--- _id: '11283' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Introduction: In recent decades, there has been a rise in mental illnesses. Community infrastructures are increasingly acknowledged as important for sustaining good mental health. Moreover, green spaces are anticipated to offer advantages for both mental health and social cohesion. However, the mediating pathway between green space, social cohesion and mental health and especially the proximity and characteristics of green spaces that trigger these potential effects remain of interest. Methods: We gathered data from 1365 individuals on self-reported social cohesion and mental health across four satellite districts in European cities: Nantes (France), Porto (Portugal), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Hoje-Taastrup (Denmark). Green space data from OpenStreetMap was manually adjusted using the PRIGSHARE guidelines. We used the AID-PRIGSHARE tool to generate 7 indicators about green space characteristics measured in distances from 100-1500 m, every 100 m. This resulted in 105 different green space variables that we tested in a single mediation model with structural equation modelling. Results: Accessible greenness (900-1400 m), accessible green spaces (900-1500 m), accessible green space corridors (300-800 m), accessible total green space (300-800), and mix of green space uses (700-1100 m) were significantly associated with social cohesion and indirectly with mental health. Green corridors also showed negative indirect and direct associations with mental health in larger distances. Surrounding greenness and the quantity of green space uses were not associated with social cohesion nor indirectly with mental health. We also observed no positive direct associations between any green space variable in any distance to mental health. Conclusions: Our results suggest that accessibility, connectivity, mix of use and proximity are key characteristics that drive the relationship between green spaces, social cohesion and mental health. This gives further guidance to urban planners and decision-makers on how to design urban green spaces to foster social cohesion and improve mental health.' article_number: '128230' 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: Ghozlane full_name: Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane last_name: Fleury-Bahi - first_name: Philippe full_name: Bodénan, Philippe last_name: Bodénan - first_name: Milena Tasheva full_name: Petrova, Milena Tasheva last_name: Petrova - 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, Fleury-Bahi G, et al. Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities.   Urban forestry & urban greening. 2024;93. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230' apa: 'Cardinali, M., Beenackers, M. A., Fleury-Bahi, G., Bodénan, P., Petrova, M. T., van Timmeren, A., & Pottgiesser, U. (2024). Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities.   Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 93, Article 128230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230' bjps: 'Cardinali M et al. (2024) Examining Green Space Characteristics for Social Cohesion and Mental Health Outcomes: A Sensitivity Analysis in Four European Cities.   Urban forestry & urban greening 93.' chicago: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi, Philippe Bodénan, Milena Tasheva Petrova, Arjan van Timmeren, and Uta Pottgiesser. “Examining Green Space Characteristics for Social Cohesion and Mental Health Outcomes: A Sensitivity Analysis in Four European Cities.”   Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 93 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230.' chicago-de: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi, Philippe Bodénan, Milena Tasheva Petrova, Arjan van Timmeren und Uta Pottgiesser. 2024. Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities.   Urban forestry & urban greening 93. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230, .' din1505-2-1: 'Cardinali, Marcel ; Beenackers, Mariëlle A. ; Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane ; Bodénan, Philippe ; Petrova, Milena Tasheva ; van Timmeren, Arjan ; Pottgiesser, Uta: Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities. In:   Urban forestry & urban greening Bd. 93. [Amsterdam] , Elsevier BV (2024)' havard: 'M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, G. Fleury-Bahi, P. Bodénan, M.T. Petrova, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser, Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities,   Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 93 (2024).' ieee: 'M. Cardinali et al., “Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities,”   Urban forestry & urban greening, vol. 93, Art. no. 128230, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230.' mla: 'Cardinali, Marcel, et al. “Examining Green Space Characteristics for Social Cohesion and Mental Health Outcomes: A Sensitivity Analysis in Four European Cities.”   Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, vol. 93, 128230, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230.' short: M. Cardinali, M.A. Beenackers, G. Fleury-Bahi, P. Bodénan, M.T. Petrova, A. van Timmeren, U. Pottgiesser,   Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 93 (2024). ufg: 'Cardinali, Marcel u. a.: Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities, in:   Urban forestry & urban greening 93 (2024).' van: 'Cardinali M, Beenackers MA, Fleury-Bahi G, Bodénan P, Petrova MT, van Timmeren A, et al. Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities.   Urban forestry & urban greening. 2024;93.' date_created: 2024-03-24T11:20:11Z date_updated: 2025-06-25T12:43:06Z department: - _id: DEP1000 - _id: DEP1055 doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230 external_id: isi: - '001181173100001' intvolume: ' 93' isi: '1' keyword: - Soil Science - Ecology - Forestry - Green space - Mediation - Social cohesion - Well-being - Structural equation modelling language: - iso: eng place: '[Amsterdam] ' publication: ' Urban forestry & urban greening' publication_identifier: eissn: - 1610-8167 issn: - 1618-8667 publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier BV status: public title: 'Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities' type: scientific_journal_article user_id: '83781' volume: 93 year: '2024' ... --- _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' ...