Historical redlining and park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from big mobility data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the health benefits of urban green space, disparities in its access and use have long existed. Emerging evidence suggests an adverse impact of redlining, a discriminatory practice decades ago, on multiple health outcomes. However, whether and to what degree redlining contributes to these disparities remains unknown particularly during a pandemic. With newly available mobility data tracking the locations of large numbers of mobile devices, this study links historical redlining with changes in green space use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective

This study examines how changes in park visits during the lockdown period (3/23/2020-8/2/2020) are associated with redlining across census tracts in three large U.S. cities.

Methods

HOLC neighborhood redlin

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471044 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature