ReviewCurrent environmental health reports2021
Biodiversity and Health in the Urban Environment.
Review in Current environmental health reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Strategic environmental assessment-exploring connections between environmental and health issues.Environmental management · 2025Pooled it
- [Environment and health-prerequisites for safety and resilience. Position paper of the Environmental Public Health Commission].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Urban soilUrban forestry & urban greening · 2026Article
- Water Chemistry and Habitat Size Predict Spawning Success in EndangeredAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Blind spots and actionable insights for urban governance of the climate-biodiversity-health nexus.npj urban sustainability · 2026Article
- Essential contributions of wildlife health surveillance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.One health outlook · 2025Review
- Identifying urban green space health priorities using asymmetric impact performance analysis in Kangbashi district Ordos China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Gut microbiome dysbiosis and antimicrobial resistance in the Middle East: a converging public health crisis in conflict and fragile settings.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Multidimensional Urbanization Effects on Spontaneous Plant Diversity in a Cold Climate Megacity.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Role of Summer Temperature on Aquatic Insect Diversity at Multi-Decadal Scales Within the Holocene.Global change biology · 2025Article
- NDVI and vegetation volume as predictors of urban bird diversity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between perception and landscape characteristics of recreational places with human mental well-being.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Developing a new tool to capture the nature dose to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life.MethodsX · 2024Article
- Historical redlining is associated with disparities in wildlife biodiversity in four California cities.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- The Role of Biodiversity in the Development of Asthma and Allergic Sensitization: A State-of-the-Science Review.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Review
- Genome-wide association study, population structure, and genetic diversity of the tea plant in Guizhou Plateau.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- The influence of modern living conditions on the human microbiome and potential therapeutic opportunities for allergy prevention.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2024Review
- Clinical practice guidelines on the environment and mental well-being.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Assessment of self-satisfaction, happiness, and quality of life (QoL) among adults: An online survey.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Mapping wild vascular plant species diversity in urban areas in California using crowdsourcing data by regression kriging: Examining socioeconomic disparities.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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4 authors.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewBiodiversity underpins urban ecosystem functions that are essential for human health and well-being. Understanding how biodiversity relates to human health is a developing frontier for science, policy and practice. This article describes the beneficial, as well as harmful, aspects of biodiversity to human health in urban environments. RECENT
findingsRecent research shows that contact with biodiversity of natural environments within towns and cities can be both positive and negative to human physical, mental and social health and well-being. For example, while viruses or pollen can be seriously harmful to human health, biodiverse ecosystems can promote positive health and well-being. On balance, these influences are positive. As biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, research suggests that its loss could threaten the quality of life of all humans. A key research gap is to understand-and evidence-the specific causal pathways through which biodiversity affects human health. A mechanistic understanding of pathways linking biodiversity to human health can facilitate the application of nature-based solutions in public health and influence policy. Research integration as well as cross-sector urban policy and planning development should harness opportunities to better identify linkages between biodiversity, climate and human health. Given its importance for human health, urban biodiversity conservation should be considered as public health investment.
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