Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
Hostname: page-component-8448b6f56d-qsmjn Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-19T00:52:21.581Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

8 - Environment and Health

from Theme 2: - Sociodemographic Factors and Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2019

Carrie D. Llewellyn
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
Susan Ayers
Affiliation:
City, University of London
Chris McManus
Affiliation:
University College London
Stanton Newman
Affiliation:
City, University of London
Keith J. Petrie
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
Tracey A. Revenson
Affiliation:
City University of New York
John Weinman
Affiliation:
King's College London
Get access

Summary

Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Chapter
Information
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Appleyard, D. (1981). Livable Streets. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.Google Scholar
Baum, A. & Davis, G. E. (1980). Reducing the stress of high-density living: an architectural intervention. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 38(3), 471481. DOI: 10.1037/0022–3514.38.3.471CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Baum, A. & Valins, S. (1977). Architecture and Social Behavior: Psychological Studies of Social Density. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.Google Scholar
Bell, J. F., Wilson, J. S. & Liu, G. C. (2008). Neighborhood greenness and 2-year changes in body mass index of children and youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 35(6), 547553. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.07.006Google Scholar
Bilotta, E., Vaid, U. & Evans, G. W. (in press). Environmental stress. In Steg, L., van den Berg, A. E. & de Groot, J. I. M. (eds), Environmental Psychology: An Introduction (2nd edn). London: Blackwell.Google Scholar
Boase, J., Horrigan, J. B., Wellman, B. & Rainie, L. (2006). The Strength of Internet ties. Retrieved from: www.pewinternet.org/files/old-media//Files/Reports/2006/PIP_Internet_ties.pdf.pdf (accessed 26 January 2016).Google Scholar
Boyd, D. (2014). It’s Complicated: the Social Lives of Networked Teens. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.Google Scholar
Chiesura, A. (2004). The role of urban parks for the sustainable city. Landscape and Urban Planning, 68(1), 129138. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2003.08.003Google Scholar
Choi, M. & Toma, C. L. (2014). Social sharing through interpersonal media: patterns and effects on emotional well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 36, 530541. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.026Google Scholar
Cohen, S. (2004). Social relationships and health. The American Psychologist, 59(8), 676684. DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.8.676Google Scholar
Cohen, S. & Spacapan, S. (1984). The social psychology of noise. In Jones, D. M. & Chapman, A. J. (eds), Noise and Society (pp. 221245). New York: John Wiley & Sons.Google Scholar
Dadvand, P., de Nazelle, A., Figueras, F., et al. (2012). Green space, health inequality and pregnancy. Environment International, 40, 110115. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.07.004Google Scholar
de Vries, S., Verheij, R. A., Groenewegen, P. P. & Spreeuwenberg, P. (2003). Natural environments – healthy environments? An exploratory analysis of the relationship between greenspace and health. Environment and Planning A, 35(10), 17171731. DOI: 10.1068/a35111Google Scholar
de Vries, S., van Dillen, S. M. E., Groenewegen, P. P. & Spreeuwenberg, P. (2013). Streetscape greenery and health: stress, social cohesion and physical activity as mediators. Social Science & Medicine, 94, 2633. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.030Google Scholar
Demerath, L. & Levinger, D. (2003). The social qualities of being on foot: a theoretical analysis of pedestrian activity, community, and culture. City & Community, 2(3), 217237. DOI: 10.1111/1540–6040.00052Google Scholar
Donovan, G. H., Michael, Y. L., Butry, D. T., Sullivan, A. D. & Chase, J. M. (2011). Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes. Health & Place, 17(1), 390393. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.11.004Google Scholar
Evans, G. W. (2001). Environmental stress and health. In Baum, A., Revenson, T. & Singer, J. E. (eds), Handbook of Health Psychology (1st edn, pp. 365385). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.Google Scholar
Evans, G. W. (2006). Child development and the physical environment. Annual Review of Psychology, 57, 423451. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190057Google Scholar
Evans, G. W. & Saegert, S. (2000). Residential crowding in the context of inner city poverty. In Wapner, S., Demick, J., Yamamoto, C. T. & Minami, H. (eds), Theoretical Perspectives in Environment–Behavior Research (pp. 247267). New York: Springer.Google Scholar
