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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - '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.@eng'
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Marcel
      foaf_name: Cardinali, Marcel
      foaf_surname: Cardinali
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=58462
    orcid: 0000-0002-8841-9345
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Mariëlle A.
      foaf_name: Beenackers, Mariëlle A.
      foaf_surname: Beenackers
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ghozlane
      foaf_name: Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane
      foaf_surname: Fleury-Bahi
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Philippe
      foaf_name: Bodénan, Philippe
      foaf_surname: Bodénan
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Milena Tasheva
      foaf_name: Petrova, Milena Tasheva
      foaf_surname: Petrova
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Arjan
      foaf_name: van Timmeren, Arjan
      foaf_surname: van Timmeren
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Uta
      foaf_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
      foaf_surname: Pottgiesser
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=27166
    orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
  bibo_doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128230
  bibo_volume: 93
  dct_date: 2024^xs_gYear
  dct_identifier:
  - UT:001181173100001
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1618-8667
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1610-8167
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: Elsevier BV@
  dct_subject:
  - Soil Science
  - Ecology
  - Forestry
  - Green space
  - Mediation
  - Social cohesion
  - Well-being
  - Structural equation modelling
  dct_title: 'Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental
    health outcomes: A sensitivity analysis in four European cities@'
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