SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
A Systematic Review Exploring the Economic Valuation of Accessing and Using Green and Blue Spaces to Improve Public Health.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic overview and second-order meta-analysis of nature-based interventions for stress, anxiety and depression.Nature human behaviour · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic literature review of economic studies on nature-based social prescribing for health improvement.BMC primary care · 2026Pooled it
- The health economics of social prescribing: systematic review of the international evidence.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Physical Activity Interventions Carried Out in Outdoor Natural Blue and Green Spaces on Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Sports in Natural Forests: A Systematic Review of Environmental Impact and Compatibility for Readability.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Examination of Methods to Estimate Productivity Losses in an Economic Evaluation: Using Foodborne Illness as a Case Study.PharmacoEconomics · 2025Article
- Greenspaces and Health: Scoping Review of studies in Europe.Public health reviews · 2024Article
- 'Lifts your spirits, lifts your mind': A co-produced mixed-methods exploration of the benefits of green and blue spaces for mental wellbeing.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- Green spaces and the impact on cognitive frailty: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- When One Health Meets the United Nations Ocean Decade: Global Agendas as a Pathway to Promote Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on Human-Nature Relationships.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Waterscapes for Promoting Mental Health in the General Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Spatial Coupling and Causal Effects between the Recreational Use of Ecological Land and Restoration: A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Smiles of Older People through Recreational Activities: Relationship between Smiles and Joy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review of How Income Affects Accessing Local Green Space to Engage in Outdoor Physical Activity to Improve Well-Being: Implications for Post-COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Contact with the natural environment in green and blue spaces can have a valuable influence on population physical and mental health and wellbeing. The aim of this study is to explore the economic evidence associated with the public's value for accessing, using and improving local environments to undertake recreational activity and consuming the associated health benefits of green and blue spaces. Applying the Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic literature search was conducted. Peer-reviewed articles were sought using electronic databases, scrutiny of reference lists, experts and grey literature. All relevant papers meeting the criteria were critically appraised for methodological quality using the Drummond checklist. The review search concluded with 12 papers applying the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to assess the quality with a narrative analysis conducted under the themes. Results suggest the public value access to green and blue spaces to undertake recreational activities and avoid delay or losing the recreational experience and associated health benefits. The public are willing to pay between £5.72 and £15.64 in 2019 value estimates for not postponing or losing an outdoor experience and for walking in local environments under current and improved environmental conditions, respectively. Valuation estimates indicate the public value green and blue spaces and are willing to pay to improve local environments to gain the health benefits of undertaking leisure activities in green and blue spaces.
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