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Viniece Jennings
Researcher at United States Forest Service
Publications - 27
Citations - 2582
Viniece Jennings is an academic researcher from United States Forest Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ecosystem services & Public health. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1796 citations. Previous affiliations of Viniece Jennings include United States Department of Agriculture & Agnes Scott College.
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Coupling biogeochemical cycles in urban environments: ecosystem services, green solutions, and misconceptions
Diane E. Pataki,Margaret M. Carreiro,Jennifer Cherrier,Nancy Grulke,Viniece Jennings,Stephanie Pincetl,Richard V. Pouyat,Thomas H. Whitlow,Wayne C. Zipperer +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a framework to integrate biogeochemical processes into designing, implementing, and evaluating the net effectiveness of green infrastructure, and provide examples for GHG mitigation, stormwater runoff mitigation, and improvements in air quality and health.
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The Relationship between Social Cohesion and Urban Green Space: An Avenue for Health Promotion.
TL;DR: How positive interactions in urban green space can catalyze social cohesion, social capital and critical health-promoting behaviors that may enhance psychological health and well-being is discussed.
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Advancing Sustainability through Urban Green Space: Cultural Ecosystem Services, Equity, and Social Determinants of Health
TL;DR: This paper explores relationships between cultural ecosystem services provided by urban green space and the social determinants of health outlined in the United States Healthy People 2020 initiative and recommends areas for future research examining links between urban greenspace and public health within the context of environmental justice.
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Inequities in the quality of urban park systems: an environmental justice investigation of cities in the United States
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether the quality of urban park systems varies depending on a city's median income and ethnic composition, and found U.S. cities with higher median incomes and lower percentages of Latino and Non-Hispanic Black residents have higher ParkScores than other cities.
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Public parks and wellbeing in urban areas of the United States
TL;DR: Examining the relationship between urban park quantity, quality, and accessibility and aggregate self-reported scores on the Gallup-Healthways Wellbeing Index suggests that expansive park networks are linked to multiple aspects of health and wellbeing in cities and positively impact urban quality of life.