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Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety.

Groenewegen, P.P., Berg, A.E. van den, Vries, S. de, Verheij, R.A. Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety. BMC Public Health: 2006, 6(149)
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Background: Looking out on and being in the green elements of the landscape around us seem to affect health, well-being and feelings of social safety. This article discusses the design of a research program on the effects of green space in the living environment on health, well-being and social safety. Methods/design: The program consists of three projects at three different scales: at a macro scale using data on the Netherlands as a whole, at an intermediate scale looking into the specific effect of green space in the urban environment, and at micro scale investigating the effects of allotment gardens. The projects are observational studies, combining existing data on land use and health interview survey data, and collecting new data through questionnaires and interviews.
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