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1 = 3.11 Visual access to green space =
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3 From Project: proGIreg
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8 3 - Green Space Management
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10 10 - Health and Wellbeing
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15 ====== **Description** ======
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17 Self-reported amount of green space in the view from windows at home and the frequency of looking at the view.
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19 Visual access to green space is an indicator of exposure to green spaces. Previous experimental studies have shown short-term looking at green spaces could have mental health benefits such as reducing stress, restoring attention, and improving mood. An emerging body of evidence is also suggestive of the health benefits of the long-term visual exposure to green spaces.
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22 ====== **Scale as linked to D2.2 framework** ======
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24 * City
25 * Neighborhood
26 * Street
27 * Household
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30 ====== **Data source [ link to data framework]** ======
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32 * Survey
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35 ====== **Data needs** ======
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37 * Questionnaire data
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40 ====== **Expected Outputs** ======
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42 * Two datapoints collected, once before the implementation of the nature-based solutions and once after.
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45 ====== **Calculation methods** ======
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47 * The indicator is obtained using a survey which is taken by a sample of the general population. The survey includes a section with the following questions: “At home, how much green space (trees, grasses, flowers, etc.) can you see through the following window(s)?” with possible answers on a scale from 0 (no green space/no window) to 4 (all of the view completely filled green space) “How often (during the day) do you look out through the following window(s)?” with possible answers on a scale from 0 (no window/never) to 3 (often) This survey is repeated before and after the implementations of NBS in order to observe a potential change in visual exposure to green and blue spaces.
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50 ====== **Links and references** ======
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52 * Van den Bosch et al (2015) Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Viewing Green and Built Settings: Differentiating Between Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Activity. Int J Environ Res Public Health; 12(12): 15860–15874
53 * Berto (2014) The role of nature in coping with psycho-physiological stress: a literature review on restorativeness. Behav Sci (Basel). 2014 Oct 21;4(4):394-409
54 * Bratman et al (2012) The impacts of nature experience on human cognitive function and mental health. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; 1249(1): 118-136
55 * Abkar et al (2010) Influences of viewing nature through windows. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences; 4(10): 5346-5351
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