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_id: '13706'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 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.
author:
- first_name: Marcel
full_name: Cardinali, Marcel
id: '58462'
last_name: Cardinali
orcid: 0000-0002-8841-9345
- first_name: Ghozlane
full_name: Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane
last_name: Fleury-Bahi
- first_name: Arnaud
full_name: Sapin, Arnaud
last_name: Sapin
- first_name: Philippe
full_name: Bodénan, Philippe
last_name: Bodénan
- first_name: Beatrice
full_name: Bechet, Beatrice
last_name: Bechet
- first_name: Milena Tasheva
full_name: Petrova, Milena Tasheva
last_name: Petrova
- first_name: Angel
full_name: Burov, Angel
last_name: Burov
- first_name: Guido
full_name: Ferilli, Guido
last_name: Ferilli
citation:
ama: 'Cardinali M, Fleury-Bahi G, Sapin A, et al. Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based
Solutions Intervention on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching
and Difference-in- Differences Study in Nantes Nord. Quick And Easy Journal
Title. Published online 2026:In Press, Journal Pre-proof. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465'
apa: 'Cardinali, M., Fleury-Bahi, G., Sapin, A., Bodénan, P., Bechet, B., Petrova,
M. T., Burov, A., & Ferilli, G. (2026). Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based
Solutions Intervention on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching
and Difference-in- Differences Study in Nantes Nord. Quick And Easy Journal
Title, In Press, Journal Pre-proof. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465'
bjps: 'Cardinali M et al. (2026) Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based
Solutions Intervention on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching
and Difference-in- Differences Study in Nantes Nord. Quick And Easy Journal
Title In Press, Journal Pre-proof.'
chicago: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi, Arnaud Sapin, Philippe Bodénan,
Beatrice Bechet, Milena Tasheva Petrova, Angel Burov, and Guido Ferilli. “Evaluation
of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions Intervention on Health-Related Indicators:
A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in- Differences Study in Nantes Nord.”
Quick And Easy Journal Title, 2026, In Press, Journal Pre-proof. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465.'
chicago-de: 'Cardinali, Marcel, Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi, Arnaud Sapin, Philippe Bodénan,
Beatrice Bechet, Milena Tasheva Petrova, Angel Burov und Guido Ferilli. 2026.
Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions Intervention on Health-Related Indicators:
A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in- Differences Study in Nantes Nord.
Quick And Easy Journal Title: In Press, Journal Pre-proof. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465,
.'
din1505-2-1: 'Cardinali, Marcel ;
Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane ; Sapin,
Arnaud ; Bodénan, Philippe
; Bechet, Beatrice ; Petrova,
Milena Tasheva ; Burov, Angel
; Ferilli, Guido: Evaluation of
an Urban Nature-Based Solutions Intervention on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity
Score Matching and Difference-in- Differences Study in Nantes Nord. In: Quick
And Easy Journal Title. [Amsterdam] , Elsevier (2026), S. In Press, Journal
Pre-proof'
havard: 'M. Cardinali, G. Fleury-Bahi, A. Sapin, P. Bodénan, B. Bechet, M.T. Petrova,
A. Burov, G. Ferilli, Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions Intervention
on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in- Differences
Study in Nantes Nord, Quick And Easy Journal Title. (2026) In Press, Journal Pre-proof.'
ieee: 'M. Cardinali et al., “Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions
Intervention on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-
Differences Study in Nantes Nord,” Quick And Easy Journal Title, p. In
Press, Journal Pre-proof, 2026, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465.'
mla: 'Cardinali, Marcel, et al. “Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions Intervention
on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in- Differences
Study in Nantes Nord.” Quick And Easy Journal Title, 2026, p. In Press,
Journal Pre-proof, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465.'
short: M. Cardinali, G. Fleury-Bahi, A. Sapin, P. Bodénan, B. Bechet, M.T. Petrova,
A. Burov, G. Ferilli, Quick And Easy Journal Title (2026) In Press, Journal Pre-proof.
ufg: 'Cardinali, Marcel u. a.: Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions
Intervention on Health-Related Indicators: A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-
Differences Study in Nantes Nord, in: Quick And Easy Journal Title (2026),
S. In Press, Journal Pre-proof.'
van: 'Cardinali M, Fleury-Bahi G, Sapin A, Bodénan P, Bechet B, Petrova MT, et al.
Evaluation of an Urban Nature-Based Solutions Intervention on Health-Related Indicators:
A Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in- Differences Study in Nantes Nord.
Quick And Easy Journal Title. 2026;In Press, Journal Pre-proof.'
date_created: 2026-04-24T10:43:03Z
date_updated: 2026-04-27T14:09:32Z
department:
- _id: DEP1000
- _id: DEP1055
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129465
has_accepted_license: '1'
keyword:
- NBS
- green space
- Health
- urban transformation
- Impact Assessment
- Propensity
- Score Matching
language:
- iso: eng
page: In Press, Journal Pre-proof
place: '[Amsterdam] '
publication: Quick And Easy Journal Title
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
status: public
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'
type: industry_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
year: '2026'
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