Evans, G. W., Lepore, S. J., Shejwal, B. R. & Palsane, M. N. (1998). Chronic residential crowding and children’s well‐being: an ecological perspective. Child Development, 69(6), 15141523.Google ScholarPubMed
Evans, G. W., Saegert, S. & Harris, R. (2001). Residential density and psychological health among children in low-income families. Environment and Behavior, 33(2), 165180. DOI: 10.1177/00139160121972936Google Scholar
Evans, G. W., Lercher, P. & Kofler, W. W. (2002). Crowding and children’s mental health: the role of house type. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 22, 221231. DOI: 10.1006/jevp.256CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Evans, G. W., Li, D. & Whipple, S. S. (2013). Cumulative risk and child development. Psychological Bulletin, 139(6), 13421396. DOI: 10.1037/a0031808Google Scholar
Ferguson, K. T., Kim, P., Dunn, J. R. & Evans, G. W. (2009). An ecological model of urban child health. In Freudenberg, N., Klitzman, S. & Saegert, S. (eds), Urban Health and Society: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Practice (pp. 6391). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.Google Scholar
Forrest, R. & Kearns, A. (2001). Social cohesion, social capital and the neighbourhood. Urban Studies, 38(12), 21252143. DOI: 10.1080/00420980120087081CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gidlöf-Gunnarsson, A. & Öhrström, E. (2007). Noise and well-being in urban residential environments: the potential role of perceived availability to nearby green areas. Landscape and Urban Planning, 83(2–3), 115126. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.03.003Google Scholar
Giles-Corti, B. & Donovan, R. J. (2003). Relative influences of individual, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of walking. American Journal of Public Health, 93(9), 15831589.Google Scholar
Grahn, P. & Stigsdotter, U. K. (2010). The relation between perceived sensory dimensions of urban green space and stress restoration. Landscape and Urban Planning, 94(3–4), 264275. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.10.012Google Scholar
Hampton, K. N. (2007). Neighborhoods in the network society: the e-Neighbors study. Information, Communication & Society, 10(5), 714748. DOI: 10.1080/13691180701658061Google Scholar
Hampton, K. N., Sessions, L. F. & Her, E. J. (2011). Core networks, social isolation, and new media. Information, Communication & Society, 14(1), 130155. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2010.513417Google Scholar
Hartig, T., Mitchell, R., De Vries, S. & Frumkin, H. (2014). Nature and health. Annual Review of Public Health, 35, 207228. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182443CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., Baker, M., Harris, T. & Stephenson, D. (2015). Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for mortality: a meta-analytic review. Psychological Science, 10(2), 227237. DOI: 10.1177/1745691614568352Google Scholar
Hystad, P., Davies, H. W., Frank, L., et al. (2014). Residential greenness and birth outcomes: evaluating the influence of spatially correlated built-environment factors. Environmental Health Perspectives, 122(10), 10951102. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1308049Google Scholar
Jones-Rounds, M. L., Evans, G. W. & Braubach, M. (2014). The interactive effects of housing and neighbourhood quality on psychological well-being. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 68, 171175. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202431Google Scholar
Kaplan, R., Kaplan, S. R. & Ryan, R. (1998). With People in mind: Design and Management of Everyday Nature. Washington, DC: Island Press.Google Scholar
Kaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature: toward an integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15(3), 169182. DOI: 10.1016/0272-4944(95)90001-2Google Scholar
Katz, V. S. & Hampton, K. N. (2016). Communication in city and community: from the Chicago School to digital technology. American Behavioral Scientist, 60(1), 37. DOI: 10.1177/0002764215601708Google Scholar
Kaźmierczak, A. (2013). The contribution of local parks to neighbourhood social ties. Landscape and Urban Planning, 109(1), 3144. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.05.007Google Scholar
Kearns, A., Whitley, E., Mason, P. & Bond, L. (2012). ‘Living the high life’? Residential, social and psychosocial outcomes for high-rise occupants in a deprived context. Housing Studies, 27(1), 97126. DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2012.632080Google Scholar
Lin, N. (1999). Building a network theory of social capital. Connections, 22(1), 2851.Google Scholar
Lorenc, T., Petticrew, M., Welch, V. & Tugwell, P. (2013). What types of interventions generate inequalities? Evidence from systematic reviews. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(2), 190193. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201257Google Scholar
Maas, J., Verheij, R. A., Groenewegen, P. P., de Vries, S. & Spreeuwenberg, P. (2006). Green space, urbanity, and health: how strong is the relation? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 60(7), 587592. DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.043125Google Scholar
Maas, J., Spreeuwenberg, P., van Winsum-Westra, M., et al. (2009a). Is green space in the living environment associated with people’s feelings of social safety? Environment and Planning A, 41(7), 17631777. DOI: 10.1068/a4196Google Scholar
Maas, J., van Dillen, S. M. E., Verheij, R. A. & Groenewegen, P. P. (2009b). Social contacts as a possible mechanism behind the relation between green space and health. Health & Place, 15(2), 586595. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.09.006Google Scholar
Marsden, P. V. & Srivastava, S. B. (2012). Trends in informal social participation, 1974–2008. In Marsden, P. V. (ed.), Social Trends in American Life: Findings from the General Social Survey Since 1972 (pp. 240263). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.Google Scholar
McEachan, R. R. C., Prady, S. L., Smith, G., et al. (2015). The association between green space and depressive symptoms in pregnant women: moderating roles of socioeconomic status and physical activity. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-205954Google Scholar
McPherson, M., Smith-Lovin, L. & Brashears, M. E. (2006). Social isolation in America: changes in core discussion networks over two decades. American Sociological Review, 71(3), 353375. DOI: 10.1177/000312240607100301CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Milgram, S. (1970). The experience of living in cities. Science, 167(3924), 14611468.Google Scholar
Mitchell, R. & Popham, F. (2007). Greenspace, urbanity and health: relationships in England. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61(8), 681683. DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.053553CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mitchell, R. & Popham, F. (2008). Effect of exposure to natural environment on health inequalities: an observational population study. Lancet, 372(9650), 16551660. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61689-XGoogle Scholar
Park, G. & Evans, G. W. (2016). Environmental stressors, urban design and planning: implications for human behaviour and health. Journal of Urban Design, 21(4), 453470. DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2016.1194189Google Scholar
Portes, A. (2000). The two meanings of social capital. Sociological Forum, 15(1), 112. DOI: 10.1023/A:1007537902813Google Scholar
Raimbault, M. & Dubois, D. (2005). Urban soundscapes: experiences and knowledge. Cities, 22(5), 339350. DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2005.05.003Google Scholar
Richardson, E. A. & Mitchell, R. (2010). Gender differences in relationships between urban green space and health in the United Kingdom. Social Science & Medicine, 71(3), 568575. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.015Google Scholar
Stokols, D. (1978). A typology of crowding experiences. In Baum, A. & Epstein, Y. M. (eds), Human Response to Crowding (pp. 219255). New York: Erlbaum.Google Scholar
Sugiyama, T., Leslie, E., Giles-Corti, B. & Owen, N. (2008). Associations of neighbourhood greenness with physical and mental health: do walking, social coherence and local social interaction explain the relationships? Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 62(e9), 16. DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.064287Google Scholar
United Nations. (2014, 10 July). World’s population increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas. Retrieved from www.un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects-2014.html (accessed 8 February 2015).Google Scholar
van den Berg, A. E., Maas, J., Verheij, R. A. & Groenewegen, P. P. (2010). Green space as a buffer between stressful life events and health. Social Science & Medicine, 70(8), 12031210. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.002Google Scholar
van Dillen, S. M. E., de Vries, S., Groenewegen, P. P. & Spreeuwenberg, P. (2012). Greenspace in urban neighbourhoods and residents’ health: adding quality to quantity. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(6), e8. DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.104695Google Scholar
Wachs, T. D. (1989). The nature of the physical microenvironment: an expanded classification system. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 35(4), 399419.Google Scholar
Wells, N. M. (2000). At home with nature: effects of ‘greenness’ on children’s cognitive functioning. Environment and Behavior, 32(6), 775795.Google Scholar
Wells, N. M. & Evans, G. W. (2003). Nearby nature: a buffer of life stress among rural children. Environment and Behavior, 35(3), 311330. DOI: 10.1177/0013916503035003001Google Scholar
Wells, N. M. & Harris, J. D. (2007). Housing quality, psychological distress, and the mediating role of social withdrawal: a longitudinal study of low-income women. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(1), 6978. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2006.11.002Google Scholar

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×