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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

The Impact of Greenspace, Walking, and Cycling on the Health of Urban Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of London.

Zulfikar Adamu, Oliver Hardy, Asya Natapov

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zulfikar AdamuSchool of The Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK.
Oliver HardySchool of The Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK.ORCID 0009-0006-7007-4496
Asya NatapovSchool of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Sir Frank Gibb Building, RT 1.02, West Park, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7654-1864

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Abstract

Vulnerability to COVID-19 has been linked to public health issues like obesity and physical fitness, which consecutively can be linked to access to urban greenspace. However, the value of greenspaces remains contentious in the literature and unclear in practice. In view of very high COVID-19 mortality rates, we use data from London boroughs to explore the impact of green infrastructure in terms of the size, accessibility, and support of physical activity and healthy lifestyles (e.g., walking and cycling). Results show no significant relationship between the availability of greenspace and the probability of being obese or dying from COVID-19. Cycling once, thrice, or five times weekly was found to improve healthy weight, as does cycling once a month. However, the probability of dying from COVID-19 during lockdowns is correlated to the frequency of walking or cycling as a result of decreased social distancing, while the frequency of walking and cycling is determined by availability and access to greenspace.

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COVID-19Parks, RecreationalCommunicable Disease ControlHumansLondonObesityPandemicsUrban PopulationWalkingCOVID-19cyclinggreenspacehealthobesityphysical activitywalking

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PMID37510592
PMCPMC10379965

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