Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication.

ABSTRACT: A growing literature has supported a relationship between greenspace and health. Various greenspace metrics exist; some are based on subjective measures while others are based on an objective assessment of the landscape. While subjective measures may better reflect individual feelings about surrounding greenspace and the resulting positive benefits thereof, they are expensive and difficult to collect. In contrast, objective measures can be derived with relative ease, in a timely fashion, and for large regions and populations. While there have been some attempts to compare objective and subjective measures of greenspace, what is lacking is a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of greenspace metrics against subjective measures of greenspace. We performed such an assessment using a set o

SUBMITTER: Mazumdar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7558589 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature