Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication
A growing literature has supported a relationship between greenspace and health. Various greenspace metrics exist; some are based on subjective measures while others are based on an objective assessment of the landscape. While subjective measures may better reflect individual feelings about surround...
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doaj-8f170d11809c46a8a46f7e8c546c9d3b2020-11-25T03:25:28ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-09-01176501650110.3390/ijerph17186501Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short CommunicationSoumya Mazumdar0Alison Dunshea1Shanley Chong2Bin Jalaludin3South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine, Liverpool, NSW 2170, AustraliaPopulation Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW 2170, AustraliaSouth Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine, Liverpool, NSW 2170, AustraliaPopulation Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW 2170, AustraliaA growing literature has supported a relationship between greenspace and health. Various greenspace metrics exist; some are based on subjective measures while others are based on an objective assessment of the landscape. While subjective measures may better reflect individual feelings about surrounding greenspace and the resulting positive benefits thereof, they are expensive and difficult to collect. In contrast, objective measures can be derived with relative ease, in a timely fashion, and for large regions and populations. While there have been some attempts to compare objective and subjective measures of greenspace, what is lacking is a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of greenspace metrics against subjective measures of greenspace. We performed such an assessment using a set of three objective greenspace metrics and a survey of residents in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. Our study supported existing findings in that overall, there is very little agreement between perceived and objective greenspace metrics. We also found that tree canopy in 10 min walking buffers around residences was the objective greenspace measure in best agreement with perceived greenspace.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/18/6501tree canopygreenspaceperceived greenspaceobjective greenspacegeographic information systemsbuffers |
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Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication |
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Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication |
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Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication |
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Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication |
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Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication |
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tree canopy cover is best associated with perceptions of greenspace: a short communication |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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A growing literature has supported a relationship between greenspace and health. Various greenspace metrics exist; some are based on subjective measures while others are based on an objective assessment of the landscape. While subjective measures may better reflect individual feelings about surrounding greenspace and the resulting positive benefits thereof, they are expensive and difficult to collect. In contrast, objective measures can be derived with relative ease, in a timely fashion, and for large regions and populations. While there have been some attempts to compare objective and subjective measures of greenspace, what is lacking is a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of greenspace metrics against subjective measures of greenspace. We performed such an assessment using a set of three objective greenspace metrics and a survey of residents in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. Our study supported existing findings in that overall, there is very little agreement between perceived and objective greenspace metrics. We also found that tree canopy in 10 min walking buffers around residences was the objective greenspace measure in best agreement with perceived greenspace. |
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tree canopy greenspace perceived greenspace objective greenspace geographic information systems buffers |
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