Nature's contributions in coping with a pandemic in the 21st century: A narrative review of evidence during COVID-19

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 833, С. 155095 - 155095

Опубликована: Апрель 6, 2022

While COVID-19 lockdowns have slowed coronavirus transmission, such structural measures also unintended consequences on mental and physical health. Growing evidence shows that exposure to the natural environment (e.g., blue-green spaces) can improve human health wellbeing. In this narrative review, we synthesized about nature's contributions wellbeing during first two years of pandemic. We found pandemic, people experienced multiple types nature, including both outdoors indoors. Frequency visits outdoor areas (i.e., public parks) depended lockdown severity socio-cultural contexts. Other forms nature exposure, as spending time in private gardens viewing greenery from windows, may increased. The majority suggests pandemic was associated with less depression, anxiety, stress, more happiness life satisfaction. Additionally, correlated inactivity fewer sleep disturbances. Evidence mixed regarding associations between COVID-related outcomes, while might be greater rates transmission mortality when proper social distancing were not maintained. Findings whether helped ameliorate inequities by impacting lower-socioeconomic populations than their higher-socioeconomic counterparts for example mixed. Based these findings, argue buffered negative behavioral impacts Recovery resilience current crises future improved nature-based infrastructure, interventions, designs, governance.

Язык: Английский

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What next? Expanding our view of city planning and global health, and implementing and monitoring evidence-informed policy

The Lancet Global Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10(6), С. e919 - e926

Опубликована: Май 10, 2022

This Series on urban design, transport, and health aimed to facilitate development of a global system health-related policy spatial indicators assess achievements deficiencies in transport policies features. final paper the summarises key findings, considers what do next, outlines urgent actions. Our study 25 cities 19 countries found that, despite many well intentioned policies, few had measurable standards targets achieve healthy sustainable cities. Available were often insufficient promote wellbeing, health-supportive design features inadequate or inequitably distributed. City planning decisions affect human planetary amplify city vulnerabilities, as COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted. Hence, we offer an expanded framework pathways through which affects health, incorporating 11 integrated interventions addressing current emerging issues. call action recommends widespread uptake further our methods open-source tools create upstream benchmark track progress; unmask inequities; inform investments; accelerate transitions net zero, healthy,

Язык: Английский

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Geographies of infections: built environment and COVID-19 pandemic in metropolitan Melbourne

Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 81, С. 103838 - 103838

Опубликована: Март 11, 2022

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 and City Space: Impact and Perspectives

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(3), С. 1885 - 1885

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2022

The pandemic of the COVID-19 disease has radically changed human lifestyle and usage living space, especially in cities. With prolongation crisis, effects on urban spaces are becoming more noticeable, but definite changes that can inform approaches to future development, planning, use space have not yet been determined, as evidenced by research carried out this study. revealed there exists consensus terms several new guidelines whose application design simultaneously increase resilience environment pandemics improve overall quality city life. These presented show we may expect a greater integration nature-based solutions at various scales city, i.e., better ventilated, naturally lit, spacious, mixed-use, flexible buildings surrounded enlarged, multiplied, multifunctional open safely receive users who carrying those activities were moved from inner outer space.

Язык: Английский

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What are the lessons from COVID-19 for creating healthy, sustainable, resilient future cities?

npj Urban Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 3(1)

Опубликована: Июнь 2, 2023

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives and the economy, reminding global community of devastating health economic impacts uncontrolled infectious disease. It affected how where people live, work, shop, play, exposed our cities’ vulnerabilities, leading to calls for a lens be applied in designing, approving, evaluating city plans. Socioeconomic, spatial inequities have been amplified, particularly those living inadequate or poorly designed housing, neighbourhoods, cities. Hence, mayors committed ‘build back better’ with all daily amenities within 15-min walking cycling trip. Designed well, these cities potential healthier, more sustainable, equitable, resilient. Yet their delivery requires rethink planning. Drawing on lessons from pandemic, we argue that reduce risk future pandemics, must mitigate climate change, limit urban expansion, use nature-based solutions protect natural habitats biodiversity. We then explore healthy, resilient 15-minute could planned emissions ensure are event crises. Given higher density housing underpins success cities, also examine create stock, through well-implemented health-supportive apartment design standards. Finally, achieve this, cross-sector leadership investment will vital.

Язык: Английский

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Individual differences in the definitions of health and well-being and the underlying promotional effect of the built environment

Journal of Building Engineering, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 84, С. 108560 - 108560

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2024

Although "health" and "well-being" have been the center of attention within medical psychological fields for many centuries, a growing body evidence suggests that this interest has expanding to other disciplines, such as architecture engineering. Consequently, more inclusive definitions are needed incorporate contribution fields, which will facilitate interdisciplinary studies on topic. However, health well-being complex concepts, therefore, research is required understand individual differences presented those how perceived. Therefore, present study adopted mixed-methods approach investigate defined literature in community with aim clarify two terms further. A Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) review was conducted summarize literature, particularly field built environment. Additionally, an online survey administered experts laypeople explore their own "well-being". The results from REA demonstrated paradigm shift over years, being perceived continuum emphasis people's ability adapt any presenting physical or mental conditions. there still limited reference environmental contributions findings indicated four groups people, who believe either necessary, no interconnection between constructs, them goes beyond well-being. Future could these further order whether perception based knowledge concepts different piorities life be incorporated future New working proposed suggesting defining underlying processes involved.

Язык: Английский

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Spatial disparities of self-reported COVID-19 cases and influencing factors in Wuhan, China

Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 76, С. 103485 - 103485

Опубликована: Окт. 25, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Neighborhood-level COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality relationships with built environment, active and sedentary travel

Health & Place, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 71, С. 102659 - 102659

Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2021

Язык: Английский

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The impact of greenspace proximity on stress levels and travel behavior among residents in Pasig city, Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 97, С. 104782 - 104782

Опубликована: Июль 7, 2023

Язык: Английский

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A Comprehensive Review on the Integration of Antimicrobial Technologies onto Various Surfaces of the Built Environment

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(4), С. 3394 - 3394

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2023

With the recent surge in interest microbial prevention, this review paper looks at different antimicrobial technologies for surfaces built environment. Every year, more than 4 million people are risk of dying due to acquiring a infection. As per COVID-19 pandemic, such infections alone increase cost and burden healthcare system. Therefore, mitigating infection environment is one essential considerations our preparedness future pandemic situations. This especially important dense population within urban cities indoor environments with higher concentrations contaminants poorer ventilation. The assesses developed last two years their potential suitability implementation on building, it also suggests key when developing these keywords main search include “antimicrobial”, “coating”, “surfaces”. work found various studies describing use material surfaces. Still, thorough investigation upscaling required assess applications. widely diverse types public areas varying purpose, design, mean that there no “one-size-fits-all” solution every space. In order improve adoption consideration surfaces, industry stakeholders could benefit from in-depth long-term evaluation technologies, which demonstrate real-time impact spaces.

Язык: Английский

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