Why is it important to preserve open space?
Planning for open space and conservation helps communities protect their environment, improve qualit En savoir plus
What are the effects of lack of open space?
Juliette Bonnin
2025-05-31 17:08:21
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This loss is significant, as open spaces provide many benefits and ecosystem services. From clean water and natural flood control to wildlife habitat and biodiversity to recreation opportunities, there are many diverse benefits derived from open space that we must consider and manage sustainably. Expanding urban and suburban areas often result in a loss of forests, grasslands, and other natural areas. Each day, an estimated 6,000 acres of open space are converted to other uses. Between 2010 and 2060, total urban and developed land area is projected to increase by 39 to 69 million acres.
Raymond Blondel
2025-05-27 17:28:14
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Almost 43,000 premature deaths in Europe could be prevented every year if urban green spaces were increased, since 62% of the population studied lives in areas with fewer green areas than those recommended by the WHO.
Mortality attributable to the lack of green spaces
A team of researchers from ISGlobal’s Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative have published the ranking of European cities with the highest mortality attributable to the lack of green spaces.
The results show that the relationship between green spaces and better child development “was mediated, to a large extent, by reductions in NO2 air pollution levels and, to a lesser degree, by reductions in noise and PM2.5 pollution in the neighbourhood ”
These findings suggest that planning strategies aimed at increasing our urban greenspace will have a positive effect on early childhood development and may confer lifelong health benefits.
The scientific team followed a group of 30,000 boys and girls from Vancouver (Canada) from birth to age five, evaluating their development (physical, social, mental …) in contrast to the presence of green spaces in each neighborhood.
Almost 43,000 premature deaths in Europe could be prevented every year if urban green spaces were increased.
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Maurice Grenier
2025-05-16 05:05:58
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Children growing up in the least green urban areas tend to score higher on risk-taking than urban children in greener areas. They showed a strong preference for fast decision-strategies, i.e. more risk-taking behaviours. Limited availability in urban areas of natural or semi-natural areas, partially or completely covered by vegetation, that provide habitat for wildlife and can be used for recreation is related to the process of choice under risk in children. This is an important antecedent of mental health but also a host of outcomes related to motivation, including educational and socio-economic, both short and long-term. Life History Theory proposes that exposure to environmental harshness leads to a focus on the immediate future and the production of fast strategies. Our study indeed showed that long-term greenspace deprivation was related to children’s risk-taking.
Théophile Lemaitre
2025-05-16 02:31:43
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The consequences of this Nature Gap take a toll on the mental, emotional and physical well-being of affected communities. According to the National Recreation and Park Association, lack of access to green spaces has been linked to higher rates of chronic stress and mental health disorders. People of color and low-income communities are three times more likely to live in areas that lack natural spaces and therefore are not able to access the benefits that nature provides. Studies have shown that spending time in green spaces can reduce anxiety, boost mood, and improve overall mental well-being.
As a result of historic injustice, some cities with majority Black populations have less than 5 percent of land dedicated to parkland, compared to the national median of 15 percent. In addition, parks in majority low-income communities are, on average, four times smaller and serve nearly four times more people than parks in high-income communities. The neighborhoods that were redlined have fewer trees, preventing the people living there from reaping the benefits trees provide. Access to nature is a matter of public health.
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