Greenspace - how design can increase health benefits of greenspace

The shape or form of green space has an important role in this association as it highlights how humans and nature interact in cities.

Increased complexity of greenspace shape, connected and clustered greenspaces seem to decrease the risk of deaths from heart disease, chronic lower respiratory disease, and cancers.

Landscape and city planning specialists strive to create healthy and sustainable urban environments, relying heavily on spatial maps to model land-use alternatives. This research gives professionals the opportunity to develop practical solutions to create healthier living urban environments.

The study by Huaquing Wang, a Ph.D. Urban and Regional Sciences student and Lou Tassinary, Professor of Visualization of the Texas A+M University has been published by the Lancet Planetary Health.

Effects of greenspace morphology on mortality at the neighbourhood level: a cross-sectional ecological study (thelancet.com)

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