Elizabeth A. Richardson

TL;DR: In this article, potential pathways linking greenspace to health are presented in three domains, which emphasize three general functions of greenspace: reducing harm (e.g., reducing exposure to air pollution, noise and heat), restoring capacities (i.e., attention restoration and physiological stress recovery), and encouraging physical activity and facilitating social cohesion). Interrelations between among the three domains are also noted.

TL;DR: Although physical activity was higher in greener neighbourhoods, it did not fully explain the green space and health relationship, and green space availability was not related to overweight or poor general health.

TL;DR: It is concluded that it is important not to assume uniform health benefits of urban green space for all population subgroups, and measures that capture quality as well as quantity could be more suited to studying green space and health relationships for women.

TL;DR: If societies cannot, or will not, narrow socioeconomic inequality, research should explore the so-called equigenic environments-those that can disrupt the usual conversion of socioeconomic inequality to health inequality, and access to recreational/green areas may offer such a disruption.

TL;DR: It is found that green space and health relationships may vary according to national, societal or environmental context and green space variation may have lesser relevance for health in New Zealand because green space is generally more abundant and there is less social and spatial variation in its availability than found in other contexts.