It’s nice to learn that my time in the parks and at the Chicago Lakefront is good for me beyond my simple enjoyment of the experience.
It’s always sweet when something we intuitively know gets verified by
science. So it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that science has found
that living near green space is associated with better health, even
after controlling for socio-economic factors. So if you have a
significant amount of parkland or woods nearby, consider yourself lucky,
even if bears or wolves live in them.
According to J Epidemiol Community Health. 2002 Dec;56(12):913-8.- Urban residential environments and senior citizens’ longevity in megacity areas: the importance of walkable green spaces.
According to J Epidemiol Community Health. 2002 Dec;56(12):913-8.- Urban residential environments and senior citizens’ longevity in megacity areas: the importance of walkable green spaces.
CONCLUSIONS:
Living in areas with walkable green spaces positively influenced the longevity of urban senior citizens independent of their age, sex, marital status, baseline functional status, and socioeconomic status. Greenery filled public areas that are nearby and easy to walk in should be further emphasised in urban planning for the development and re-development of densely populated areas in a megacity.
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