The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence.

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Urban development projects can be costly and have health impacts. An evidence-based approach to urban planning is therefore essential. However, the evidence for physical and non-physical health benefits of urban green space is unclear.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Public Health (Oxf)

Title: Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1741-3850

ISSN (Print): 1741-3842

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2011

Volume: 33

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Section of Public Health, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK. andrew.lee@shef.ac.uk

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Publisher Item ID: fdq068

DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq068

PubMed ID: 20833671

SO-VID: c8ce0a8e-15ee-490d-873b-3ac3f39b5d85

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