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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - Urban Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are hypothesized to play an important role
    in promoting health, but most of the evidence is cross-sectional. This study aims
    to examine the effects of an integrated urban intervention with NBS at its core,
    implemented in the Nantes Nord district on residents' physical activity, social
    activity, environmental quality of life and social network as well as self-rated
    health and mental health. Analysing 902 observations from 2 datasets, pre- and
    post-intervention, we categorized 802 participants within Nantes Nord as the treatment
    group and 100 from other districts as the control group. We used Propensity Score
    Matching to adjust for selection bias in the dataset and Difference-in-Differences
    analysis to evaluate changes in physical activity, socializing activities, social
    networks, environmental quality of life, as well as self-rated health and mental
    health outcomes. Our results indicate that the urban tranformation with NBS at
    its core was associated with a significant increase in physical activity levels
    and to some extent in social ties. However, no immediate improvements were noticeable
    in socializing activities, environmental quality of life, or health outcomes,
    suggesting a latency in the broader effects of such interventions. This study
    underscores the immediate effects of the integrated NBS intervention on physical
    activity as a precursor to potentially more significant health benefits, which
    should be followed up with a more mid-to-long-term evaluation of such NBS interventions.
    Our findings advocate for the integration of connected green space corridors in
    urban planning to facilitate active lifestyles as sustainable commitments by local
    authorities and stakeholders.@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: Ghozlane
      foaf_name: Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane
      foaf_surname: Fleury-Bahi
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Arnaud
      foaf_name: Sapin, Arnaud
      foaf_surname: Sapin
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Philippe
      foaf_name: Bodénan, Philippe
      foaf_surname: Bodénan
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Beatrice
      foaf_name: Bechet, Beatrice
      foaf_surname: Bechet
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Milena Tasheva
      foaf_name: Petrova, Milena Tasheva
      foaf_surname: Petrova
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Angel
      foaf_name: Burov, Angel
      foaf_surname: Burov
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Guido
      foaf_name: Ferilli, Guido
      foaf_surname: Ferilli
  bibo_doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465
  dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: Elsevier@
  dct_subject:
  - NBS
  - green space
  - Health
  - urban transformation
  - Impact Assessment
  - Propensity
  - Score Matching
  dct_title: 'Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions Intervention on Health-Related
    Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in- Differences Study in
    Nantes Nord@'
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