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Neighbourhood access to open spaces and the physical activity of residents: A national study
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Objective Increasing population levels of physical activity is high on the health agenda in many countries. There is some evidence that neighbourhood access to public open space can increase physical activity by providing easier and more direct access to opportunities for exercise. This national study examines the relationship between travel time access to parks and beaches, BMI and physical activity in New Zealand neighbourhoods.Methods Access to parks and beaches, measured in minutes taken by a car, was calculated for 38,350 neighbourhoods nationally using Geographic Information Systems. Multilevel regression analyses were used to establish the significance of access to these recreational amenities as a predictor of BMI, and levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the 12,529 participants, living in 1178 neighbourhoods, of the New Zealand Health Survey 2002/3.Results Neighbourhood access to parks was not associated with BMI, sedentary behaviour or physical activity, after controlling for individual-level socio-economic variables, and neighbourhood-level deprivation and urban/rural status. There was some evidence of a relationship between beach access and BMI and physical activity in the expected direction.Conclusions This study found little evidence of an association between locational access to open spaces and physical activity.
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“Similarly, access to parks was not associated with PA in New Zealand [21].”
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“For example, easy access to green spaces increases physical activity [5,8,9] and promotes physical and mental health of urban residents [6,10–13].”
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The Effectiveness of a Community Playground Intervention
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Older Adults’ Outdoor Walking and Inequalities in Neighbourhood Green Spaces Characteristics
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“These results were in accordance with recent studies indicating that eye-level greenery might facilitate walking [22,63,64] or physical activity [10,60].”
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Martínez-Juárez, P., Chiabai, A., Taylor, T., & Quiroga, S. (2015) · Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism · doi:10.1016/j.jort.2015.06.008 · Cited by 42
Waterscapes for Promoting Mental Health in the General Population
Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Zhai, J., Wu, Y., & Mao, A. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182211792 · Cited by 43
“Therefore, the meaning of ‘therapeutic landscapes’ has grown to encompass the benefits of health promotions, including building capacities, strengthening physical fitness, releasing stress, and relaxing [46,80].”
BackgroundHooper, P., Knuiman, M. W., Bull, F., Jones, E., & Giles‐Corti, B. (2015) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-015-0225-1 · Cited by 42
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“[15] used the average distance by road network from all addresses in the neighbourhood to the nearest green spaces whereas others have used the travel time by car to the nearest green space [42].”
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“Proximity of POS was previously used as a measure, on the basis that access to POS a short distance from home or work [49] would encourage positive physical activity.”
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Almeida, D. Q., Barros, H., & Ribeiro, A. I. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151859 · Cited by 39
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Obesity Is Inversely Associated With Natural Amenities and Recreation Facilities Per Capita
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Public open spaces and walking for recreation: Moderation by attributes of pedestrian environments
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“In addition, other methods such as GIS methods (Hillsdon et al. 2008; Groenewegen et al. 2006; Maas et al. 2006; Wendel-Vos et al. 2004; Witten et al. 2008; M’Ikiugu, Kinoshita, and Tashiro 2012) and audit measures (Ellaway, Macintyre, and Bonnefoy 2005; Hoehner et al.”
MethodGreen Space and Depression during Pregnancy: Results from the Growing Up in New Zealand Study
Nichani, V., Dirks, K. N., Burns, B. R., Bird, A. L., & Grant, C. C. (2017) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph14091083 · Cited by 32
“In New Zealand, cities generally provide a high amount of green space [32,37,52,53].”
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“Serving as outdoor spaces, urban green space and blue space are often considered an integrated entity by both residents and urban planners [8].”
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“Despite the positive impact of nearby green areas on BMI, the access to urban green spaces does not appear to be associated with population levels of recreational physical activity (Hillsdon et al. 2006; Witten et al. 2008).”
BackgroundResultKing, T. L., Thornton, L. E., Bentley, R., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2012) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/1479-5868-9-115 · Cited by 29
“Several studies have examined the role of parks in promoting higher levels of physical activity [14-19], however the relationship is not straightforward [20]: some studies have found no relationship between park access and physical activity levels [15,21-23], others have found positive associations [14,17,24,25].”
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Acessibilidade a espaços públicos de lazer e atividade física em adultos de Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
Hino, A. A. F., Rech, C. R., Gonçalves, P. B., & Reis, R. S. (2019) · Cadernos de Saúde Pública · doi:10.1590/0102-311x00020719 · Cited by 25
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“Previous studies about the association between urban environment and PA showed contradictory results: several studies showed that the urban environment is a determinant of PA [5,14]; however others did not find any association [15,16].”
Result
Metadata
- Authors
- Witten, K., Hiscock, R., Pearce, J., & Blakely, T.
- Affiliations
- Massey University (NZ)
- University of Canterbury (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Witten, Karen
- Venue
- Preventive Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 299-303
- ISSN
- 0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2121162238
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 7.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban Green Space and Health
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- physical activity, body mass index, sedentary behavior, parks, beaches, neighborhood disadvantage, urban-rural differences, New Zealand
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Environment Design, Environmental Health, Female, Humans, Leisure Activities, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, New Zealand, Recreation, Regression Analysis, Residence Characteristics, Health Behavior, Exercise, Geographic Information Systems, Young Adult
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