timmeren - first_name: Uta full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta id: '27166' last_name: Pottgiesser orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168 citation: ama: 'Cardinali M, Beenackers MA, van Timmeren A, Pottgiesser U. The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities. Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health . 2023;241. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.117605' apa: 'Cardinali, M., Beenackers, M. A., van Timmeren, A., & Pottgiesser, U. (2023). The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities. Environmental Research : A Multidisziplinary Journal of Environmental Sciences, Ecology, and Public Health , 241, Article 117605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117605' bjps: 'Cardinali M et al. (2023) The Relation between Proximity to and Characteristics of Green Spaces to Physical Activity and Health: A Multi-Dimensional Sensitivity Analysis in Four European Cities. Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health 241.' chicago: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Arjan van Timmeren, and Uta Pottgiesser. “The Relation between Proximity to and Characteristics of Green Spaces to Physical Activity and Health: A Multi-Dimensional Sensitivity Analysis in Four European Cities.” Environmental Research : A Multidisziplinary Journal of Environmental Sciences, Ecology, and Public Health 241 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117605.' chicago-de: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Arjan van Timmeren und Uta Pottgiesser. 2023. The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities. Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health 241. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.117605, .' din1505-2-1: 'Cardinali, Marcel ; Beenackers, Mariëlle A. ; van Timmeren, Arjan ; Pottgiesser, Uta: The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities. In: Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health Bd. 241. San Diego, Calif., Elsevier BV (2023)' havard: 'M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser, The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities, Environmental Research : A Multidisziplinary Journal of Environmental Sciences, Ecology, and Public Health . 241 (2023).' ieee: 'M. Cardinali, M. A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, and U. Pottgiesser, “The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities,” Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health , vol. 241, Art. no. 117605, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117605.' mla: 'Cardinali, Marcel, et al. “The Relation between Proximity to and Characteristics of Green Spaces to Physical Activity and Health: A Multi-Dimensional Sensitivity Analysis in Four European Cities.” Environmental Research : A Multidisziplinary Journal of Environmental Sciences, Ecology, and Public Health , vol. 241, 117605, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117605.' short: 'M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser, Environmental Research : A Multidisziplinary Journal of Environmental Sciences, Ecology, and Public Health 241 (2023).' ufg: 'Cardinali, Marcel u. a.: The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities, in: Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health 241 (2023).' van: 'Cardinali M, Beenackers MA, van Timmeren A, Pottgiesser U. The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities. Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health . 2023;241.' date_created: 2024-03-24T11:20:21Z date_updated: 2025-06-25T12:41:11Z department: - _id: DEP1000 - _id: DEP1055 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117605 external_id: isi: - '001121173400001' pmid: - '37956752' intvolume: ' 241' isi: '1' keyword: - Greenspace - Mediator - Behaviour - Sedentary lifestyle - Public health language: - iso: eng place: San Diego, Calif. pmid: '1' publication: 'Environmental research : a multidisziplinary journal of environmental sciences, ecology, and public health ' publication_identifier: eissn: - 1096-0953 issn: - 0013-9351 publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier BV status: public title: 'The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health: A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis in four European cities' type: scientific_journal_article user_id: '83781' volume: 241 year: '2023' ...