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The Evidence Base
| Title and description | Published by |
|---|---|
| Is the grass greener? Learning from international innovations in urban green space management: executive summary PDF This report demonstrates how 11 cities from Melbourne and Minneapolis, to Curitiba in Brazil are improving their residents’ health, wealth and quality of life by investing in parks. |
CABE 2004 |
| Community networking project final report PDF An analysis of the extent of community group involvement in parks and green spaces, helping to quantify the level and value of involvement, and identify the requirements to support such groups in the future. The report was widely publicised and seen as a benchmark study within the sector. |
Green Space November 2003 |
| Building Health: Creating and enhancing places for healthy, active lives: What needs to be done? PDF A collection of papers by leading experts and campaigners which examine how the design of towns, cities and buildings might encourage physical activity. Building Health covers issues ranging from strategic and urban planning, to walking and cycling, to urban green space and building design. This project was done in partnership with Living Streets and CABE. |
National Heart Forum 2007 |
| Physical Activity and the built environment PDF ThisCABE briefing highlights opportunities for using the built environment – our streets and neighbourhoods, our parks and our workplaces – to reduce this burden on our health service. |
CABE 2006 |
| Urban Green Spaces and Mental Health PDF Paper exploring the evidence base for the links between urban green space and mental health |
UK MAB Urban Forum 2004 |
