Does the biodiversity of urban green spaces impact on human health? A systematic review of literature
Nicola Pelizzari, Carlotta Alias, Michela Tiboni, Anna Bertolazzi, Claudia Zani · 2026
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Nicola Pelizzari and colleagues surveyed whether species-rich city green spaces improve adult health. Green spaces seem to lift urban life quality, yet mixed yardsticks and results blocked matching across studies. Their planned review, under PRISMA rules and a public plan, screened studies from January 2014 to July 2025 and kept 147.
Most studies used tree cover or plant-cover indices, while few used combined nature or animal-richness measures. Gains ruled: 70 to 90 percent of general, mental, and wellbeing studies found gains, every drug-script study linked green contact to fewer antidepressant or anti-anxiety scripts, and chronic-disease evidence pointed shielding. Birth results varied, and poorer groups gained most. Pelizzari and colleagues tie richer green spaces to better health.
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| CREATOR | Nicola Pelizzari, Carlotta Alias, Michela Tiboni, Anna Bertolazzi, Claudia Zani |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 70 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |